Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

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KITEFOIL
Banga Foil, the Italian brand flies high
KS_What do you think about the introduction
of kiteboarding at the Olympic Games?
PP_Olympic Games? I think that kiteboarding
has all the right characteristics to become an
Olympic sport, maybe it's still a little early because
kitefoil is not so common at global level
yet and not so popular among girls. There is
also a dispute related to the monopoly of the
big brands.
When we started this project, we did think of
the Olympics and of the potential developments
of this sport. We don't obviously have the same
power as the major brands, but we do have the
organizational and production capacity to potentially
play the game.
KS_What are your projects for the 2017? On
which aspects of the design/manufacturing
are you concentrating?
PP_We are working on the evolution of the
BF2016001WA which won everything in 2016. It
won't be a Banga 2, but the outcome of a new
project, this is why we have great expectations.
First testing sessions in the water should already
take place by the end of January 2017.