Sail Melbourne would like to confirm that, in light of the decision by ISAF on 10 November 2012 to remove Kite-boarding from the Olympic Class line up for 2016 Olympic Games, kite boarding WILL continue to be embraced as part of its Invited Class Program during the ISAF Sailing World Cup – Sail Melbourne, to be hosted at Sandringham Yacht Club, 2-8 December 2012.
As a key addition to the invited class program, Sail Melbourne's first in class Race Management Team will continue to provide a competitive platform for kite boarder from around the world. Racing Formats will remain the same, entailing course racing and a final-day medal race as originally planned, in line with the IKA Class Rules 2012.
With more than 60 entries, this year's kite boarding at Sail Melbourne is set to be an amazing competition and we look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne in December!
For further details log onto http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/ or contact Alex McKinnon in our Regatta Office on +61 3 95970066 Ext 3 followed by the number 2.
from http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kite ... Melbourne/