World Sailing claim the partnership with the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) and the Global Kitesports Association (GKA) will help avoid calendar conflicts and "further develop the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This video shows what it’s like to approach the mythical 54-knot (62.1 mph, 100 kmh) speed barrier, considered the supersonic ...

Seawing made headlines a few years back as the first and only automated kite sailing system in the world. Developed by the French startup Airseas, it proposed a unique mechanism for harnessing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a ...

The 1,700-sq. foot kite sail flies 600 feet above the yacht to provide additional propulsion to its hybrid engines. Turns out kites can offer more than just fun at the beach. Meet Project ICE, a ...

Great Britain's Ellie Aldridge said she "still can't believe" she won gold in the women's kite sailing final at Paris 2024, adding it felt "overwhelming". The 27-year-old became the inaugural Olympic ...

The higher the altitude, the faster and steadier the wind blows. That’s the concept behind this Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano, raising a kite high enough to catch winds that might not even exist at the ...

What comes next for an 18-year-old three-time world champion and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year? How about schooling in basics she might have missed along the way to those three world titles in ...

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing Training - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - July 27, 2024. Denis Taradin of Cyprus, Qibin Huang of China and Dor Zarka of Israel in action during men's ...

The first Junior Kitesports Freestyle World Cup, which is due to run from April 7 to 10, and the Kitefoil Silver Cup GP World Series from May 12 to 16 have both been improperly designated as world ...