27 December 2019

Cape Town - BAKL 1st edition

CAPE TOWN

27 DECEMBER 2019

27 December saw the first edition of the Big Air Kite League take off! After weeks of planning, headed by Andrea Donzé, Dennis Stapelfeld and Grant Brown, we finally got prime conditions warranting the green-light!

With 30+ knots and massive kickers the 18 shredders made sure to put on a show and push their limits. The 18 riders hailed from 7 different countries, and featured not only 3 KOTA riders, but also many up-and-coming riders who were just frothing for such an opportunity to compete. Be sure to check the results below.

Thanks to the team of 29 volunteers who came together to make this event possible. Our riders and the community cannot thank you enough!

RESULTS

Rider Result Country
Antonin Rangin 1st France
Peter Groothuis 2nd Netherlands
Michael Mac Donald/td> 3rd South Africa
Ryan de Witte equal 4th Netherlands
Ben Rootman equal 4th South Africa
Eric Plançon equal 4th Spain
Julian Huynh equal 7th France
Angely Bouillot equal 7th France
Reinart De Villiers equal 7th South Africa
Luca Ceruti equal 10th South Africa
Josh Gillitt equal 10th South Africa
Jakob Nilsson equal 10th Sweden
Gabby Pioraite equal 13th Lithuania
Stig Hoefnagel equal 13th Netherlands
Jett bradshaw equal 13th South Africa
Menno L'Abee equal 16th Netherlands
Camdyn Kellett equal 16th South Africa
James whitcher equal 16th United Kingdom

TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS

Name Role
Andrea Donze Event Co-ordinator
Dennis Stapelfeld Co- Event Co-ordinator
Grant Brown Mystic House Sponsor
AJ Head Judge
Alex Barker Judge 1
Andy Jenkins Medic
Dave le Roux Air Traffic Control 1
Dewald Runner 2
Elia Theocharis Air Traffic Control 2
Greg Willcocks Judge 3
Guy Lifeguard 1
Hein van de Mortel Air Traffic Control 4
Hugues Scheers Runner 3
James Allen Man on the mic!
Kalle Stråmo Score Calculator (working with Thierry)
Kyle Lifeguard 2
Martijn and Sam Beach Marshall and Buzzer 2
Matt Donze Time Keeper
Matthew Butnaru Social media and Videoman
May Beach Marshall and Buzzer 1
Michael Mac Donald Rider Representitive
Raul Air Traffic Control 3
Sacha Gallet Teaser Video
Sarah Runner 1
Thierry Donze Ladder Updater
Thomas de Ridders Flag
Tor Fahraeus Judge 2
Wouter Antheunisse In charge for the Mystic House