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REGATTA NEWS
Foiling Week 2015
Following the experience
of the inaugural event, the
Foiling Weektm is pleased
to announce an improved
programme concentrating all
events in one location, held
over five consecutive days. It
starts Wednesday, July 1st and
ends on Sunday, 5th.
The format provides for the
Forums to be held in the
morning and the on water
activities mainly in the
afternoon with a Foiling Expo
available throughout
the week.On the water activities during
the first three days will
alternate between One Design
races, an Invitational Kitefoil
event and over the weekend,
two long distance races:One Design (OD) races for
the Flying Phantom class,
the French cat first on themarket and therefore one of
the most advanced, thanks to
the experience gained since
the launch in 2012 and the
provision of the first boats to
some of America’s Cup teams.
The Flying Phantoms are now
perfectly optimized and rigidly
One Design. The Foiling Week
2015 is the third leg of the
Flying Phantom Series
2015 circuit.The International Moth
class confirms its presence
following the successful
experience in 2014. The event
is the Italian leg of the Moth
EuroCup circuit where top-level athletes will compete in
7 acts on the best of Europe’s
sailing venues. The Italian leg
expects the presence of non-
European sailors from the US
and Australia.The Kitefoil Invitational
Contest, in cooperation with
the International Kiteboarding
Association, will be held in
parallel with the One Design
races during the first three
days of the Foiling Weektm.
Sailors will be selected directly
by IKA taking the names
from the international
kitefoil ranking.