This weekend saw tour organiser Neil Godbold in Xaimen at the invitation of the China tour stop organiser Zhai Dahui (David) to meet potential sponsors and see visit the possible different site for the competition.

Xaimen is the front runner for the KTA tour in China which can offer good support to the tour and its future competitors.

Local interest in the KTA is already high and the weekend saw Neil and David giving interviews to three of the areas biggest newspapers about what was in store. The tour stop in China is now being planned for the first week of October to coincide with the Oct public holiday, which will see the event being attended by thousands of spectators all getting their first introduction to kiteboarding.