Congrats to Daniela Moroz from San Fran who just won the women's Formula Kite Championship.
But there's more:
https://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboarding/14041-parlier-and-moroz-win-the-2017-formula-kite-world-championships"I am the 2017 world champion! I guess it's pretty crazy to think about it just because I never imagine that I would have two world titles by the time I was 16," expressed Daniela Moroz.
Yeah...
btw, for those who missed it, Farrah Hall of the US won silver at the RS:One Convertible European Championships (Windfoil).
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Interesting that all the competitors are on foil kites from the video I saw. Anyone know if that is a rule requirement, or simply due to the superiority of foils in competition.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Update: Foil not required, unless, apparently, you want to win.
Actually, I was talking about foil kites. I found it interesting that racers seemed to use only foils, while they are seldom used for recreational kiters. My recent trip to OBX I saw dozens of kites over the week but only one foil. (Well, two if I count the one I built.) Don't recall ever seeing a foil in years past. Talked to the guy with the foil kite briefly - he was the first guy out on the water and pretty stoked about it.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Likewise, foil kites are ridiculously faster. When they first came on the scene a few years ago, only a couple of companies had them and everyone else was left behind.
http://www.kiteboardtour.asia/news/ika-ponders-foil-kite-race-ban/
http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2386845