The 2012 East Coast Sport Kite Championships will be held May 25-28th, 2012 in Wildwood, NJ.  If you would like to participate, please download, print, complete, and mail the registration form to Sky Festivals in order to sign up to compete.

Event Information from Beatrix:

There will be a host of changes for this year’s event as follows . . . 

First, there will be a simultaneous event taking place which will utilize much of the Convention Center (CC) on Sat & Sun.  What this obviously equates to is at this very moment,  I do not have a place for indoor kite flying for these two days.  Rest assured, I understand how important this is to many folks and am working diligently on securing another location.  There is the possibility of not having any indoor space on Sat or Sun; the other side to the coin is that we do have availability of one of the halls (as we've previously utilized) on Mon.  I've already reached out to my op’s folks for this aspect and they are game to move forward with Mon's World Indoor Kite Competition, so that WILL still take place.  I am also looking in to the Indoor Mega Fly returning.  Please note, the registration form will indicate indoor kite flying is still taking place as I am cautiously optimistic!

Second, while we will still be breaking bread together on Sun evening, we will not have a formal banquet in the CC; rather, an a la carte dinner will take place at a local restaurant.  Per-party checks will be available.  PLEASE ENSURE that when you complete your registration forms you notate if you'll be attending the Sun night dinner as I MUST provide the restaurant a head count. 

Other changes / confirmations include:

*  there will be no indoor or outdoor workshops;

*  there will be no kite exhibit room;

*  there will be no SFP office in the CC - the new "office" will be within the Festival Field Tent (FFT);

*  kites will still be hung in the south lobby;

*  the auction on Sat night will still take place in the ballroom;

*  registration for Fri afternoon and Sat a.m. will take place at the FFT;

*  kite sales will take place in the FFT;

*  no worries, I'm still getting the port-a-pottie

Event Organizer

Beatrix Pelton
732-822-4884
Contact the Organizer via Email

Re lodging reservations, if you haven’t already made them, make them now – there is another large new event that is taking place this year over Memorial Day weekend and rooms will be going fast.

Once again the Friday evening all-you-can-eat buffet social is being put on by our one and only South Jersey Kite Flyers club for the mere price of $10 per person.  This event is a staple at the festival, the food is awesome, the camaraderie is great, and the club & volunteers do a spectacular job – and there’s usually a raffle or two (or more) going on!

Speaking of food, Sunday evening’s dinner gathering will take place at Little Italy (our normal Monday evening spot) at 5401 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest at 7:00pm.  Take a leisurely seven-block stroll with the gang as we meet up on the front stoops of the host hotel, drive yourself down, or hop on the infamous tram car.  Keep in mind, this is the area’s opening weekend and the restaurant will be VERY busy – they are doing us a true favor in even taking our large group and they will attempt to accommodate us as best as possible.  Having said this, there are a few items you may wish to note . . .

*  please, be sure to indicate if you are attending on the registration form as I must provide the restaurant with a head count;

*  Wildwood Crest is a dry town – if you’d like to engage in consuming alcoholic beverages, there is a liquor store 1 ½ blocks away;

*  while our reservation is for 7:00pm, there may be a slight delay;

*  for those of you who attend Monday evening’s dinner here, you know we usually have the back room; while this is the game plan for Sunday nights dinner, we  may not have the room all to ourselves;

*  all tables must be full, i.e., if there is a four-top then one party of four or two parties of two need to fill the table; if there’s three folks for a four-top, then I wouldn’t worry too much about the fourth seat;

*  each party, not each individual  may request their own check; keep in mind this will take your order a few more moments to get to you;

*  the full menu will be available for you to order from, there are no restrictions nor a set menu;

*  because we will be a large party, 18% gratuity will automatically be added to each party’s check

Regarding Monday nights dinner, a second stop at Little Italy sounds great with me as their food is great and their menu is diversified, though if anyone has any other suggestions, please feel free to email me  (again, reservations need to be made).