King of the Air 2019 - all info here
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Re: Semis Tuesday? - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
OFFICIAL Alert Redbull KOTA day 2 : semi and final on Wednesday 6 afternoon
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Re: Semis Tuesday? - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
Could have done it today, but would have been tricky for the timing. The hour from 7Pm to sunset at 8PM would have worked, see graph. Hopefully the wind will ramp up a little earlier on Wednesday. I did a long downwinder on 9m and surfboard, and encountered Kevin, Nick, and Lasse, at least, practising just north of Kite Beach around 5PM. Then a jumping sunset session on 7m at Dolphin beach.
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Re: Semis Tuesday? - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
Great news buy why is this not on thear website?
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Re: Semis Tuesday? - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
I also dont know why they make it so hard to get updated info. 
This morning the website was updated again:
This morning the website was updated again:
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Re: Semis Tuesday? - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
Possible 1 pm start? Seems a bit early - I hope they wait for the real wind to kick in in the late afternoon instead of starting that early! Would be nice to finally get a KOTA final with a serious Cape Doctor of 40+ knots! 
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Re: Semis Wednesday! - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
Official PR:
Good Day,
Here’s the WEATHER UPDATE:
Winds are gentle easterly this morning before backing and increasing to fresh to strong SE this afternoon before moderating tonight.
Tomorrow Wednesday 06/02, in afternoon SE winds reach near (maybe full) gale force before moderating on Thursday to gentle W as a coastal low passes. There will be very little long period SW swell till later on Saturday.
EVENT STATUS: EVENT IS ON
CONFIRMATION and 24 hour call that the 2nd day of the event is on for Wednesday 06 Feb 2019
First Possible start: 13h00 South African Standard Time
Media Access: from 13h00 only
We’ll be running the final 2 rounds of competition tomorrow
Good Day,
Here’s the WEATHER UPDATE:
Winds are gentle easterly this morning before backing and increasing to fresh to strong SE this afternoon before moderating tonight.
Tomorrow Wednesday 06/02, in afternoon SE winds reach near (maybe full) gale force before moderating on Thursday to gentle W as a coastal low passes. There will be very little long period SW swell till later on Saturday.
EVENT STATUS: EVENT IS ON
CONFIRMATION and 24 hour call that the 2nd day of the event is on for Wednesday 06 Feb 2019
First Possible start: 13h00 South African Standard Time
Media Access: from 13h00 only
We’ll be running the final 2 rounds of competition tomorrow
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Hugh2
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Re: Semis Wednesday 13:00 - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
I'm sure they will wait for the wind to fill in. Here's today's graph. I did a long downwinder on 7m from 13:30 to 17:00, and late in the day it was blowing hard. Hopefully similar or more tomorrow. Unfortunately no waves today, but maybe a bit more tomorrow for ramps.
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Hugh2
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Re: Semis Wednesday 13:00 - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
The wind blew all night and is still blowing, albeit perfect for me but no KOTA, but it should ramp up this afternoon. I'll be there by noon to get parking, set up my kite, maybe ride a bit, then watch the show, then ride again afterwards. Good times!
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Re: Semis Wednesday 13:00 - King of the Air 2019 - all info here
It's a pity there is no swell today so no kickers to get any decent height. The sea is going to be a choppy mess. It will favour the guys that are used to not using kickers to get their height. Sunday has some decent swell and strong wind but I guess it would be too risky running the comp on the last day of the waiting period.