Rotary Club of Dipolog facilitates 1^st PAGSALABUK KITE FLYING competition

In line with the celebration of the 7^th Dipolog Pagsalabuk Festival, the Rotary Club of Dipolog with its chairman Mr. Bryan Lim together with Mr. Lyndon Seediet facilitated a kite flying competition last May 25, 2005, 2:15 in the afternoon at the Foreshore and Development Project.

The Pagsalabuk kites laid down at the Dipolog Boulevard before take-off

A kite is painted by its artist before letting it fly

Kite flyers scramble for speed and velocity for their respective kites to take flight

Rotarian Lyndon Seediet guides the competitors as they begin the kite flying contest

Registration started at about 1:00 o’ clock in the afternoon and before it the registration was closed, kite flying enthusiasts were busy preparing their kites and observing the air direction in order to come up with a good strategy. There were some who made and registered their kite at the last minute. Kites of different sizes, colors, shapes and designs were the main attraction at the moment.

Amazing as what The Daily Dipolognon has observed, the contestants, facilitators as well as all of the spectators of the said event ignored the warmth of the summer breeze, what matters most is the fun and thrill of seeing the kites fly up into the air over the picturesque Dipolog Boulevard.

Kite registration started at about 1:00 o’ clock in the afternoon.

Polly Abucay holds his kite up high and proud after grabbing 1st place in the open category.

Scenes from the 1st Pagsalabuk Kite Flying Contest held at the Foreshore Development Project.

The entries were divided into three categories; the elementary category, participants should be 12 years old and below, secondary 13-20 years of age and the Open category, 20 years old and above. The judging depends on the kites’ ground form, flight characteristics and flight time (3 minutes). The winners are the following:

Special Award worth P200 was given to Pep Yaco and P100 were given to all the non-winners. The event ends successfully leaving everyone with a great smile.