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Aug. 11, 2019 Joe Faust
1. https://www.sail-world.com/news/220789/Caribbean-Foiling-Championships-2020
=============== 2. =============== Will any of the involved kite systems feature air RATs or hydro turbines? Will participants and spectators become more able to think about and appreciate a wider world of energy kite systems? ===============
tags: foil, kite foil, kite foiling, FFAWE, two media, moving anchor, kiteboarding, kitesurfing. ============================ |
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Dave Santos The
Olympic Kiteboarding rules competition will be between simple boards vs
foil boards, LEIs vs parafoils, freestyle vs speed around a course.
What about stunt kiting? It hardly matters which fine option first puts
kite sports into Olympic play; the kites are coming.
None
of the kite systems currently under consideration involve RATs or
hydro-turbines because such complications are low TRL that would at
first only reduce net traction power with added cost and complexity,
creating a tech race more than an athletic event. Olympic events try to
equalize gear as much as possible. Non-Olympic open "Cup" and record
competitions will naturally adopt more open rules. How about Fort
Felker on an electric foil-board driven by an M600 for a Gold Medal?
Note:
A Kiwee1 AWES could in principle direct-drive a hydro-turbine board for
DUW sailing.
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