Friday

August 20, 2010

NAFKA World Cup Competition

9:00a.m. | Fields C,D, & E

The Fighter Kite Line Touch World Cup Competition is sponsored by the North American Fighter Kite Association and WSIKF.  The competition format will be explained at the 9a.m. pilots meeting.

Sport Kite Events

Flyer’s meeting, 9:00a.m.  Field B

Experienced Individual Precision Competition

Field B, 9:30a.m.

Mass Ascension #1

Barry Crites & Vic Eshpeter, Event Directors 10:00a.m., Deltas & Delta Derivatives, Field A

Registration on Thursday, 10a.m., Part 1 of 4 piece pins for the first 240 fliers.

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

Sport Kite Events

Novice Individual Ballet  Field A 11:30a.m.

Mass Ascension #2

Barry Crites & Vic Eshpeter, Event Directors 1:00p.m. Cellular Kites, Field A

Registration on Thursday, 10a.m. Part 2 of 4 piece pin for the first 240 fliers.

Sport Kite Events

  • Novice Individual Precision, Field B, 1:00p.m.
  • Open Pairs Ballet, Field A, 2:30p.m.

Pin Challenge

Barry Crites & Vic Eshpeter, Event Directors, 11:30p.m. in the Kite Making Tent

30 largest pin collections will be awarded a pin

Fort Worden Fly

3:00 -4:00p.m., Field B | Ron Miller, Director

Sign Up  9:00AM Friday at the Registration Tent

The  Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference again sponsors this event.  Anyone having a kite made at one of the conferences is invited to fly it and receive an event pin.  You are not required to have made the kite yourself to qualify.  Come and join the fun.

Mystery Ballet

Northwest Sport Kite League (NWSKL)  |  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 & John Barresi, 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.

NO FLIERS ARE ALLOWED IN FIELD B DUE TO THE FIREWORKS.  ALL VEHICLES AND PEOPLE MUST BE CLEAR OF THE FIELDS A & B BEFORE THE FIREWORKS CAN BE DETONATED.

FIREWORKS

follow the lighted night fly.  (Approximately 9:45p.m.)