Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

KS_How did you create the Banga Foil
project?
Pietro Parmeggiani_We started this project in
spring 2015.
Banga Foil is an idea of Luca Filippi and Pietro
Parmeggiani, both 50 years old, with 40 years
experience in various types of sailing. Luca's
experience is related to sailing, sailmaking, catamarans,
foil, advanced composite materials
coupled with endless manual skills and creativity.
I am the CEO of a major multinational group but
I also have my own company that deals with advanced
materials (PROtect Tapes) which among
its customers rates the America's Cup team, the
Imoca60, Olympic athletes, just to name a few,
but we also range over other industries such as
F1, motorcycles and wind power.
KS_Where does the name Banga come from?
PP_I could just tell you that Banga is the title of
the eleventh album of Patty Smith or the name
of my cat when I was a child but I would lie. Luca's
son, Marco, used to repeat this word, we
liked it and we used it.