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Kite 2014 french8/11/2023 ![]() Last years winners were Tina Lutz and Susan Beucke of Germany, who won on a blustery final day with a win or swim attitude that was more than the competition could handle. They will be odds on favorites to repeat.įor the 49erFX this is the 6thEuropean Championship. And we can't wait to see the first kite race ever in La Rochelle! This event will be the climax of the 2018 season”,Said Alain Mevellec, president of Société des Régates Rochelaises (SRR).įor the 49er class this is the 22ndEuropean Championship of the class with Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell winning both the Europeans and Worlds last year in their first major championship titles in the 49er. Our ability to race in front of the public at this time of the year will make it a spectacular event. “We're really thrilled to host such an exciting regatta in La Rochelle. ![]() Be prepared for a true spectacle” says Markus Schwendtner, CEO of the International Kiteboarding Association. Competing in France, the “motherland” of kitefoil-racing together with the other high-performance Olympic Classes is another step to showcase progressive equipment and competition formats. ”Being included in this world class event means a lot to us and shows the continued integration of kiteracing into multi-class sailing events. It will also be nice to race alongside our friends from the kitesurfing community, who share a passion for modern sailing technology and a collaborate culture,”said president of the 49er and Nacra 17 classes, Marcus Spillane. The European Championships is the second most important championship annually for Olympic classes and we are excited to be racing in such a fine venue. “We are delighted to be working with the folks in La Rochelle to bring this large and complex championship. The regatta will be based from the Societe des Regates Rochelaises (SRR), a host organization that has performed many large-scale regattas in the recent past including the autumn French Olympic week under the old grade 1 / grade 2 system when World Sailing was ISAF. La Rochelle is a traditional nautical area, with a long history in modern and traditional sailing. This progressive sailing festival is meant to be a chance to bring together a like minded but diverse group of modern sailors. The final three days will be live broadcasted for free to the public as has been the tradition for the past number of years. There will be three days of qualification followed by three days of finals for the Olympic classes, with a format yet to be determined for the kites. Racing for the combined Europeans is scheduled from July 8-13, 2018, with pre-regatta formalities beginning on July 5th. ![]() The 49er, 49erFX, and mixed Nacra 17 are all Olympic class boats currently, and the foiling kitesurfer aims to gain Olympic status for 2024.Īll five events will also be included in the Aarhus 2018 Sailing World Championship which will also serve as the first qualifier for the 2020 Olympics. These sailors push modern craft to the highest levels. Together these events represent some of the most dynamic athletes in sailing. These 5 progressive sailing events will wow the nautical French city just one month before the first Olympic qualifiers. 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, and Male/Female Foiling Kitesurf will compete for the joint 2018 European Championship in La Rochelle, France.
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