Following the success of the 2005 Winterlude Kite Demonstration event,
the school Kitesurfingschool.org Ottawa (VL Kites) and the NCC again
teamed up to organize a kite demonstration event for Winterlude 2006 on
Feb 11 and 12. Again, this is the world first large scale winter kite
demonstration event for a very large number of non-kiter audiences,
fully insured with $2,000,000 public liability insurance. Due to the
large number of surrounding audiences, only instructors or riders with
more than 3-year experiences were invited to ride in the event.

The main objectives of the event are to:

1. Show the northern climate way of life
2. Promote kiting to a very large group of non-kiters (650,000+)
3. Make kiting a legitimate and official sport.

The event was fully supported by the kite manufacturers and the kite
magazines.

Full report and lots of photos at
http://kitesurfingschool.org/Winterlude2006/Winterlude.htm

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