© IKA media/ Robert Hajduk: Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot celebrate on the beachFeatured Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s […]
HIGHLIGHTS Moderate breeze between 14 to 17 knots Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet Nolot almost as dominant in the women With only the Medal Series remaining, some riders get closer to Olympic selection On day five of the 2024 Formula […]
© IKA media/ Robert Hajduk. Max Maeder continues to set the standard Featured HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– […]
© IKA media/ Robert Hajduk: Avoiding the big mistakes was hard to do in winds gusting to 28 knotsFeatured HIGHLIGHTS– Wind gusting between 22 to 28 knots, so a day for the small kites– French women continue to hold top 3 overall, with Nolot on top– […]
HIGHLIGHTS
– Wind varying between 8 and 20 knots makes for tough kite decisions
– Dominant French women hold top 3 overall
– Strong GBR female performance too
– Brazil’s Bruno Lobo wins 3 heats to jump to 5th in the men
– World Champion Max Maeder leads
© IKA media/ Robert Hajduk: Lucy Bilger (NZL) on the edge of control Day 1 rewards the Port Tack Pioneers HIGHLIGHTS– Wind from 3 to 15 knots in Mar Menor– Gomez port-tack starts his way to a first race bullet– Two race wins for Valentin Bontus, […]
Mar Menor opens the Olympic season HIGHLIGHTS The 2024 Formula Kite European Championship is about to get underway in Los Alcazares, Mar Menor, in Spain. Taking place from 18 to 24 March this is the first major event of the kitefoil racing season. With just a […]
This year, the most important event for national kite racing will also serve as a prelude to the last official test for European Olympic athletes on their way to the 2024 Paris Games.. The top national Kite event will also serve this year as a prelude […]
This year, Los Alcázares will host the European Formula Kite Championship from 16 to 24 March, just over three months before the great Paris 2024 Olympic Games The Mar Menor will once again be the scene of an Olympic class event, after 24 years since its […]