Bonaire-
June 23, 2007 -- Summer soon returns and on her heels returns one of the hottest windsurfing
events, Starboard Pro Kids Freestyle World. This annual event is set for Aug.
1-5 in windy Bonaire located in the Dutch Caribbean. International freestyle qualifiers are running
all Spring and into the Summer with young freestyle talent competing for an
opportunity to fly to Bonaire for the Starboard
Pro Kids Worlds.
The
Bonaire Pro Kid's Team will be heading off
island early this summer to compete in several events and to promote the August
Freestyle Event. The first stop is in Aruba at one of the sport’s oldest ongoing
windsurfing events, Aruba Hi Winds. Over 60
Bonaire sailors will head to their sister
island to compete in the freestyle and slalom action. This windsurf delegation
will promote the Starboard Pro Kids
Worlds while enjoying the Arubian hospitality and hot windsurf action.
A group
of Pro Kids head to the Slalom Pro Kids Worlds in Turkey later in
July. The team is comprised of nine year old Jurgen Saragoza, ten year old
Amado Vrieswijk, twelve year old Dylen Robles, fifteen year old Bjorn Saragoza,
fifteen year old Clifton Pier and his older brother Harvey and the adult
chaperon will be former Olympian Constantine Saragoza who will also compete in
the Master’s Worlds. Traveling with the team for support will the families of
these talented hot shots.
Pro Sailor Ruben
Petrisie will be on hand to help raise the Bonaire flag at the opening ceremony. Ruben has been on the European Freestyle Tour for
several years representing Bonaire. Later,
Bjorn Saragoza a Starboard and Hot
Sails Team Rider will head to the EFPT
Turkey
event celebrating his rise to Pro status.
Rumor
has it Team Aruba has over 20 sailors flying in
for the Aug. show. Sara Quita
Offringa, one of the world’s best women freestylers will be on hand along with
her equally talented brother Quincy. Other Arubian wiz kids will be in the house
to represent their island. Sailors from Germany, France, Belgium,
Dominican
Republic
and beyond have already bought their air tickets and start arriving mid July to
train for the finals. The heat is on and the place to be in Aug. is windy
Bonaire.
For
event details contact ann@bonairewindsurfing.com. Caribbean
Wind & Sun Vacations will arrange discounted accommodations, gear and
vehicle rental as well as hospitality support. Visit our website at
www.prokidsfreestyle.com.
Ann Phelan formerly a school counselor devotes her time to creating vacation packages for Caribbean bound clients. In her free time she volunteers running sporting events on the island of Bonaire. She is a windsurf enthusiast, free lance writes and enjoys spending her free time with her enthusiastic fun loving 16 year old, her 85 year young Mom and her 2 cats and 2 dogs. Ann is a US and Irish citizen and lives to travel.