Monday, 05 November 2018 14:38
World Sailing AGM confirms Kiteboarding for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Yesterday, Sunday 4 November 2018, the Annual General Meeting of World Sailing confirmed the final line-up of events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is made up of delegates from member national authorities (MNA), with each MNA entitled to one vote. Although a decision was made in May 2018, World Sailing's Regulations allow both the Events and Equipment to be amended at the 2018 Annual Conference by World Sailing's Council before ratification at the AGM. The AGM was invited to debate and vote on a proposal from the World Sailing Council meeting of 1 November 2018 to…
Saturday, 14 July 2018 21:37
Guy Bridge and Daniela Moroz win 2018 Formula Kite Europeans in Warnemuende
A week of racing in conditions from 6 to well over 25 knots came to an end yesterday with Guy Bridge and Daniela Moroz taking the overall honors at the kiteboarding event at the 81st edition of the "Warnemuender Woche" in the north of Germany.
Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:05
Updated Formula Kite Class Rules published
World Sailing has published the 2018 Formula Kite Class Rules at http://sailing.org/tools/documents/FK2018CR20180510-[24069].pdfOne of the main changes is the move to an equipment registration cycle in line with the Olympic Quad, with the same equipment being eligible from selection until the day after the next Olympic Games.New licensed builders are added every four years from the list of registered series production equipment, ensuring that equipment evolution takes place between Olympic Cycles, but at the same time there is stability and reliabiliy during the Olympic Quad.Formula Kite equipment is currently used for all Formula Kite World and Continental Championships but also for the…
Friday, 25 May 2018 14:48
ANOC confirm 15 sports and 17 disciplines including Kite Foil Racing for first World Beach Games
A final list of 15 sports and 17 disciplines due to appear at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in San Diego has been confirmed today. The list is essentially the same as what was proposed during San Diego's presentation at the ANOC General Assembly in Prague last November. ANOC have denied facing any pressure from the International Canoe Federation (ICF) in their decision to remove stand-up paddle from the proposed surfing disciplines put forward last year. Shortboard and longboard surfing events are now proposed along with water ski jumping and wakeboarding. It comes amid a…
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Monday, 14 May 2018 22:35
Kiteboarding Clears Hurdle to Make it to Paris 2024 Olympics After World Sailing Mid-Year Meeting Decision
Kiteboarding is to become a full Olympic sailing event after World Sailing’s (WS) Council approved a submission that will see athletes take the stage at the Paris 2024 Games.The Events Committee of World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing including windsurfing and kiteboarding, approved submission M22-18 from the Romanian Sailing Association which includes two events for windsurfing, a new mixed one person dinghy event (i.e.Finn + new lightweight women's boat), a mixed double handed dinghy team event (i.e. 470), and a mixed kiteboarding team event in addition to the five already confirmed events (2x single handed dinghy,…
Thursday, 14 December 2017 22:19
Foiling Formula Kite, Skiffs and Cats announce joint 2018 European Championship in La Rochelle, France
49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, and Male/Female Foiling Kitesurf will compete for the joint 2018 European Championship in La Rochelle, France.These 5 progressive sailing events will wow the nautical French city just one month before the first Olympic qualifiers.Together these events represent some of the most dynamic athletes in sailing. These sailors push modern craft to the highest levels. The 49er, 49erFX, and mixed Nacra 17 are all Olympic class boats currently, and the foiling kitesurfer aims to gain Olympic status for 2024.All five events will also be included in the Aarhus 2018 Sailing World Championship which will also serve as…
Friday, 24 November 2017 18:42
France’s Nico Parlier and Daniela Moroz from the USA crowned Formula Kite World Champions in Oman
France’s Nico Parlier topped off a dramatic week at the Formula Kite World Championships in Oman with a near-perfect exhibition that only served to underscore his dominance and land him the title.In the tense battles of the climactic final day’s Medal Series decider, the French rider’s sheer pace meant he had the title in the bag even before the last race, adding to the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) KiteFoil Class world title that he secured in Italy last month.If anything, the US’s Daniela Moroz was even more dominant in the women’s division. The 16-year-old had already won the IKA Formula…
Friday, 24 November 2017 04:03
Intense clashes as racers push for Medal Series at Oman Formula Kite World Championships
Competition at the Formula Kite World Championships in Oman saw the stakes raised as the leading racers battled to secure a top 10 spot and the chance to go for glory in the Medal Series on the final day on Friday.The duels on the water off Muscat’s Al Mouj beach in the top fleet, with riders battling for position, were intense, with the slightest mistake proving costly in what is undoubtedly the strongest kitefoil racing line-up of the year.France’s Nico Parlier barely put a foot wrong on the penultimate day of the five-day regatta on the Gulf of Oman’s flat…
Thursday, 23 November 2017 03:28
Tight racing at Formula Kite World Championships Oman as France’s Nico Parlier asserts dominance
With the top fleet stacked with the world’s fastest kite racers the battles at the Formula Kite World Championships in Oman just got a lot fiercer in awesome conditions that provided a perfect stage for the riders’ supreme athleticism.France’s Nico Parlier dominated in breezes that freshened and hovered between 9 and 11 knots for much of the day off Muscat’s Al Mouj Beach on the Gulf of Oman, framed by a dramatic mountain backdrop. On smooth waters, Parlier was pushed all the way by his friend and countryman Axel Mazella – who managed to overhaul his rival in race one –…
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