Voor de racers onder jullie..

Following the 2016 Kiteboarding Format Evaluations in Santander, Spain from 21-25 March, ISAF has released two reports.
Kiteboarding Evaluation Report

Kiteboarding Technical Report &Kiteboarding Evaluation Report

The reports and recommendations will now go forward to the Equipment Committee and Events Committee at the 2012 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting in Stresa, Italy from 3-6 May. The ISAF Council will make the final decision taking into consideration any recommendation from the Committees.

http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/EC8bKiteboardingTechnicalReport-[12442].pdf

www.sailing.org

the Kiteboard Evaluation Working Party:
Kamen Fillyov - Chair ISAF Windsurfing and Kiteboarding Committee
Bruno de Wannemaeker - ISAF Equipment Committee
Michael Gebhardt - Olympic Windsurfer and professional Kiteboarder
Markus Schwendtner - Executive Secretary, International Kiteboarding Association

the panel of windsurfing, Kiteboarding and race management
experts to prepare a final report for the ISAF Mid-Year meeting:
Tomasz Chamera - ISAF Events Committee
Ilker Bayindir - ISAF Windsurfing & Kiteboarding Committee
Bruno de Wannemaeker - ISAF Equipment Committee
This panel along with Alastair Fox, the ISAF Events Manager, has prepared this Evaluation Report.

In heel de bende is enkel Michael Gebhardt met kiteboard ervaring
(hij heeft een kite foto op zijn Facebook http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Gebhardt/756614631)

Dat wordt weer een wedstrijd met regeltjes en boards waar niemand naar omkijkt terwijl de kitewereld op twintips en wave boards surft.

Safety issues are slightly different for Kiteboarding and it would be essential to have a well-trained team on the racing area (size of committee boats, tangled ropes, cutting the kites, jumping).
CUTTING THE KITES ?? Die denken dat kitesurfers een bende waaghalzen zijn waarbij de kites alsmaar in mekaar vliegen - een perceptie daterend uit 2000-2001