IKA News:
IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
We regret to announce, that all future KPWT events are not sanctioned anymore by the International Kiteboarding Association and thus do not count for the world rankings.
The KPWT has been in material and persistent breach of the sanctioning agreement between IKA and KPWT, and has failed to remedy this breach after being requested to do so. Therefore the IKA had to terminate the sanctioning agreement with immediate effect to protect the interest of their national members and competitors.
All past events of the 2009 season do still count for the world ranking, and competitors are allowed to enter the remaining KPWT events in 2009 without consequences.
For more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
-
Toby
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 50510
- Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2001 1:00 am
- Kiting since: 2000
- Weight: 95 kg
- Local Beach: Cumbuco, Brazil
Barra do Cauipe, Brazil - Favorite Beaches: same
- Style: Airstyle
- Gear: Rebel 2015 18
- Brand Affiliation: None.
- Location: World (KF Admin)
- Has thanked: 842 times
- Been thanked: 2398 times
- Contact:
-
JON MODICA
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 228
- Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 3:03 am
- Kiting since: 2001
- Gear: Cabrinha
- Brand Affiliation: Cabrinha
- Location: Jupiter, Florida
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 9 times
- Contact:
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
Hey Toby,
Few quick questions.
Who is on the board of the IKA
and how did they come into their positions?
Also, how are future members elected?
Are they at all connected with PASA? or others?
Thanks
-Jon
Few quick questions.
Who is on the board of the IKA
and how did they come into their positions?
Also, how are future members elected?
Are they at all connected with PASA? or others?
Thanks
-Jon
-
kitesurfrabbi
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 410
- Joined: Tue Feb 18, 2003 6:00 pm
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Austria
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
- Contact:
-
kitesurf66
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 847
- Joined: Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:32 pm
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Earth
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
John, those guys are a bunch of tour promoters that elected themselves to be the int'l representatives that govern the sport. As already said, now the KPWT is legit. Too bad that PKRA gave in to the IKA.
K66
K66
-
kitegrommet
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 806
- Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:40 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Lost, where the wind meets the beach
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
What does this really actually mean?
Was their to be a combining of scores from the tours?
What about riders on the KPWT tour?
Was their to be a combining of scores from the tours?
What about riders on the KPWT tour?
-
pdkite
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 365
- Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:51 pm
- Style: balls to the wall. don't hold back
- Gear: 2006 Airush Lift 10m and 12m
2007 Liquid Force Recoil 130 x 39 - Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
so now if PKRA pulls out from IKA then there will be no world tour that will be ''sanctioned'' by IKA, whoever the f*** they are.
PKRA shoulda stuck with ISA
PKRA shoulda stuck with ISA
-
Toby
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 50510
- Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2001 1:00 am
- Kiting since: 2000
- Weight: 95 kg
- Local Beach: Cumbuco, Brazil
Barra do Cauipe, Brazil - Favorite Beaches: same
- Style: Airstyle
- Gear: Rebel 2015 18
- Brand Affiliation: None.
- Location: World (KF Admin)
- Has thanked: 842 times
- Been thanked: 2398 times
- Contact:
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
Jon, check here for answers: www.internationalkiteboarding.org
-
Nico
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 2645
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2002 1:00 am
- Local Beach: private kitebeach on my doorstep,
Le Morne. - Style: wave
- Gear: Drifter kites, wave boards
- Brand Affiliation: Cabrinha, naish
- Location: Mauritius, waterman since 1960
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
Sorry if I am a bit slow here, but "to protect the interest of their national members and competitors" coming from the IKA sounds a bit odd to me. I am presuming that the "I" in IKA means international.
What nation are we talking about ?
Nico
What nation are we talking about ?
Nico
-
SBBeachbum
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 735
- Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:54 pm
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: IKA terminates sanctioning for KPWT events
IKA is run by some German computer yuppie who has aspirations to take over the world of kitesurfing.