Sunday, October 25, 2009

Billy Bordy Joins Ozone Snowkite Race Team

Billy Bordy has been deeply involved in downhill Snowboard racing for years.  In just a few short seasons he has made his way up the ranks in the Snowkiting world.  Training with kites in the summer as a lead Instructor for Kite Utah he has plenty of time to hone his skills all summer before hitting the back-country slopes when Utahs powder arrives.


After charging hard the last few years and proving his dedication to growing the sport, he has been embraced by Ozone Kites and welcomed into the family as a valued Team Rider.  Billy's feedback has already been critical in Snowkite specific designs like the Twisted Velocity Kite Snowboard, and the Ozone mafia is glad to have his support to help improve board and kite designs while pushing the current models to their limits.


Billy has stood on the US Open Snowkite Masters podium winning the Men's Winduro on Snowboard, and setting a goal to be one of the fastest wind powered snowboarders in the world.


We are stoked to have such a dynamic personality like Billy flying Ozone colors with the team, welcome friend and we hope to hear more from you soon as the snow falls in your backyard at Strawberry, Utah

Windzup,
Brian Schenck


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Seattle launches Course Racing Series



The Seattle Yacht Club is hosting a winter Kiteboard Course Racing Series. The first race was held October 17th on Lake Washington.
The idea for the series was instigated by Adam Vance and Adam Koch, and supported by many others including Urban Surf, the local Kiteboard and Windsurf shop, and many volunteers.
The Yacht Club played an integral role in this first race providing professional boat support and running a great course.

Adam Koch showed aggressive riding style taking 1st place overall flying an Ozone Edge 13m. With 4 races run back to back with increasing wind speeds, riders were forced to stay on the kite that they started with, despite the stronger conditions. Adam took several 1st place finishes and one 2nd placement, and claimed that he was comfortable on the 13 in those conditions, but he could have done even better on an 11m Edge, as he was more powered than many riders on the course.

With the varying weather in Seattle, the next race dates are still to be announced, but will take place some time in November.

What was great to see at this first race was the amount of enthusiasm for Kite Racing. Only a dozen or so riders were expected to kick off this regatta, yet over 35 registered, with boards ranging from twin tips and surf boards to a handful of custom race boards. This North West race series is sure to raise interest in racing as well as the overall level of the competition.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Cabrinha Race Series Final Results


The Ozone Team pushed hard all season, and the results show for it.

Geoff Headington battled it out for a 2nd place overall, followed by Chip Wasson in 3rd. Rob Kindt was on their heels and with tie points he placed 6th, bringing 3 Ozone riders onto the top ten podium. Mike Gebhardt was not around for the beginning of the season, but his individual race results showed he could have done well, taking a first place at the last 2 races of the summer.




Final Results are here at the St. Francis Yacht
Club site.