2020 Ford Kuga Formula Kite Individual European Championships
Olympic kites ready to battle for first place in the first showdown during the Formula Kite Europeans in Poland.
The five leading racing kite brands whose innovative offerings have been approved for the upcoming four-year cycle of the Olympic Games are eagerly anticipating the first major showdown at the European Individual Formula Kite Championships in Poland later this month.
The contest at Puck is the first opportunity after August 10, the day after the Tokyo 2020 Games ended, for new registered production kites and hydrofoils approved by the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) Technical Committee. ) to compete in a Formula Kite. race.
After years of development by designers well aware that they will not be able to change their designs for the next four years of Formula Kite competitions, the pressure was on to find a winner that would survive judging until late 2021 when World Sailing (WS ) will grant licenses to those who pass the test.
Good initial results will be key to generating sales and recouping substantial investment in the coming years as the growing number of national team athletes accelerate training in pursuit of gold in the kite's debut on the course at the Paris Olympics. 2024 in Marseille.
But the market leaders Ozone and Flysurfer have already risen to the challenge . His new kites reflect two divergent philosophies: Flysurfer's VMG2 is hailed as revolutionary, while Ozone's dominant R1 in its V4 iteration is billed as evolutionary, refining the R1's pace and all-round ease of use that won him over. legions of followers and countless titles. .