Formula Kite: the 40 qualified athletes for Paris 2024
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Kiteboarding will make its Olympic debut in Paris 2024. Here is everything you must know about the event and the qualified athletes. After two decades of waiting, kiteboarders will participate in the Olympic Games for the first time in the sport's history. The inaugural Olympic kiteboarding program will take place at Marseille Marina, the official Paris 2024 sailing venue, in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. The water conditions near Marseille's coast are ideal for competitors due to consistent winds and a coast that aligns well with the prevailing winds.  Additionally, the absence of ..read more
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Andrea Principi wins 2023 Red Bull King of the Air
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4M ago
In an electrifying display of kiteboarding prowess, 19-year-old Italian Andrea Principi has been crowned the champion of the prestigious Red Bull King of the Air competition, held in Cape Town, South Africa. The young kiteboarding prodigy demonstrated exceptional skill and innovation, winning the hearts of thousands of spectators and viewers worldwide. Amidst the challenging gale-force winds off the Cape Town coast, Principi delivered a performance that will be etched in the annals of the sport ..read more
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Flexifoil is for sale
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5M ago
Legendary British kiteboarding brand Flexifoil is for sale. In 1972, graduates Ray Merry and Andrew Jones from Newcastle upon Tyne University set out to create a wind sculpture. Unexpectedly, they ended up crafting a power kite. Soon after, they christened their invention "Flexifoil ..read more
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The chronicle of a post-apocalyptic kite photo
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6M ago
My name is Jeremy Blatti, but my friends call me Jay. I live in Lausanne, Switzerland. As an amateur photographer, I combine my passion for photography with my passion for outdoor activities, travel, and sport. I regularly take my camera with me on these occasions, which is where I take most of my shots ..read more
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Andrea Principi wins 2023 Red Bull Megaloop
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6M ago
After a four-year wait for the perfect storm, one of the fiercest kitesurfing events in the world has been contested once again in the Netherlands. Italy's Andrea Principi has been crowned Red Bull Megaloop champion after 16 world-class riders put on a spectacular kitesurfing show during an autumn storm in Zandvoort, The Netherlands. With the brutal gusts swirling all around at Wind Force 8, Principi displayed a high level of style, creativity, skill, and strength to execute the tricks that landed him one of the most coveted titles in the sport ..read more
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How to make universal kite pigtails
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1y ago
Pigtails are one of the most underrated kiteboarding accessories. They're extremely useful but also expensive. Learn how to make a kite pigtail. Colored kite pigtails serve multiple purposes. These small bendable items always come in handy if you're using and controlling a single kite bar with multiple brands you own or use regularly ..read more
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A's Youth Foil Class: the pathway to Olympic Formula Kite
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2y ago
Formula Kite is the new fast and furious Olympic class, and the acrobatic skills of the riders while moving at breathtaking speed may look out of this world, but there is a simple and fun way to get there. It's called the A's Youth Foil Class, and since 2021, it has been the pathway to Olympic kite foiling. The introduction of a class that will upskill young athletes aspiring to compete in the Formula Kite class has been a long-standing idea ..read more
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Nuno "Stru" Figueiredo towed up 80 meters above Nazaré
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2y ago
Nuno "Stru" Figueiredo is taking his kite stunt adventures seriously. This time, the Portuguese got towed up in the skies of Praia do Norte. Who said Nazaré is a surfers-only arena? Nuno "Stru" is a well-known face at the world's most famous beach break. On November 8, 2017, the 44-year-old daredevil from Porto wrote his name on the Guinness World Records for riding the largest ever kitesurfing wave. After carefully analyzing the wave, the officials set Nuno's Nazaré wave at 62-feet (19 meters). But this time, the Portuguese had a new (and dangerous) challenge. The goal was to perform a tow-u ..read more
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How to find the area of a kite
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2y ago
In theory, and geometrically speaking, the original kite is a quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent sides that are adjacent to one another. Kites are an old human invention. The earliest depiction of a kite dates from 9,500-9,000 years B.C. It was found in a mesolithic period cave painting in Muna Island, Indonesia ..read more
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SeaWing: the giant kite that propels vessels across the ocean
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2y ago
AirSeas announced the installation of the first automated kite propulsion system on a commercial vessel. The cargo ship named "Ville de Bordeaux" was built in 2004, sails under the French flag, and is owned and operated by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. The ro-ro ship, the designation given to vessels designed to transport wheeled cargo such as cars, buses, trucks, and railroad vehicles, is expected to deploy the 1,000-square-meter SeaWing kite in January 2022 ..read more
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