![]() ![]() ![]() Members of 180GO! (Mike Kory, Jeff Faje, Dayton Dave), the Koenig Family (Mel, Scott and Laurel) and a number if other fliers were in and out of small mega Rev teams throughout the weekend as well – it was especially cool to see young Laurel (12 or 13?) taking some time on the front of the line, leading and calling out team maneuvers… She did extremely well for being so new at it, learning very quickly and adding a bit more fun for her co-pilots, some of whom were three to five times her age. The Rev Riders flew almost non-stop all weekend, providing quite the show of quad team flying for the robust audience that came out to enjoy both sun and kiting on the Florida gulf coast… Team members Scott Weider, Rich Comras and Laura Berg were also joined at various times by Paul Dugard, putting on some of the best performances I’ve seen from them thus far – getting better and better every time out. I know I’ll Terry will be on my hot list if any organizers tell me they’re in need of a good announcer. On the main field, Terry Murray did a really brilliant job of announcing all day, every day… I’m not sure that I’d actually focused on Terry’s announcing before, but I have to say he was among the best I’ve heard! It’s not so often that we have a voice on the PA that creatively balances between speaking to the public (education, introduction, sponsor and organization recognition), motivating the performers (spreading the love and citing flier accomplishments or background), juggling the music cue and most importantly, keeping a real sense of flow – no dead air, but insightful and casual throughout. There didn’t seem to be same same sense of division between the various areas, there seemed to be more crossover interaction between the different kiting interests and I think it felt like a cohesive festival from start to finish.Īlso spotted with some of their lovely creations and acquistions were Martin Blais, Dean Jordan and Peter Boynton, really great stuff to be seen on all parts of the field… Judging by the overall sky display, I’m sure there were a number of other notable and knowledgeable fliers, even though I didn’t have a chance to identify them. On the north side of the demo field we had Barry Ogletree (whatakite) and his supporters with their large show kites and banner displays, while both dual and quad line fliers assumed positions on the water and south sides of the main field. (Doug Charleville, Richard Mervine, Jim Sturdy) MMP Masters Individual Multi-Line PrecisionĮPP Experienced Pairs Dual-Line Precision ![]() NMP Novice Individual Multi-Line PrecisionĮMP Experienced Individual Multi-Line PrecisionĮMB Experienced Individual Multi-Line Ballet MIP Masters Individual Dual-Line Precision NIP Novice Individual Dual-Line PrecisionĮIP Experienced Individual Dual-Line PrecisionĮIB Experienced Individual Dual-Line Ballet The sport kite precision competition was still held down the beach a little ways, but competitors finished that up pretty quickly (thanks to keen organization by Robbie Boerth and the rest of the Eastern League on hand), then made their way over to the main demo field by midday to join the demonstrations which really added to and rounded out the presence of the festival quite well… Especially with them completing the ballet portion of their competitions on the main field, there were a lot of excellent routines that were clearly appreciated by the large crowds that came out to enjoy the show.įrom the sport kite field, full competition results… On Friday, Saturday and Sunday this year, the wind generally started coming off the land as an easterly (Treasure Island is on the Gulf Coast) but more often than not, ended up turning either off the water or along the shore as the land heated up and changed pressure to make it possible… For the majority of the festival days, we had VERY flyable wind and were down to light sweater or even t-shirt weather through the midday hours thanks to some very sunny weather. Although I missed 2010 in favor of a local indoor event and the KTAI trade show, I returned this year (3rd time to TIKF) and joined by my lovely wife TK, I’d spoken with organizers Steve and Sherri Pigeon beforehand and they described their efforts to remedy some of the field issues for 2011… I’m happy to report that in my experience, they succeeded quite nicely! ![]()
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