Following a holding pattern this morning, event organizers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui called competition off for the day with only onshore two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at Teahupoo today.
Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti saw the opening 14 heats of Round 1 completed on Saturday, and with swell projected for the coming days, event organizers are confident competition could be back on soon.â€
“We went on hold for the morning to see if the swell would jump and … Details
As result of the work developed by the new APKite board, since May of 2008, we’ve reached another objective: to transform the Portuguese Kite Association into the Portuguese Kite Federation (FPKite) – Sports Promoting Association (APD).
With the existence of an APD, Kite starts to be recognized by the IDP (Portuguese Sports Institute) as a regulating entity of the sport and, therefore, the official recognition from the Maritime Authorities and Captainships, essential to develop, with solid bases, Kite in Portugal.