Maputo Race Championship - Leg 3

The leg 3 of the Maputo Race Championship was held on 14th of November 2010. Once again, we had South-East wind but stronger this time: around 20 knots!

The race started on Miramar beach and the riders had to touch Xefina Island and head to Triunfo Beach (around 11 km).


10 participants were in and for the first time, a girl participated. Claudia went proudly with here 12,5 sqm kite in the solid 20 knot wind!!! Congratulations!





Unfortunatelly, we had some safety issues during the race as te boat which was supposed to follow the riders cancelled for too much wind...we had to go without the boat. Sergio realeased his safety by mistake on the way from Xefina to Triunfo and he couldn't manage to launch his kite again. Fortunatelly, a fisherman boat was passing there and rescued him and his gear. Finally everything went OK and everybody arrived safe on the beach.



Good lesson to remember now: no more race (to Xefina) without any backup boat!


Here are the rankings of the race and of the championship:

















Next leg will be held during the Maputo Kiteboarding Open 2010!

Thanks again to all participants and special thanks to Kobus Botha who proposed his boat to go and rescue Sergio!

Greg

Maputo Kiteboarding Open 2010

Dear kite community,

Please note that Kitezone Mozambique and the MOKA are organizing a kiteboarding competition in Maputo - the first one in the city - on 26th, 27th and 28th of November 2010.

Riders will compete in Race, Freestyle and Big Air contests. There will be 2 separate competitions: 1 for the amateurs and 1 for the pro-riders. 14 pro-riders have already confirmed their venue ensuring a great show for the public and for the amateur riders.

The event will be held on Southern Sun Maputo Beach.

Please note that cost for registration is Mtn 3,900.00 (ZAR 740.00 approx)
(Three Thousand nine hundred Meticais)

Included in this registration is:
- 4 evening dinners & Drinks
- Free merchandise.
- Food & Drinks during the day at the event.
- Raffle tickets (Equipment – Kites, boards, etc.)

Further details on the event will be communicated to you via email shortly.
However, the basic program is as follows:

Thursday 25th of November: Opening Ceremony at Southern Sun Maputo

Friday 26th: Race day

Saturday 27th: Freestyle and Big Air qualifications

Sunday 28th: Freestyle and Big Air finals

Side activities such as football tournament, games for kids, BMX demonstration, etc. will be run on the event site during the 3 days of the event.

PLease note that we will have a closed number of participants (40) and that the first participants registered will have priority.

We hope to see you on the water in Maputo Bay during this 3 days!

Registration form must be filled in and sent back to Greg: toubbab@hotmail.com before the 16th of November.

Best Regards,

Greg
MOKA Team