Cape Town 27 December 2019

27 December saw the first edition of the Big Air Kite League take off! After weeks of planning, headed by Andrea Donzé, Dennis Stapelfeld and Grant Brown, we finally got prime conditions warranting the green-light!

With 30+ knots and massive kickers the 18 shredders made sure to put on a show and push their limits. The 18 riders hailed from 7 different countries, and featured not only 3 KOTA riders, but also many up-and-coming riders who were just frothing for such an opportunity to compete. Be sure to check the results below.

Thanks to the team of 29 volunteers who came together to make this event possible. Our riders and the community cannot thank you enough!

Results

rider
result
country
Antonin Rangin
1st
France
Peter Groothuis
2nd
Netherlands
Michael Mac Donald
3rd
South Africa
Ryan de Witte
equal 4th
Netherlands
Ben Rootman
equal 4th
South Africa
Eric Plançon
equal 4th
Spain
Julian Huynh
equal 7th
France
Angely Bouillot
equal 7th
France
Reinart De Villiers
equal 7th
South Africa
Luca Ceruti
equal 10th
South Africa
Josh Gillitt
equal 10th
South Africa
Jakob Nilsson
equal 10th
Sweden
Gabby Pioraite
equal 13th
Lithuania
Stig Hoefnagel
equal 13th
Netherlands
Jett bradshaw
equal 13th
South Africa
Menno L'Abee
equal 16th
Netherlands
Camdyn Kellett
equal 16th
South Africa
James whitcher
equal 16th
United Kingdom

TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS

name
role
Andrea Donze
Event Co-ordinator
Dennis Stapelfeld
Co- Event Co-ordinator
Grant Brown
Mystic House Sponsor
AJ
Head Judge
Alex Barker
Judge 1
Andy Jenkins
Medic
Dave le Roux
Air Traffic Control 1
Dewald
Runner 2
Elia Theocharis
Air Traffic Control 2
Greg Willcocks
Judge 3
Guy
Lifeguard 1
Hein van de Mortel
Air Traffic Control 4
Hugues Scheers
Runner 3
James Allen
Man on the mic!
Kalle Stråmo
Score Calculator (working with Thierry)
Kyle
Lifeguard 2
Martijn and Sam
Beach Marshall and Buzzer 2
Matt Donze
Time Keeper
Matthew Butnaru
Social media and Videoman
May
Beach Marshall and Buzzer 1
Michael Mac Donald
Rider Representitive
Raul
Air Traffic Control 3
Sacha Gallet
Teaser Video
Sarah
Runner 1
Thierry Donze
Ladder Updater
Thomas de Ridders
Flag
Tor Fahraeus
Judge 2
Wouter Antheunisse
In charge for the Mystic House

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