Friday, 10 September 2021 23:57
Ranks of elite kiteboard racers swelled by foiling natives dreaming of Olympic glory
The roster of young kiteboarding athletes who have braved coronavirus restrictions to make it to the start line of the Formula Kite European Championships, has grown dramatically as the countdown to the event’s Olympic debut has begun. More young teenagers than ever have turned up to attend the biggest regatta of the year so far, being staged on the Mediterranean, off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Lès-Maguelone beach in the south of France. Yet, on the third of five scheduled days of competition, the young athletes—among the stellar fleet of 91 men and 40 women from 29 countries and five continents—were again disappointed when…
Thursday, 09 September 2021 22:54
Aspiring young kiteboard racers battle for gold at Europeans in France
On the second of the five scheduled days of the regatta being staged on the Mediterranean, off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Les-Maguelone beach, southern France, the wind failed to show up and no racing was possible. Ninety-one men and 40 women from 29 countries and five continents have navigated coronavirus restrictions to do battle on the bay of Aigues-Mortes and set the clock ticking on the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, when Formula Kite will make its debut on the race track off Marseille just along the Mediterranean coast. Swelling the ranks of Formula Kite athletes, are 18 young International…
Wednesday, 08 September 2021 23:34
French title-holder opens defence of European crown with clean sweep on home waters
Reigning Formula Kite European champion, France’s Axel Mazella, began the defence of his title with a peerless, perfect record on the opening day of racing of the 2021 competition in fresh breezes off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Les-Maguelone beach, southern France. The 24-year-old, battling in one of the three men’s qualifying fleets, fought off stiff challenges from spectacularly quick and ferociously competitive rivals, that included countryman and reigning world champion Nico Parlier, to scoop five bullets. None of the other kiteboard racers vying for supremacy in the two other qualifying fleets, could match his stellar feat in the choppy Mediterranean bay of…
Tuesday, 07 September 2021 21:44
Stellar field of kiteracers poised to fight for European titles in Montpellier
A packed roster of top kiteracers is set to do battle for the prized Formula Kite European Championship crowns at the spiritual home of kiteboarding on the waters off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Les-Maguelone beach, southern France. The competitors in the Olympic event, 91 men and 40 women from 30 nations worldwide, have navigated sometimes onerous coronavirus restrictions to take to the start line for five epic days of racing. The elite athletes—among them a clutch of former and reigning world champions—will be joined by a fleet of 18 young aspiring kiteboarders fighting for the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) A’s European Championship…
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Thursday, 02 September 2021 16:46
RANKINGS UPDATE 31 AUGUST 2021
World Sailing, the governing body for the sport, has published the first World Sailing Rankings including the new Olympic events for Paris 2024. The full World Sailing (WS) ranking lists, results from all WS graded events, throughout the year, ranking release dates and the method of calculation for the Rankings can be found at www.sailing.org/rankings. Any questions or errors should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Errors must be received within 48 hours of release date for the rankings to be re-calculated. It is the responsibility of the Competitor and/or Event Organising Authority to check and report any error. The initial rankings…
Monday, 23 August 2021 13:47
TONI VODISEK (SLO) WINS OVERALL AT THE 2021 PAN AMERICANS, LOBO and O'BRIEN TAKE CONTINENTAL TITLES
The decision to introduce foiling Formula kites for the 2024 Paris games, proved to be the right move forward, judging by the looks on the public faces on Cabarete beach this past weekend. People were amazed by the speeds, and airplane like boards flying above water. For five consecutive days 21 sailors from 10 countries battled in winds ranging from 8 to 18 knots, in the famous wind and waves of Cabarete, in the Dominican Republic. The qualifying races were held in open ocean with all the fleet racing together. For the last day sailors were divided to Gold, Silver,…
Sunday, 18 July 2021 18:33
MAXIMILIAN MAEDER (SGP) AND JULIA DAMASIEWICZ (POL) WIN THE 2021 FORMULA KITE U19 WORLD CHAMPIONS
A cloudy, rainy and windless day turned out to be dazzling and beautiful for the newly crowned young World Champions after eight fast paced races of the Medal Series in the Formula Kite Men and the A’s Youth Foil fleets, and one single race for the Formula Kite Women. It all came down to the sailors who had been leading the series for the whole week to defending their positions and conquering the World titles: Maximilian Maeder (SGP) in the Formula Kite Men, Jan Koszowski (POL) in the A’s Youth Foil and Julia Damasiewicz (POL) in the Formula Kite Women.
Saturday, 17 July 2021 18:28
MEDAL SERIES TOMORROW FOR THE TOP 14 IN THE FORMULA KITE MEN, 3 MORE RACES FOR THE WOMEN
A cloudy and almost windless morning in Gizzeria, Italy, welcomed the 65 young competitors at Hang Loose Beach on the penultimate day of the 2021 Formula Kite U10 and A’s Youth Foil World Championship. Everyone was looking up, hoping for the wind to blow as so many positions were at stake with only one day to go before the Medal Series on 'Super Sunday'. The clouds were gone by noon thanks to a light breeze that filled the air and the three fleets were right out on the water for what turned out to become another day with great sailing conditions.
Friday, 16 July 2021 18:39
MAEDER AND DAMASIEWICZ REMAIN DOMINANT ON DAY 3
Four more races are on the scoreboard tonight for all of the three fleets of young athletes from 25 countries. On day three of the U19 and A's Youth Foil World Championships in Gizzeria, Italy, the conditions were back to classic, with a thermic breeze going from 12 knots in the first race to around 20 in the afternoon, flat sea and the air much cooler than the previous days for everyone’s happiness.
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