Windfest 2018! July 27-29

[skywalker]

Celebrating (at least) 16 years, Windfest is back for 2018

This is a 100% volunteer run grass roots festival celebrating the wind at Nitinat Lake. Thank you to the Ditidaht First Nation for allowing us to hold the event on their territory.

Now we need YOU! We need 60 people to register to keep the lights on each year, so if you want Windfest to continue please sign up. http://windfest.ca/registration/

Updates for this year:
All event apparel is 100% made in Canada by Anian and designed by Alicia la Rue

It is a family event, so please keep the partying out of the camp site, and on the beach. Pick up all your trash, we will have lots of trash cans/ recycling on site. Respect the fire ban if there is one.

We are pleased to present the following FREE live music acts this year

- The Leg Up Program- a 17 piece ska
- Dug Nugget - homegrown bluegrass
- The Phatphunks - an 8 piece ska/ funk
- The Lost Bouys- a west coast rock/ reggae
- Nesan Furtado – Ocean Rodeo’s house DJ

We could not put on Windfest without these sponsors. Registrations only pay for 30% (!!) of the cost of the event. That means 70% of the cost is paid for by these beautiful companies. Please support them in return.

-Ocean Rodeo
-Vancouver Island Brewing
-Golden Rule Roofing
-Cowichan Valley Electoral Area F
-Core Kiteboarding Canada
-Elevation Kiteboarding
- Strong Kiteboarding

[Ned]

Where is the stoke?!

Come on peeps get registered, we need participants to keep this thing alive!

[tempy]

Ned, I am a total kook kiter, but plan to register at the event if I am at the lake that weekend.

The fact that I would enter should let others know there is room for some fun, not-competitive, competition.

Cheers

Stephen

[tempy]

Mmm ... I am not sure if my support helped or harmed the cause!

[Ned]

It all helps!

[nanmoo]

Register! Register! Yay!

http://windfest.ca/registration/

[nanmoo]

Green flag. WINDFEST STARTS FRIDAY.

Fun fun fun.

[davey_k]

What day is the tour de Nitinat happening?

[nanmoo]

Schedule out tomorrow but we hope to run one heat each day Fri, sat, sun. Drop your worst result. Average best two. Conditions dependent.

[nanmoo]

Event Schedule

Wednesday 5pm - Online Early Registration Closes

Friday
1 pm - Competitors Meeting
2:30 pm - First Possible Start of the Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat Heat 1
3:30 pm - Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat Heat 2
5 pm - Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat Heat 3
8 pm to late - Live Music Starts on the Beach Stage

Saturday
10 am - Competitors Meeting
11 am - First Possible Start of the Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat Heat 4
12:30 pm - VI Brewing Canadian National Championship Twin-Tip Racing Opening Rounds
3 pm - Core Freestyle Opening Rounds
4 pm - Golden Rule Roofing Big Air Opening Rounds
5 pm - Strapless Freestyle
8 pm to late - Live Music Starts on the Beach Stage

Sunday
10 am - Competitors Meeting
11 am - First Possible Start of the Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat Heat 5
12:30 pm - VI Brewing Canadian National Championship Twin-Tip Racing Semi-Finals and Finals
3 pm - Golden Rule Roofing Big Air Finals
4 pm - Core Freestyle Semi Finals and Finals
5 pm - Awards on the Beach Stage
6 pm - Cleanup Party on the Beach!

*Schedule is subject to change based on conditions. Please be at the competitors meeting each morning to confirm the order of events. Information will be posted on the Beach Stage throughout the day.

EVENTS:

Ocean Rodeo Tour de Nitinat - 6 km Enduro Race. Mass Rabbit Start with Mens and Womens Twin-Tip, Surfboard and Foil Categories. Best 3 finishes averaged.

VI Brewing Canadian National Twin-Tip Championships - Mens and Womens Course Racing

Golden Rule Roofing Big Air - GO BIG! Mens and Womens

Core Freestyle - GET RAD! Mens and Womens

Strapless Freestyle - Open

Register now for $80!
http://windfest.ca/registration/
After Wednesday onsite registration is available if space allows for $100.

[tempy]

So for the foil category ... can I use my stuff?

[Ned]

On behalf of Tony, Luke, Adrian, Brenno G-Rule, myself, and the countless others helping with Windfest, thanks to all who came and supported us again this year. It was, I think, undeniably the best one yet!