Contest directors are eyeing the conditions for next week as an ideal day to run Oxbow Ride the Sky presented by Naish at Ho'okipa Beach Park. Windguru.com is forecasting epic winds and wave height for this historic one-day windsurfing event on the Valley Isle, but there is also rain in the report, which could possibly put a damper on the event. Oxbow officials and athletes are constantly monitoring the winds and waves of Ho'okipa and we will keep you updated on the latest developments. 

Oxbow Ride the Sky officials will choose the best possible conditions for the single day of competition that will pit 20 world-class windsurfers vying for cash prizes that will be awarded to the highest air and best trick. The highest air will be awarded a $100 per foot and $2,500 will go to best trick winner.

A celebrity panel of watermen will be judging this event: Maui windsurfers Mark Angulo and Baptiste Gossein, as well as 2010 ASP World Longboard Champ Duane DeSoto. They will be judging 20 of the world's best windsurfers in Oxbow Ride the Sky presented by Naish in April. These professional athletes will be competing for highest air, best trick and worst wipeout. 

This event will be held at Ho'okipa Beach Park on the east side of the Valley Isle and its one-month holding period started on April 1. Oxbow Ride the Sky will be livecast performance data broadcasting on www.epicsessions.tv while the event is happening.