Kitesoul Magazine #25 International Edition
In this issue: TwinTip Racing: Florian Gruber and Sofia Toma- soni, Airton claims his fourth win in the GKA WORLD TOUR, Jesse Richman flies higher at the inaugural Air Games event, RRD international meeting, Roberto Ricci: kitesurfing was originally about kitesurfing on waves, Guy Bridge and Daniela Moroz 2018 Formula Kite Euro champs, Patagonia Hood Jam, and much more.
In this issue: TwinTip Racing: Florian Gruber and Sofia Toma- soni, Airton claims his fourth win in the GKA WORLD TOUR, Jesse Richman flies higher at the inaugural Air Games event, RRD international meeting, Roberto Ricci: kitesurfing was originally about kitesurfing on waves, Guy Bridge and Daniela Moroz 2018 Formula Kite Euro champs, Patagonia Hood Jam, and much more.
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RACING<br />
Guy Bridge and Daniela Moroz crowned 2018 Formula Kite European champions<br />
from France, while defending European and World Champion Nico Parlier making some<br />
unusual errors including one UFD score for crossing the starting line too early.<br />
For the final series, the men's fleet was split into small groups of 10 each for the gold,<br />
silver and bronze fleet to take full advantage of the close racing on the 6-minute track,<br />
with competitors finishing just separated by less than a board-length. The wind conditions<br />
for the final series again were very varying - from 6 to 18 knots - causing the most<br />
complete athlete coming out on top. For this week it was clearly Guy Bridge (GBR) who<br />
stole the show closely ahead of his older brother Olly, with Axel Mazella (FRA) completing<br />
the podium after a disqualification for former World Champion Maxime Nocher (MON).<br />
In the women's single series, the 17-year old Daniela Moroz (USA) stole the show again -<br />
the defending Formula Kite double world champion is on the best way to claim her third<br />
world title in two weeks time in Aarhus at the World Sailing World Championships. With<br />
bullets in all but one race there simply seems to be no competition for her at the moment<br />
and she is looking forward to the battle with her male colleagues during the KiteFoil Gold<br />
Cup events later in the season, when men and women compete together for the open<br />
KiteFoil titles.<br />
"I’m so excited to see so many other girls on the course and hope the numbers continue<br />
to increase! You ladies all killed it, and I can’t wait to see you all at more events in the<br />
future," expressed Moroz.<br />
The battle for the remaining podium places was fierce though between the former world<br />
champions Elena Kalinina (RUS) and Steph Bridge (GBR), as well as Alexia Fancelli (FRA).<br />
After 14 races, Kalinina claimed the European Champion title with a second place overall<br />
and Fancelli in third. But it is clear to see that a new generation of female racers is<br />
challenging the established sailors, with 5 out of the top 10 girls being under 19 years old.<br />
The Youth (U19) in the women's fleet went to Anais Mai Desjardin (FRA), Breiana Whitehead<br />
(AUS) and Magdalena Woyciechowska (POL).
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