Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition
In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more. In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more.
74 EVENTS Banga Foil itw Roberta Pala photo Alexandru Baranescu & Courtesy Banga Foil
The Formula Kite World Championship took place in Weifang, China. Sixty athletes took part to the competition. For the Men category, the Monegasque Maxime Nocher conquered the victory using a "made in Italy" foil, the Banga BF016WA. As far as Women are concerned, the title went to the American Daniela Moroz. First one among the Italians, in sixth place, Mario Calbucci, and in second place Axel Mazella both from Banga team just like Nocher. As is known, there are high probabilities that kiteboarding will become an Olympic sport, with the foil discipline, already in 2020. Banga foil is the result of a project started in spring 2015, which aimed at developing in 12 months the fastest hydrofoil for Formula Kite competitions. The aerodynamic design was entrusted to a project team with great experience over the America’s Cup and cat C-Class foil. The design of the structure and the making of it was supervised by Luca Filippi. Banga Foil comes as a branch of PROtect Tapes using the same logics and the pursuit of excellence. The initiator of both activities is Pietro Parmeggiani who takes care of the operational aspect, the management and marketing. Banga foil production is 100% Italian, it has specialized suppliers and partners, since Italy is an excellence for composite materials. Banga foil placed five athletes in the top 10 positions at the Weifang World Championship (and in 10th place, there is the other Italian Riccardo Andrea Leccese). Besides Calbucci there are the French Julien Kerneur (7th) and Theo Lhotis (8th) and the Russian Elena Kalinina second for Women. Next event for Foil Kite will be the Gold Cup final to be held in Qatar from 15th to 19th November. Prize money: € 20.000.
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- Page 31 and 32: RIDERS COLUMN It’s coming in the
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- Page 52: 52 Nick Jacobsen The winner’s wor
- Page 55 and 56: ning the King of the air just went
- Page 58: 58 ITW Ruben Lenten, happy to be ba
- Page 62 and 63: 62 EVENTS Last stop: Ragnarok
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- Page 93 and 94: the super cute reindeers and the am
- Page 95 and 96: Kite & Rifle
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- Page 99 and 100: The charm of midnight sun We decide
- Page 101: came back and we got this super bea
- Page 105 and 106: In the Madeleine Islands, East of t
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- Page 111 and 112: There were a few puffs of wind and
- Page 113 and 114: Charming Hotels and Constant Winds.
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The Formula Kite World Championship<br />
took place in Weifang,<br />
China. Sixty athletes took part<br />
to the competition. For the Men<br />
category, the Monegasque<br />
Maxime Nocher conquered the<br />
victory using a "made in Italy"<br />
foil, the Banga BF016WA. As<br />
far as Women are concerned,<br />
the title went to the American<br />
Daniela Moroz. First one among<br />
the Italians, in sixth place,<br />
Mario Calbucci, and in second<br />
place Axel Mazella both from<br />
Banga team just like Nocher.<br />
As is known, there are high<br />
probabilities that kiteboarding<br />
will become an Olympic<br />
sport, with the foil discipline,<br />
already in 2020. Banga foil is<br />
the result of a project started<br />
in spring 2015, which aimed at<br />
developing in 12 months the<br />
fastest hydrofoil for Formula<br />
Kite competitions. The aerodynamic<br />
design was entrusted<br />
to a project team with great<br />
experience over the America’s<br />
Cup and cat C-Class foil. The<br />
design of the structure and the<br />
making of it was supervised by<br />
Luca Filippi. Banga Foil comes<br />
as a branch of PROtect Tapes<br />
using the same logics and the<br />
pursuit of excellence. The initiator<br />
of both activities is Pietro<br />
Parmeggiani who takes care<br />
of the operational aspect, the<br />
management and marketing.<br />
Banga foil production is 100%<br />
Italian, it has specialized suppliers<br />
and partners, since Italy<br />
is an excellence for composite<br />
materials. Banga foil placed<br />
five athletes in the top 10 positions<br />
at the Weifang World<br />
Championship (and in 10th<br />
place, there is the other Italian<br />
Riccardo Andrea Leccese).<br />
Besides Calbucci there are the<br />
French Julien Kerneur (7th)<br />
and Theo Lhotis (8th) and the<br />
Russian Elena Kalinina second<br />
for Women. Next event for Foil<br />
Kite will be the Gold Cup final<br />
to be held in Qatar from 15th to<br />
19th November. Prize money:<br />
€ 20.000.