This year came with some brutal shorebreak conditions
http://i-to-i.org

"Recap:

Plenty of wind and plenty of shore break this year. Only two competitors made it off the beach, kiters Leif Given and Ramin Afshar, popped right out and were on time for the rabbit start with Leif being the rabbit. Windfoilers Ron Kern and Fernando Martinez made two solid attempts to time things right and get off and running. Ron's second attempt failed and his kit got washed in after not making it over a wave. Disappointed Fernando and Ron decided it wasn't going to happen this year. Meanwhile Leif and Ramin were blazing upwind to the Port Everglades channel marker. Leif rounded the PE mark after 20 minutes and was flying downwind. He crossed perpendicular to Vista Park in about 10 minutes and rounded Hillsboro Inlet channel marker with an elaspsed time of about 40 minutes. Ramin was really cruising along too, but nowhere near the speed Leif was getting on his full Olympic kitefoiling kit. With nobody else to race Ramin came into Vista Park having completed half the I-to-I in about 53 minutes. Leif completed the Hillsboro to Vista upwind leg in about 20 minutes for a total time of 61 minutes 30 seconds. It was impressive to witness."

Pics on the website. Impressive stuff from the kitefoil gang! I sailed with Ron last spring and he had to lift my foil kit (small 5.4 sail) over his head to get it out of the moderate shorebreak. If it was tall enough to wash him back in, it was pretty big!