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Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 2:53 pm
by james
They had the Same dismissive shit thrown at them, the difference was they were not throwing it at each other...
Windsurf is staying as two medals but with new equipment
Kite has to be mixed as the class that has now been removed was also a mixed class also it keeps the gender balance the same
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 2:55 pm
by downunder
Well, I know of one piece of equipment
This is the 'official' board for TT racing:
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:13 pm
by edt
Apparently that design is so your board doesn't "go under" the chop . . . . because I guess you are bad at kiteboarding? Hilarious.
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:19 pm
by Peert
Should the non competitive kitesailors
care about this all? Does it impact me?
Will the official sailing body's now help us/fund us to keep kitesail
spots open?
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:52 pm
by Mossy 757
Peert wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 3:19 pm
Will the official sailing body's now help us/fund us to keep kitesail
spots open?
I think that's the question, what commitment will US Sailing make to domestically advance the sport. They're pretty tight with StFYC on the left coast, and there are a couple of kiters up in the Newport, RI area where their headquarters are. What impact will it have on, for example, Miami to know that these "nuisance kiters" are a part of a nationally sponsored Olympic program? Could be good or bad, but either way it's going to be "more serious" in a sense going forward.
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 4:40 pm
by james
downunder wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 2:55 pm
Well, I know of one piece of equipment
This is the 'official' board for TT racing:
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For the YOG
Actually any twin tip can be used, that particular one has been very successful in the Asian countries that have held trials/sending athletes
Long water line narrow with flip tips makes sense if your trying to go fast in chop especially if the wind is light
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 5:41 pm
by edt
james wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 4:40 pm
Actually any twin tip can be used, that particular one has been very successful in the Asian countries that have held trials/sending athletes
Long water line narrow with flip tips makes sense if your trying to go fast in chop especially if the wind is light
Ah that's interesting. Are you sure it's just not the biggest board from the available list? bigger board = faster. If the flyrace twintip was available I would ride that. It's by far the fastest twintip I've ever ridden and you can almost hydrofoil on the center mast.
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:23 pm
by james
The YOG format is down wind slalom sonits gotvto. E fast and manouverable
Any production twin tip and production LEI kite
Easy to buy, relatable and no more expensive than a regular set up
Re: Kiteboarding is officially sailing, gets its own medal for Paris 2024
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:08 pm
by Toby
Mossy 757 wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 3:52 pm
Peert wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 3:19 pm
Will the official sailing body's now help us/fund us to keep kitesail
spots open?
I think that's the question, what commitment will US Sailing make to domestically advance the sport. They're pretty tight with StFYC on the left coast, and there are a couple of kiters up in the Newport, RI area where their headquarters are. What impact will it have on, for example, Miami to know that these "nuisance kiters" are a part of a nationally sponsored Olympic program? Could be good or bad, but either way it's going to be "more serious" in a sense going forward.
that's we all hope for...keeping access and reopen beaches for us. The only thing that would affect normal kiters..and that's positive!