From: Steve Shapson Subject: kiteskiing in Money Magazine Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 16:10:25 -1000 Organization: Steve Shapson Message-ID: <31CB5611.2222@execpc.com> For anyone interested/kite skiers too: Money Magazine listed Madison, Wisconsin USA to be the best city in the US in their latest issue. A mention of the 1997 Kite Skiing World Championships was made in the third paragraph. Here is the URL for the article. http://pathfinder.com/@@O06bsQUAruW7vdLD/money/best-cities-96/maintxt.htm Hope to see you in Madison, Wisconsin next year. Steve Shapson 1997 Kite Skiing World Championships/Director of Operations Force 10 Foils -----------------event information------------------------------ 1997 Kite Skiing World Championships Event Dates: January 31-February 1, 1997(actual racing dates) Event Location: Lake Mendota, Madison Wisconsin, USA. Madison is located north-northwest about 2 ½ hour drive from Chicago's O'Hare(ORD) International Airport. Madison is a large modern university city with many interesting shopping, restaurants & pubs within a five minute walk >From the headquarter hotel, and the lake. Madison is 1 ½ hour drive from Milwaukee(MKE) Mitchell International Airport. Headquarter Hotel: The Edgewater Hotel(on lake, 3 meters from lake) TEL:608-256-9071,800-922-5512, Fax:608-256-0910, PO Box 490, Madison, WI 53701 Weather Conditions During Event: Ice depth:40-70cm(16-27in.). Snow Covered:15-30cm(6-12in.). Winds:During the winter, winds usually are very good on this lake. The chance for no snow cover is minimum, yet you may want to bring additional shorter skis in case of lake being only ice. Night Skiing: Skiing at night is easily done and very beautiful. Finding the Edgewater Hotel while skiing on the lake is easy, since the lights >From the Madison Capitol are bright. It is almost impossible not to see the hotel, even while 5 miles across the lake. Special Event Rate: $69.00/night-two double beds/room. Transportation: FREE from Madison Airport(MSN) Rental Car?: Not needed in Madison. All restaurants/pubs/shopping located 5 minute walk from hotel. Madison accessed via Chicago O'Hare(ORD) Airport. Competitor Fee: $75.00 includes event t-shirt, reception(Friday night), awards banquet(Saturday night). Racing Class: Tethered Only(kites, wings, foils, sails). Racing Categories: Course race, speed trial, distance jumping. Event Purse: Money and product will be awarded for first place finishers, as well as award trophies. Second and third place finishers will receive award trophy and product. Depending on quantity of product donated, other finishers may be awarded product. Sponsor's Fee: $800.00, includes: Product setup table at reception(Fri night), display company banners, selling product, soliciting customers, presentations to public & media. Company logo and name displayed on all event promotional materials, in magazine ads & editorial. Placement of banners at start line, registration area, etc. Two tickets for reception & awards banquet. Two event t-shirts. Registration for two competitors. Event budget disclosure: Each sponsor will receive a detailed expense disclosure sheet, including all expenditures and revenue sources. Competitor medical & liability waiver: Each registered competitor must sign a medical & liability waiver. This waiver holds event organizers, all sponsors harmless from liability claims. Helmuts must be worn at all times. Event Promotion: To promote the event worldwide, links to major skiing and related World Wide Web sites will be made. Skiing, kiting,( American Kite Magazine has pledged advertising and editorial support) and related magazines will be sent press releases. International television shows and agencies will be contacted. CNN, Discovery Channel(Next Step) NBC, CBS, PBS(regionally), ESPN-2 have already pledged their williness to run segments on the event. Event Organizers: Steve Shapson, Director of Operations, Media Liason c/o Force 10 Foils/Screamin' Tuna Surf Shop 10920 N. Port Washington Rd. Mequon, WI 53092 USA 414-241-8862(5483 fax) email: force10@execpc.com Steve Albright, Racing Director, 2176 Nash Ave., Britt, IA 50423 (515)843-4589, fax 582-6302 Mike Delfar, Registration/Hospitality Director = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =