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IQFoil Youth World Championships
iQFoil is a windsurfing class selected by World Sailing to replace the RS:X for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing, however a notable difference is that sailors only use one sail. The sail size was originally 9 m2 for the men and 8 m2 for the women. The rider has a choice between using a Sailing hydrofoil, hydrofoil or a conventional 68 cm fin. Equipment Evolution Starting in January 2025 there are equipment changes: * Men will switch from the 9 m2 sail to an 8 m2 (previous Female and Youth design) sail. * Female and Female Youth change from the 8 m2 sail to a new design 7.3 m2 sail. * Both categories adopt the existing 4.90 m mast to align with the revised sail sizes. Events World Championships * iQFoil World Championships * iQFoil Youth World Championships * Youth Sailing World Championships Olympics * Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's iQFoil * Sailing at the 2024 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the Californian aerospace and surf culture. Windsurfing gained a popular following across Europe and North America by the late 1970s and had achieved significant global popularity by the 1980s. Windsurfing became an Olympic sport in 1984. History Newman Darby of Pennsylvania created a rudderless "sailboard" in 1964 that incorporated a pivoting square rigged, "square rigged" or "kite rigged" sail which allowed the rider to steer a rectangular board by tilting the sail forward and back. Darby's design however had notable performance limitations. Unlike the modern windsurfer design, Darby's sailboard was operated "back winded", with the sailor's back to the lee side of a kite-shaped sail. This much less efficient and less desirable sailing position is opposite of how a modern windsurfer is operated. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
