March 6-9, 2014 marked the 3rd year for the one of the best local kiteboarding competitions in all of Cabarete, The D.R. Open Kiteboarding Competition. All of the local stars were on Bozo Beach and ready to show off their skills to the crowd and the international riders who also came to compete. Ultimately, hometown Starkites rider Luis Alberto Cruz stomped the competition and rode away with the first place trophy.
Luis is scheduled to ride the entire PKRA Tour with Starkites and is currently in Morocco getting ready for the 2nd event of the season, The Dakhla Kiteboarding World Cup, which will showcase a mix of freestyle and wave riding. Of course, Luis will enter the freestyle portion of the competition and is hoping to out ride the competition and bring home the first place trophy. The last PKRA event was in Panama, where local rider Robinson Hilario placed 2nd.
There should be a bunch of new videos coming out in the next few days documenting what we have all been calling “The Road to Morocco.” Kite Beach Inn will be on the case and posting as much about our local riders as we can in the next few days. For now you can enjoy the video put together by Starkites featuring Luis Alberto Cruz from the D.R. Open.