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LOCAL Monday 3 July 2017

Kicking Off Tuesday, July 4 :
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Aruba Hi-Winds Ready for Its Exciting 31 Edition!
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highest jump and it will be
measured electronically!
Aruba Hi-Winds is not only
a sport feast, but it also
means musical entertain-
ment: DJ’s and live bands
will perform on weekend
nights, such as DJ CJ and
Full Chemistry performing
on Friday after the Cami-
nata; on Saturday 8: Travel
Session and Kawura and
on Sunday 9: Alain Rock-
ney, Honeypot and DJ
Nutzbeat
Together with the Aruba
FISHERMEN’S HUTS - The ta is organized. With live Hi-Winds committee mem-
month of July is here and music and a raffle this fun bers, the organizers of the
so locals as well as interna- beach walk will be the fun- event, Arnaud Plas and
tional windsurfers and kite- niest Caminata on the is- Ruben Metz, have worked
boarders are getting their land and it will start at 5:30, hard to put together a
gear ready for the annual Friday afternoon. great event.
Aruba Hi-Winds, the larg- In the weekend of July 7 They are inviting everyone
est water sports event of its until 10, the windsurfers who loves sun, sea, wa-
kind in the Caribbean. This and kiteboarders alike will tersports, cold beer and
year, the event is celebrat- start with their competi- live entertainment to write
ing its 31th anniversary. A tions and will do five long down the Aruba Hi-Winds
lot of things have changed distance races. And in the at Fishermen’s Huts (July 4
since the early years, in the meantime kitesurfers will till 10) in their agendas to
late 80’s, early 90’s, when battle it out in front of the be sure not to miss it. Find us
professional windsurfers become an important Aruba can boast several Fisherman’s Huts for our on Facebook and ‘Like’ us
used to come to Aruba to part of the event, as is the talented windsurfers: Sar- new discipline the Big Air to stay up to date. Further
compete. Aruba Hi-Winds, Mountain Bike competi- ah-Quita Offringa, multiple competition! The competi- information to be found on
however, has always man- tion. Aruba Hi-Winds has world champion freestyle tors will try to make their www.hiwindsaruba.comq
aged to follow the latest moved with the times and and slalom, was raised on
trends. In the past 20 years, it is here to stay, so expect this island and has been a
it was a popular amateur the beach of Fisherman’s participant at the Aruba
event, bringing in partici- Huts to fill up with colorful Hi-Winds through the years.
pants from the Americas, sails and enthusiastic ath- The same counts for Ethan
Europe and the Carib- letes once again in the first Westera, who just recently
bean. Kiteboarding has week of July. claimed the title of IFCA
Slalom World Champion.
He will be in action at this
edition of Aruba Hi-Winds.
This year the Aruba Hi-
Winds starts on Tuesday,
July 4, there will be the kick
off of the event and the
kids will start their first big air
competition,
The next day, windsurfers
will start with their slalom
races out on the ocean.
Friday it will be time for
something new. This year,
the first Hi-Winds Camina-