Most of the times the first trials of innovative vehicles are successful, but sometimes the ending is far from happy. Just a month ago, what was described as a revolutionary racing yacht with foiling ...
Between appearances at America’s Cup World Series events — the next is Toulon, France, in September — it’s been all business for the Cup teams training in Bermuda and at their bases elsewhere. While ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tragic accident has claimed the life of a promising young kite foil racer, just weeks before he was to make his debut at the ...
Jackson James Rice’s death made headlines — and rocked the kite foil racing community — in June after he passed away at the age of 18. The late athlete’s father, Darren Rice, confirmed his son’s death ...
“It’s what the kids want to be doing,” says the America’s Cup skipper, wearing the Red Bull cap of his sponsor, a brand that promotes extreme sports. “These boats are awesome to sail,” says the ...
MARSEILLE, France, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Billed as the fastest sport of the Olympics, kiteboarding makes its Games debut on Sunday, promising action-packed racing as the foiling kite sailors try to avoid ...
The catamaran pivots hard on its foils, flying six feet above the water. What sounds like a jet overhead is actually the boat responding as the 15-knot gusts hit the “wings”—the stiff 95-foot-high ...
What are they doing out there ‘surfing’ above the flat water with that bright sail? If you have visited lakes in the Truckee-Tahoe region this summer, you may have seen “wing foilers” racing back and ...
Canada Ocean Racing announced on April 30 that it has signed British offshore sailing superstar Pip Hare to compete in The Ocean Race Europe 2020. The team is preparing to reveal a new foiling IMOCA ...