Kite Foil Racing
Kite Foil Racing, also known as foilboarding, hydrofoil kiteboarding, or foil kitesurfing, is a form of kiteboarding. A kite is used to propel a rider standing on a board in the water. Unlike in kitesurfing, the board has a hydrofoil under the board which allows to board to rise above the surface of the water.
Kite Foil RacingThe benefit of the hydrofoil is that it minimizes the effects of choppy or rough conditions. Also the rider can angle higher into the wind than on traditional kiteboards and are able to race in light wiinds.
Kiteboarding is set to make its Summer Olympic Games debut in Marseille at Paris 2024, as part of the Sailing at the Olympic Games. The format will be Kite-foil races (Formula Kite).
Similar Sports
- Kite boarding — a group of sports that use a kite for power and a board for support, such as:
- Snowkiting — a snow-based, kite-powered sport, while riding on a snowboard or on snow skis.
- Kitesurfing — a board and kite are used on the water for different events.
- Kite Landboarding — using a kite and wind power to manoeuver a huge skateboard-type board over land.
- Surfing — participants stand on a surfboard, and use the waves for propulsion.
- Sailing — a sport that involves moving a boat by using the power of the wind.
- Kite Fighting — battle to cut the lines on the opponents' kites
- Sport Kite — using a stunt kite to fly the kite in several patterns in time to background music.
Related Pages
- About Air Sports
- Sailing at the Olympic Games
- Kiteboarding at the Olympic Games
- Kite Foil Racing - a new Olympic Sport [Blog Post]
- Complete list of sports
- The Encyclopedia of Sports
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