Kites in the air!!

The excitement is rising as the big men of Kite boarding begin arriving in Tobago for the second annual Tobago Carnival Regatta 2010 on 19th- 21st February.

Supported by the THA , TDC , Peakes and Bmobile, the Tobago Carnival Regatta is setting new standards in the traditional sailing regattas regionally. Dubbed “ A Festival of Wind”, the Tobago Carnival Regatta is becoming the most radical regatta in the Caribbean, with droves of kite boards, wind surfers, Bum Boats (Double-ender sail boats), young optimists (young people now learning the fundamentals of sailing for the first time) and traditional sailors all taking part in one grand regatta at Pigeon Point.

Already the tongues are wagging, who will be the king of kites this year?  Will it be Orian Jakerov, David Devies, Shern Alexander or the Barbados posse of Burn Corn and Roland Boyce?


Orian Jakerov, a Canadian who grew up in Tobago astonished the crowd with his antics of flying through the air and became the first ever, freestyle Champion last year and the number one kite boarder in Trinidad and Tobago 2009. As news of last years competition spread challengers from far and wide started lining up to put Orian to the test.

Among his challengers are Tony “Barn Corn” Walcott who will be looking to make a Caribbean statement in Tobago. The current freestyle and race champion of Barbados, ‘Barn Corn’, recently broke the kite boarding record winning a kite race around Barbados in just under 8 hrs, beating his closest rival who took 10 hours to complete the same distance.

Another contender staking a claim is “Big Wave” Dave Devies from the USA, who is the Tobago Carnival Regatta 2009 Kite Race defending Champion.


With the high level of competitors arriving at Pigeon Point this year all eyes will be glued to the skies as “ Barn Corn’ and his fellow country man Roland Boyce take the game to other kiters from Germany, Sweden, France, England, Holland, South Africa and our local boys to see who will be the Kite Super Power in 2010.

Kite boarding is the fastest growing water sport in the world today and Tobago is no exception. Local boy Shern Alexander is Tobago’s contender. This young man blast into the kite boarding arena with style and talent and will be the only local competing.  Definitely a wild card, Shern is someone to watch, as he is the most improved kiter on Pigeon Point over the last few months.

Truly a spectator sport, kite boarding is awesome to see. Large colourful kites racing across the skies lifting their surfer high into the air twisting and turning only meters from the shore, it is the most popular item on the Regatta line up.

The promoters of the regatta are all geared up as 2010 promises to be more radical than ever.

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