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Phantom International is proud to announce that the Flying Phantom has been chosen by Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher for the Red Bull Foiling Generation 2015. A global sailing series that kicks off in Japan in April 2015. Below the Double Olympic champions and Red Bull Foiling Generation Sports Directors explain how they search for the world’s best talents and the format of this new sailing series.
“We are looking for the world’s best talents”
If you mix the experience and skills of double Olympic champions Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher, four brand-new Flying Phantom, regattas in seven countries and the world’s best young sailors then you have Red Bull Foiling Generation, a sailing series that kicks off in Japan in April 2015.
The global sailing series is open to talented sailors aged 16-20 who will be racing the Flying Phantom class innovative catamarans, a spectacular two-person vessel, capable of reaching speeds of up to 35 knots.
“We are looking for the world’s best talents”, said Red Bull Foiling Generation sports director Hans Peter Steinacher, inviting the new generation of sailors to take a step forward.
“To fly above the water with such an 18-foot catamaran gives you a good impression of what it is like to compete in a full-sized America’s Cup catamaran,” said Roman Hagara, double Olympic champion and sports director of the Red Bull Foiling Generation.
The Red Bull Foiling Generation starts in 2015 with seven events in Japan, the UK, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and France.
The races will usher in a new sailing knockout format with four boats at the start of every race, each distinctly marked with a colour, either, red, yellow, blue or grey.
The top two teams automatically advance to the next round, while the losing pair get another shot at qualifying with a lucky loser round. The draw will be further reduced in the quarter-finals and the last four, with the winner in the final crowned national competition winner.
The winners of their respective national will be invited to the inaugural world final of the Red Bull Foiling Generation in 2016 to compete but not merely for glory and honor.
Right before every event, sailing heroes Hagara and Steinacher will introduce the young sailors to the art of foiling and coach them.
“We are offering outstanding young sailors a unique career path starting on foiling catamarans in the Red Bull Foiling Generation, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup and the Red Bull Sailing Team competing in the Extreme Sailing Series”, said Hans Peter Steinacher of the fantastic opportunities offered by the new series.
Red Bull Foiling Generation race calendar 2015
17. – 19. April Wakayama / Japan
26. – 28. June Weymouth / United Kingdom
10. – 12. July Malcesine/ Italy
07. – 09. August Malmö / Sweden
04. – 06. September Aarhus / Denmark
25. – 27. September St. Petersburg / Russia
19. – 21. October TBA / France
Session avec le Stunt 9 volant! Prêté par Cata Pro Race
From windward-islands.net
No kidding, forget about your old Donuts, Banana, Seabob, Kayak and Jetski ! The future of water toys is here : The Quadrofoil Watercraft. This electric hydrofoiling watercraft will take your yacht charter vacations to the next level, and will provide you with a brand new thrilling water experience. The luxury water toy Quadrofoil, comes with a futuristic aerodynamic design plus a hydrofoil steering system. And is capable of reaching a cruising speed of 21 knots.
The Quadrofoil Watercraft will be available in two versions :
1The Q2S Electric Limited Edition
(Available only for the first 100 requests, so act fast !)
From 22.500 €, shipping March 201
*Specs :
Height 1213 mm
Seats 2
Length 2990 mm
Speed up to 40 km/h (21 knots)
Width (without foils) 1500 mm
Range up to 100 km
Total width 2500 mm
Batteries 10 KWh
Weight 100 kg
Motor QE 5,5 KW
The Q2A Electric
From 15.000 €, shipping in the second quarter of 2015
Specs :
Height 1213 mm
Seats 2
Length 2990 mm
Speed up to 30 km/h (16 knots)
Width (without foils) 1500 mm
Range up to 50 km
Total width 2500 mm
Batteries 4,5 KWh
Weight 100 kg
Motor QE 3,7 KW
Red Bull is launching a new sailing racing series for young talents with the Flying Phantom: The Red Bull Foiling Generation
San Francisco, february 25th, 2015
International Kitefoil Speed 2014 – Port-Saint-Louis (France)
We have had some really light winds days on Maui this winter. But foiling is still allot of fun on those pretty light air days when you cannot ride your regular kite gear!
From thedailysail.com by James Boyd
With the next Little America’s Cup set to be held on Lake Geneva this September a new project has emerged from Montreal.
The Rafale C-class catamaran project was started in autumn 2013 by students at the École de Technologie Supérieure. It’s aim is to design and build a catamaran to compete in the next C-Class Catamaran World Championship.
Supported by Julien Chaussée, a former member of the British C-Class team Invictus and Simon Joncas, a professor at ETS and specialist in composite materials, 20 undergraduate BAcc and MAcc students are working hard to build this cutting edge catamaran.
With an estimated budget of $ 130,000, the C-Class catamaran project is significant to get to the start line in Geneva in September 2015 with a brand new boat ‘made-in Quebec’ . Thanks to partnerships with different companies, who make high quality materials and services available for the team, the boat is schedule to be on the water in the summer of 2015.
The Montreal team intends to be the first ever student team to …
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