The SP80 trimaran, a revolutionary boat with foiler technology, recently reached an impressive speed of 51 knots (94.5 km/h) ...

The SP80 uses a giant sail kite (upper left of the image) for propulsion, requiring excessive wind and a smart hull design. SP80 “This run above 50 knots allowed us to finally observe the ...

It seems like at least once a week we have a couple of days of rain. This is kite flying month, so the rainbow colored kite and the coffee cup with the rainbow on it will come out too. I don’t ...

Tape-delayed coverage of the Women's Kite final will air on E! on Thursday, August 8 (5:45p-6:00p ET). TV coverage is subject to change. The full TV listings for sailing can be found on the ...

Olympic sailing at the Paris Olympics came to a close on Friday with the men’s kiteboarding competition completing its series. After light winds early resulted in postponed races for the 12th time in ...

Chen Jingle, a promising kiteboarding athlete from Pingtan, Fujian, is making waves on her path to the Paris Olympic Games. At just 24 years old, she is set to represent China in the newly introduced ...

They kites are steered with a control bar. Like other sailing events, kiteboarders race around buoys on a course, trying to avoid tangling with each others' strings or letting the huge ...

Maeder is world champion in Formula Kite and has made a strong start to the racing in Marseille. Going into Thursday's medal's finals, the 17-year-old was lying in second place on the leader board ...

It hopes to reach that potential in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, the Swiss team has a French competitor, Syroco, employing a kitesurfing sail that actually lifts the vessel above the water. But it ...