Wednesday, 19 July 2023 07:59
Calabria STRAORDINARIA
After a big week of racing for the A’s YouthFoil class, Gizzeria promises to deliver glamour conditions for the Formula Kite U21 Worlds.Strong entry with 63 boys and 23 girls from 27 countries and six continentsLast year's champions Maximilian Maeder from Singapore, and Polish rider Nina Arcisz, return to defend their titles.
Monday, 29 May 2023 08:29
Edge-of-Seat victories for Italy and France
Breeze of 7 to 10 knotsPégourié prevails in nailbiting three-way battle for girls’ titlePianosi overtakes Huang to take gold in the boys’ fleetHéloïse Pégourié overcame the odds to win a last-gasp gold in Torregrande. The French rider becomes the Formula Kite Youth European Champion alongside Italy’s Riccardo Pianosi who won the boys’ title in the under-21 fleet. Pégourié had worn the yellow bib all week, which meant she had an automatic place in the four-rider girls’ final and would only need to win one race on the last day. By her own admission, however, she made quite a few mistakes…
Saturday, 27 May 2023 19:28
Clash of the Titans, and an Omen
Breeze of 8 to 10 knots, later strengthening to 14 to 18 knotsA disastrous clash of kites for two big rivalsFour wins from five for Qibin Huang in the boysA great day for Damasiewicz, four wins from five in the girlsHéloïse Pégourié retains leader’s yellow bib Four wins out of five races from Saturday’s session will give Qibin Huang a lot of confidence going into Sunday’s Medal Series in the Formula Kite Youth European Championship. Torregrande breeze and Sardinian sunshine delivered picture-perfect conditions for high-speed foiling and Huang looked very comfortable across the wind range.
Friday, 26 May 2023 19:15
Damasiewicz battles back against the French
Breeze of 7 to 12 knots, later gusting up to 20 knotsThree wins from four shows Damasiewicz means businessBut Héloïse Pégourié still holds the lead in the girlsQibin Huang of China wins first day of boys’ gold fleet racingJulia Damasiewicz promised herself she could do better, and on day 4 in Torregrande, Sardinia, the Polish rider delivered.
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Friday, 26 May 2023 06:58
Magnificent Seven for Huang and a win for Koska
Breeze of 7 to 9 knots, gusting up to 16 knots later in the day Threat of thunder and lightning brought fleet ashore early Héloïse Pégourié breaks her harness and misses a race Vojtech Koska takes a race off Riccardo Pianosi Qibin Huang of China has seven wins from seven Good day for Turkey in the Masters Worlds Thunder and lightning in the Sardinian sky brought an early close to competition on day two in Torregrande.
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 22:03
Pégourié recovers from tangle to lead the girls
Warm winds of 8 to 16 knots in Torregrande, SardiniaHéloïse Pégourié leads girl’s fleet with three wins from fourRunaway winners from China and Italy in boys’ groups After four races in warm winds of 8 to 16 knots, some clear patterns are already beginning to emerge in the three world-class kitefoiling contests taking place in Torregrande, Sardinia.
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 12:58
Kitefoil Youth ready to race in Sardinia
After a rainy, stormy period of weather across Italy, the weather seems to be coming good in time for the regatta in Torregrande, Sardinia Strong entry in the Youth Europeans, 44 boys and 19 girls from 17 countries and four continents An international group of talented riders are getting ready to contest the Formula Kite Youth European Championship and the Kitefoil Open Masters World Championship in the Marina di Torregrande in Oristano, Sardinia.Taking place from 22 to 28 May 2023, the event is the latest in a long line of world-class kitefoiling regattas to be staged in this part of…
Monday, 13 March 2023 16:01
Formula Kite PanAmericans conclude in Cabarete, DOM
After several days of ideal sailing conditions for training, the weather decided to play games with the 30 competitors, representing an impressive 13 countries, registered to the event. The wind turned to the north on day 1 of the event, but despite the challenging conditions, the 4 scheduled races were completed. Michail Novikov from Vanuatu has returned to racing and it seems that he will be a strong contender, after finishing 2nd in the first race and winning the other three. The rest of the riders would need to wait till the last day of the competition to challenge him, as the waves…
Sunday, 16 October 2022 20:27
First world title for Vodisek, No.6 for Moroz
HIGHLIGHTS Strong onshore breeze of 12 knots building to 20 knots, blue skies and blue water at Poetto Beach Toni Vodisek (SLO) wins his first world title Daniela Moroz (USA) wins her sixth world title Silver and bronze medals go to France, Singapore and Great Britain Poetto Beach saved its best for last, with strong onshore winds and challenging waves to decide the climax of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia. The past six days have produced all kinds of conditions and have made the battle for the men’s and women’s world titles a true test of all-round…
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