KTA Thailand Event Info - Pranburi

Round Three - Pranburi, Thailand, 13-18 March 2012

 

 

Tour Disciplines –

• Freestyle – Asian Championship Tour World Ranking

 

KTA Tour Championship

• Course Racing – KTA Tour Championship TT Class

 

Championship Event –

• Asian Course Race Championships RB class

 

please note that RB and TT classes will race as combined fleets, male and female riders as normal 

 

 

The KTA is returning to Pranburi and Pak Nam Pran beach for its third visit and fingers crossed it will be every bit as successful as before as the wind and conditions have been spot on for some great competition over the past two seasons.

 

This time we are also very excited to announce that Pranburi will also play host to the first ever Asian Course Race Championship. This event will bring Asia into line with the IKA and ISAF requirements for race championships to be decided through championship events rather than over a tour period. So Pranburi will now see the crowning of the 11/12 session Asian Course Racing Champions from the Asian riders in both the race board and twin-tip classes, with Championship event titles also being up and open to any nationality - so lots to compete for in Pranburi this season.

 

EVENT REGISTRATION

 

You may register online for one or both freestyle and course racing at the Thailand tour stop this will secure your entry and priority to compete. You cannot register for both RB and TT classes however as all race fleets are combined. You can also choose to register for the whole tour in one or both of the disciplines.

 

Freestyle - US$50.00

 

Course Racing KTA Tour TT class – US$50.00

 

Course Racing Asian Championship RB Class - US$ 75.00

 

Please note that all RB class entries will rank for both the KTA Tour and Asian Championship. You will be scored and ranked in both events which are run combined for practicality.

 

 

PRIZE PACKAGE

Equipment prize package - overall event value 12,000 US$

 

Championship Medals

 

Tour and World Ranking Points

 

Local Organisers

 

Kite Zone and the Beach House  - contact Willy Kerr

 

www.kitesurfingpranburi.com

 

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Mobile : +66895292050 

 

 

 

EVENT PROGRAMME

Date	Designation	Day	Night
13 March 2012	Registration day	Registration and free ride warm-up day	Welcome party
14 March 2012	Competition day	Freestyle or Course Racing	Free Night
15 March 2012	Competition	Freestyle or course racing
16 March 2012	Competition	Freestyle or course racing	Mid-Party
17 March 2012	Competition	Freestyle or course racing
18 March 2012	Competition	Freestyle or course racing	Winners prize ceremony & closing party

 

LOCATION

 

Pranburi since the first KTA visit in 2010 established itself as one of the key kiting locations in Thailand and the two previous seasons have provided great conditions the strongest winds in the country at the right time of year, so we are on our way back for another fix in the land of smiles.

 

Pranburi is a classic Thai beach location, long stretches of white sand and clear blue water that gives mostly flat water conditions with some swell and chop as the winds pick up. On the inside the water is shallow with a steady slope towards deeper water.

 

The course racing in Pranburi was perhaps the best of last year’s tour which is why we are confident that this is the right location for us to bring the first Asian Course Race Championships for 2012.

 

Pranburi is a small more local Thai tourist type location and although it does boast 5 and 6 star resort accommodations, mostly it offers boutique style hotels and bungalow accommodation. On the whole Pranburi is a mellow laid back spot with a quite nightlife of local bars and eating places, with the more full on action to be found half an hour away in the city of Hua Hin.

 

Time zone GMT + 7hrs

 

Latitude      12.50

Longitude   99.91

 

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WIND - WEATHER - WATER

The winds during March in Pranburi are still coming off of the winter monsoon. Wind speed can vary from between 15 – 25kts cross onshore depending on the amount of thermal that the spot gets in the afternoons.

 

Temperatures for March are 26 - 28 degrees Celsius, with a low percentage of rainfall.

 

The water temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius.

 

 

 

TRAVEL

 

the easiest way to get to Pranburi from the airport is by taxi, we can send a 14 seater minivan to collect you from the airport and bring you directly to your hotel, the cost is 3000 THB for one way trip, this will get you here in around 2.5 hours

 

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For budget travelling you can get the sky train from the airport to Victory Monument BTS, from there get the minivan to Pranburi, it should cost 180 THB one way.  The bus will drop you at either Teso Lotus in Pranburi or the main junction crossroads, i find the crossroads to be the better place to be dropped of as many small taxi guys hang around there. You must get a taxi to our place, just mention Kitezone Pak Nam pran and they should take you here, you can also call us for info, this trip takes about 6 hours total.

 

Accomodation

 

 

Kitezone @ The Beachhouse Pranburi - thebeachhousepranburi.com

 

Fan Room - 800 THB  Per Night

Air Con Room - 1,000 THB Per Night

Seaview Room - 1,200 THB Per Night

 

ROOMS SLEEP 2 PEOPLE - An additional 200 THB per night can add an extra bed in the rooms.

 

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