Kitepix Magazine No.6 April - June 2015 | Page 78

The Real water sports Triple-S Invitational is the pinnacle of kiteboarding in North America. With a world class slick and slider park in the back yard, Real puts on one hell of an event. Riders come from across the globe to compete in the prestigious event. With such a high calibre event taking place on a small sand bar in the ocean, you can imagine the crowd the event pulls in. The event is always held in the slick just 1/2 km upwind of Real water sports’ backyard. There is a large pier in the slick on which spectators are able to watch the event from. In 2011 the unthinkable was done - Ryan Evans and Chris Stuckey decided to build a floating raft to get spectators closer to the action while enjoying some drinks! The platform could hold over fifteen people and was complete with an astro turf top and an old couch. The party raft made Triple-S history and got spectators, friends and family even closer to the action. This was just the beginning…