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Australian Kiteboarding Nationals at Royal Brighton Yacht Club - Preview

by Deborah Lloyd 22 Feb 2014 17:17 GMT 17-23 March 2014

Kiteboarding Australia announces the 2014 National Championships will be held in a month's time, with riders competing in Freestyle, Formula Course Racing and Kite-Foil Racing divisions.

The event promises to combine incredible action from the country's best kiteboarding athletes with lots of fun for spectators and competitors alike.

The event will be held from 17th to 23rd of March and is hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club. The Freestyle event will be held inside the marina of the yacht club, which is an amazing natural arena with clean wind and butter-smooth flat water in both S-SW and N wind directions. The racing will be contested in the waters of Port Phillip Bay off of Middle Brighton Beach and RBYC. The first ever Australian Kite-Foil Racing Championship will also be run during the event.

The Freestyle will be run from the 17th to the 23rd of March, the Formula Course Racing Championships will be run from the 20th to the 23rd of March and the Kite-Foil Racing Championships will run from the 22nd and 23rd. For more information, including online competitors registration and all event details, visit www.rbyc.org.au. For sponsorship enquiries please contact .

For more details contact George Ierodiaconou on 0422305416 or

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