Camas High School hosts an American Kitefliers Association (AKA) & Northwest Sport Kite League (NWSKL) Indoor Kite Flying Competition Nov. 4 and 5, 2006.

Kite flying is typically something one associates with going to the coast and lots of wind. In this case, the American Kite Flyers Association sanctioned event is coming to the Portland Metro Area and the wind, for that matter the weather is not a factor because this kite competition will be warm and dry inside the beautiful Camas High School Gymnasium, located about 15 minutes from PDX.

Kite flying indoors… How can this be, you might ask. The first question that pops into most people’s minds when they hear the phrase “indoor kite flying is “How do you fly a kite indoors? Do you use fans?” The response is an emphatic no. The kites that are used are so light that small amounts of arm and body movement on the part of the flyer is enough to send these marvels of former NASA materials sailing with a grace and beauty that has left many a person wondering how can this be happening. The kites are flown to music, much like figure skater skating to music. These choreographed ballets are scored by a panel of judges who grade how well the flyer interprets the music, how well they fly their kite or kites and also the showmanship of their routine.

Regional and National Champion kite flyers from Washington, Oregon and Canada will be there to participate in this AKA and NWSKL sanctioned event, sponsored by The Kite Shoppe. The competition results will count towards a regional championship that is key to qualifying for competition at the National level. On Saturday and Sunday, activities will include ballet competition, demonstration flying, hot tricks competition, kite making and the opportunity to try you hand at flying yourself.

If you're looking to earn points towards qualification for the 2007 AKA Grand Nationals in Ocean Shores, this is going to be one heck of an opportunity with FOUR rounds of indoor competition, plus one round of Hot Tricks.

Friday, November 3rd 2006
6:00pm-9:00pm	Open flying/Practice/Lessons	Both Gyms
Saturday, November 4th 2006
9:00am-6:00pm	Open Flying/Practice/Lessons	Upper Gym
9:00am-10:30am 12:00pm-3:30pm 5:00pm-5:30pm	Kite Building and Flying	Upper Gym
9:00am-10:15am	Open flying/Practice/Lessons	Main Gym
10:30am-12:00pm	AKA Indoor Competition 1	Main Gym
12:00pm-1:00pm	Lunch (FCCLA Concessions)	Commons
1:00pm-3:15pm	Open Flying and Demo Flying	Main Gym
3:30pm-5:00pm	AKA Indoor Competition 2	Main Gym
5:30pm-6:30pm	Hot Tricks Indoor Competition	Main Gym
6:30pm	Day 1 Awards	Main Gym
Sunday, November 5th 2006
9:00am-3:00pm	Open flying/Practice/Lessons	Upper Gym
9:00am-10:30am 12:00pm-1:00pm	Kite Building and Flying	Upper Gym
9:00am-10:15am	Open flying/Practice/Lessons	Main Gym
10:30am-12:00pm	AKA Indoor Competition 3	Main Gym
12:00pm-1:00pm	Lunch (FCCLA Concessions)	Commons
1:00pm-2:30pm	AKA Indoor Competition 4	Main Gym
3:00pm	Day 2 Awards	Main Gym

Admission for both days is $2. The Camas High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) will be providing concessions for the event, so bring your appetite to help this great club.

Contacts:

http://www.nwskl.org/camas.htm