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Kiteboard or catamaran hydrofoil: which is faster? Ten-time kitesurf world champion Gisela Pulido challenges the Spanish Impulse team, finalists at the Red Bull Youth America's cup.
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The Defender GKA-Kite Surf World Cup is back in Sylt, Germany at the North Sea and the Hydrofoil Big Air competition bangs in once again. Charles Brodel (FRA) takes the win in Sylt with an ...
Crazy onboard footage shows the kite-powered SP80 trimaran ... You might expect the world's fastest sailboat to levitate out of the water on a low-drag hydrofoil – but no. Swiss team SP80 ...
The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour hosted three Big Air disciplines - TwinTip, Hydrofoil, and Surfboard - on the shores of Jericoacoara, Brazil, from November 5th to 9th. Making its debut at ...
Sailing events you should know. 49er men and 49erFX women: Named after its hull length of 4.99 meters, the 49er is a two-handed skiff. Formula kite men and women: It's also known as kiteboarding ...
While windsurf and kite boards rest on the water’s surface, hydrofoils hover above it. As these boards move forward, the fin beneath them, called a foil, lifts them out of the water, reducing ...
Last year, CargoKite tested a 9 metre catamaran with a kite system and hydrofoils in the Atlantic ocean. The company is now in the design phase of its full-size vessel and the construction of its ...
Kite foil racer Jackson James Rice died on Saturday, ... In kit foil racing specifically, the board has a hydrofoil under it which gives surfers the ability to rise about the surface of the water.
Then there was kite surfing. Now there’s wing foiling — a.k.a wing surfing or just “winging” — the latest, greatest, and fastest-growing sport to hit the water.
Alexandre Caizergues, one of Syroco’s co-founders (and the holder of several kitesurfing records), will be the pilot in charge. “We have two wings, one in the air and one in the water,” he says.