Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

carvings, gigantic jumps
and freestyle manoeuvres.
What is certain is that
this sport will continue to
spread like wild fire, especially
now that the World
Sailing looks at kitefoil as
a possible candidate for
the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Kitefoil, safety first
and foremost
Meanwhile, the number of
foil-kiters is increasing all
over the world, new materials
are being tested, the
number of competitions
increase and of course, as
it happens when a sport
becomes a trend, new enthusiasts
approach this
discipline. Kitefoiling apprenticeship
isn't however
an easy one at all, not even
for an experienced kiter.
It takes time, dedication
and patience as well as
qualified instructors and
possibly focus-on lessons.
And it is with the objective
of making the approach to
this new disciple as easy
as possible, reduce the
learning times and practice
it safely, that recently
the famous brand Slingshot
has launched the
Slingshot Kite Foil Academy,
an educational project
with online video tutorials
completely free and progressive.
Ten lessons: from
zero to hero
10 lessons (plus two bonus
ones) are available
at www.foil-academy.com.
On top of explaining what
kitefoil is, what it can be
done with it, these lessons
are a proper basic course,
which includes the neces-