WSIKF
Sport Kite Event Schedule
August 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2009
WEDNESDAY
August 19th
Senior Ballet
Mike & Terry Huff, Event Directors
2:30–4:00p.m., Field A
Competitors must be 50 years old or older - This competition will be judged on music selection which should include change of tempo or mood suited to kite flying, smoothness of movements to show control and flow of music, number and variety of moves, innovation and over-all enthusiasm. Performances are limited to 5 minutes.
Indoor Kite Flying at the Long Beach Elementary School
4:00 - 6:15p.m.: open gym for flyers
6:15 - 7:00p.m.: warm-up for demos
7:00 - 8:15p.m.: demos
THURSDAY
August 20th
Indoor Kite Flying at the Long Beach Elementary School
4:00 - 6:15p.m.: open gym for flyers
6:15 - 7:00p.m.: warm-up for demos
7:00 - 8:15p.m.: demos
FRIDAY August 21st
Sport Kite Events Flyer’s meeting
9:00a.m., Field B
Experienced Individual Precision Competition
9:30a.m, Field B
Junior Dual Control Competition
11:00a.m., Field B
Novice Individual Ballet
11:30a.m., Field A
Novice Individual Precision
1:00p.m., Field B
Open Pairs Ballet
2:30p.m., Field A
Mystery Ballet
3:30p.m., Field A
Indoor Competition at the Long Beach Elementary School
6:15 - 7:00p.m.: setup and warm-up
7:00 - 8:15p.m.: competition
Lighted Kite Night Fly
8p.m. Field A
Mandatory Flyers meeting at 7:30p.m.
Addition event details below:
Junior Dual Control Competition
Teri & Mike Huff, Event Directors
11:00a.m., Field B
* Mandatory Pilots meeting at 10a.m.
* Must be 14 year old or younger
* Contestants will furnish their own kite
* The event and time may be modified or canceled depending on the wind and/or weather
* Three compulsory figures will be flown: a square, circle, and vertical figure eight
Mystery Ballet
3:30p.m., Field A
This is an event you won’t want to miss. Single line, dual and quad flyers put their flying to a real test. In other stunt kite competitions, flyers have practiced and practiced a routine to a song of their choice. But, in this event, flyers will not know what song they will be flying to until the music starts. This usually leads to fresh kite dancing that is a favorite among kite flyers and audience alike.
All songs will be 2 - 4 minutes in length. A variety of music will be presented. The contestant’s flight order will determine the song that will be their accompaniment. The flight order will be determined by drawing numbers at the mandatory flyers meeting. With a few exceptions, rules from the AKA rulebook will be followed. This event is only for fun, so if a field is a little small or a rule is twisted to fit the situation, it is okay.
A panel of judges will score each contestant on the following criteria: Technical: The variety and the difficulty of maneuvers the pilot flies and how well they are executed = 45% Choreography: How well the flyer performs to the music = 45% Response: Be sure and make some noise for your favorite flyer! How well the flyer “wows” the crowd will be judged = 10%
Lighted Kite Night Fly
Evonne Miller & Scott Slater, Event Directors
8p.m. Field A
Mandatory Flyers meeting at 7:30p.m.
All participants should be registered before 4:00p.m. on Friday. There will be a flyer’s meeting at 7:30p.m. in Field A. Wind permitting, each flyer will be allowed a two (2) minute fly with music provided by the event directors. While this is not a formally judged event, there will be some ribbons presented for special effort. Kites may be shown on the ground and/or in the air. Assistants will be available to help stage entering and exiting. All kites enter the flying field from the north and exit to the south. Staging will be inside the east edge of the field. Have fun and fly safely.
FIREWORKS will follow the lighted night fly.
(Approximately 9:45p.m.)
NO FLIERS ARE ALLOWED IN FIELD B
DUE TO THE FIREWORKS.
SATURDAY
August 22nd
Flyer’s meeting
Field B, 9:00a.m.
Experienced Individual Ballet
Field A, 9:30a.m.
Beginner Sport Kites
Field B, 10:30a.m.
Open Pairs Precision Competition
Field B, 11:30a.m.
Open Team Precision Competition
Field B, noon
Open Team Ballet
Field B, 2:30p.m
Masters Individual Ballet Competition
Field A, 3:30p.m.
SUNDAY
August 23rd
Flyer’s Meeting
9:00a.m., Field B
Masters Individual Precision
9:30a.m. Field B
Open Quad Precision
11:00a.m, Field B
Open Quad Ballet Unlimited
12:00 noon – 1:30 Field A
Hot Tricks
1:30 pm –3 pm, Field A