sentences:  In the first year under the Velocity Games umbrella, the events attracted more than 50,000 spectators, according to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.The Velocity Games event was almost cancelled before it began when one of its co-founders, Peter Nordby, was killed in a kiteboarding accident six months before the event was set to launch in May 2003.The organizers put the event planning on hold, but due to the urging of the windsurfing and kiteboarding communities, the planning resumed in time for its scheduled Memorial Day Weekend opening date.