PKRA/CABARETE WORLD TOUR EVENT BRINGS RECORD NUMBERS INTO THE QUALIFICATIONS!
(Cabarete, Dominican Republic-June 25,2002) The largest field in Kiteboarding competition history converged today on Cabarete Beach for the third Event on the PKRA World Tour! Forty-three Men vied for 16 slots, and 17 women vied for10 open seats into the Freestyle Main Event today in 18-20 knot side-on shore winds. Registration closed at 11am and the Trials were under way by 2pm, after seating was completed for the Qualifications ladder. With winds staying stable til 6:30pm, 25 heats were completed that now insures a full 32 Men's and 16 Women's ladder, for a start into the Freestyle Single Elimination Event scheduled for tomorrow.
Takoon kites ,being the local Sponsor for the Event, was rewarded with 3 wild cards, the fourth wild card was decided in a National contest for local riders, where 14 year old Jose Luiz Ciriaco , on Gaastra kites, won and will now be in the Main Event. The Takoon riders with wild card status are; Franz Olry FRA, Luciano Gonzales DR and Herve Bouret FRA. They will join pre-seeds:(alphebetically-)
Marcus Austin USA Naish
Sebastian Cattelan FRA Wipika
Jaime Herraiz ESP North
Will James USA North
Steve Kellner SA Slingshot
Adam Koch USA Naish
Abel Lago ESP Slingshot
Ruud Overwater NED Wipika
Mark Shinn UK Naish
Jeff Tobias USA Slingshot
Mauricio Toscano MEX RRD
Martin Vari ARG Cabrinha
The Men advancing from today's Qualifiers are: (by heat-)
Marcelo Cunha BRA Wipika
Jonah Lepak USA Gaastra
Harold Quinquis Martinique
Andre Phillip ANT Cabrinha
Fernandes Rodriguez VEN Wipika
Marc Ramseier SUI Cabrinha
Royce Reid NZL RRD
David Tyburski USA Wipika
Steph DeJong NED Wipika
Jerson Peralta DR
Joseph Carnelro BRA
Sky Solbach USA Naish
Danny Seales UK Flexifoil
Nacho Yuste ESP North
Fonz Vervoort NED
Julien Sudrat FRA Slingshot
The Pre-seeded Women are: (Alphebetically-)
Claire Bunton UK Takoon
Laurel Eastman USA North
Anke Kirchner GER Cabrinha
Ingrid Kollbichtler AUT
Cindy Mosey NZL North
Julie Prochaska USA Cabrinha
Joining them in the Freestyle Main Event are: (by heats-)
Anne Pegon FRA Wipika
Andreya Wharry UK Flexifoil
Fabienne D'Ortoli FRA Cabrinha
Michele Glazman ARG Cabrinha
Fiona Wedenig SUI Naish
Dana Pinto USA Caution
Sheldon Plentovich USA Gaastra
Sonja Dushek GER Takoon
Laurence Lignieres FRA
Kristin Boese GER
The Freestyle Single Eliminations begin tomorrow at 12pm.
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http://www.cabaretekiteboard2002.com/