By Dave Santos on  Aug. 11, 2019

28036Re: [AWES] Caribbean Foiling Championships


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.

On Sunday, August 11, 2019, 02:14:59 PM CDT, joe_f_90032@yahoo.com wrote:
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https://www.sail-world.com/news/220789/Caribbean-Foiling-Championships-2020

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"Kiteboarding is to become a full Olympic sailing event after World Sailing’s (WS) Council approved a submission that will see athletes take the stage at the Paris 2024 Games."

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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? 

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tags: foil, kite foil, kite foiling, FFAWE, two media, moving anchor, kiteboarding, kitesurfing.

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