One of Cayman’s biggest sporting events will soon take place.
Monster Media and LIME will stage the fifteenth annual LIME Jet Around Cayman jet ski race on 13 June 2011. The Public Beach on Grand Cayman will host over 36 racers participating, which rivals 2009’s peak amount of 37 competitors. This year’s race sees five classes this year in the Pro-Open, Expert-Open, Rookie, Amateur and Veteran.
Much of the focus will be on the international competitors taking part. Team Guadeloupe returns to defend its title though this time with a new group of racers. Cedric Ramassamy, 22, recently finished second in a open class Kawasaki 300 race, Patrick Gounouman, 30, finished third in the 2011 Championship of Guadeloupe in the open class Kawasaki 300, Pascal Gounouman, 24, is one of Guadeloupe’s best Kawasaki 300 riders, Davy Vaitilingon, 25, was world champion in 2007 and Fabrice Limon, 32, is an up-and-coming rider in Guadeloupe.
In addition Rob Greenwald is slated to take part. The American has over sixteen years experience in professional racing and is a four-time US national champion.
Besides the international racers, the Ministry of Sports Tourism for Guadeloupe will be present here along with TV production companies from Guadeloupe and Canada.
On race day a number of activities are slated to take place in a four-on-four co-ed beach volleyball and flag football tournament (put on by the Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation and Cayman Islands Flag Football Association respectively), a kids area featuring a wowballs expo, a bikini show and performances from local dance crews.
A number of events are taking place prior to the race. This Saturday 4 June sees a multi-stop Road Show around Grand Cayman from 11am-3pm. Next Friday 10 June is the kick-off party at Margaritaville 8pm-10pm featuring a live concert.
This year’s Jet Around Cayman is sponsored by LIME, the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Cayman Airways Ltd, Heineken, Butterfield, the Caymanian Compass, Red Bull, Crighton Properties, Weststar TV, Cayman Islands Watercraft Association, Wes-Tec Performance, the Laughter Lounge Comedy Show, Reflections, Fast Signs, Intec Research Sound and Lighting, The Snack Shack Mobile Concession, Titan Security, Paramount Carpets, Paramount Media, Vibe 98.9FM, Spin 94.9FM, and Monster Media.
The deadline for race registration is next Wednesday 8 June. For more details call 949-8423 or e-mail [email protected].
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