The 2017 Solaire Blue Open has seen some really creative and progressive riding. “Blue Palawan is not only one of the best locations for a park in the world, but it’s also one of the best parks out there. High quality welded HDPE features give riders the chance to ride and compete in a safe and consistent environment. Blue also provides riders with the opportunity to build more risky features if they wish (such as the bamboo rail). Blue has certainly given the riders and the KPL the ultimate park environment.” says judge Alex Rowdy. With the Men’s and Women’s Finals all wrapped up, we spoke with Eric Rienstra about all the epic action that went down. Women’s Heat 2 saw Sensi Graves pull out a few KPL ‘firsts’ with a ledge step up on the North Kiteboarding Box and Frontside 540s both ways on the kicker. Her highest score came on the Rooftop with a 180 Front 5050 Pretzel 270 Back Lip 270 scoring a 6. Colleen Carroll was able to come from behind with the highest scoring port kicker hit and a Toe Back 3 Melan which scored a 4.1. Annelous Lammerts took a relatively safe approach but …