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International Kiteboarding Association


The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA),[1] is the only kiteboarding class inside the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).[2] The IKA class rules fall in the category of a development class.

International Kiteboarding Association
AbbreviationIKA
Formation2008
TypeSports federation
Region served
International
Chairman
Richard Gowers
Main organ
Executive committee
Parent organization
International Sailing Federation
Websitewww.kiteclasses.org

History

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The International Kiteboarding Association was founded in April 2008 by Guillaume Fournier (two-time kiteboarding world champion), after the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) had included the principle of surfers being propelled by a kite in the 'ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing'.[3] Kiteboarding was adopted in November 2008 as an ISAF international sailing class. An Executive Committee is re-appointed by the class AGM. The duties of the Executive Committee are to take care of the day-to-day business of the association, and to coordinate submissions from the sub-committees.

Executives

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The Executive Committee is:

  • Chairman: Richard Gowers (GBR)
  • Vice-chairman: Bruno De Wannemaeker (BEL)
  • Executive Secretary: Markus Schwendtner (GER)
  • Head of Communications and Public Affairs: Diego Massimiliano De Giorgi (ITA).
  • Board members: Mirco Babini (ITA), Olivier Mouragues (FRA), Adam Szymanski (POL) and John Gomes (USA).

Disciplines

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There are five disciplines with individual world rankings and world championships.[4][5]

  • Course Racing (comparable to standard sailing regattas)
  • Freestyle (where performance is judged on individual expression and difficulty of tricks)
  • Kite Cross (riders compete in heats against each other, with the winners advancing to the next round)
  • Wave Riding (where performance is judged on wave selection and performance of manoeuvres on the wave)
  • Speed (with performance measured by the average speed over a fixed distance, usually 500 m)

Classes

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The IKA is responsible for the management of the following World Sailing kiteboarding classes:[6]

Class growth

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Around 30 national kite class associations are affiliated to the International Kiteboarding Association and active fleets exist in more than 65 countries.[8]

Championships

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Class Championships are run as 'one-off' competitions in the racing disciplines course racing, kite cross and speed, and as series of events for the expression disciplines freestyle and wave riding.

Tours

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Professional Tour Operators exist that organize series of sanctioned events. These are:

  • PKRA: Series of events in freestyle, course racing and wave riding[9]
  • KTE: European Freestyle Championship Series, also providing course racing events[10]
  • KTA: Asian Freestyle Championship Series, also offering disciplines like Old School and Twin Tip Racing[11]
  • KSP: Series of events in wave riding[12]

Champions

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Freestyle

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  • 2021:[13] Arthur Guillebert (FRA) & Mikaili Sol (BRA)
  • 2019:[14] Valentin Rodriguez (COL) & Mikaili Sol (BRA)
  • 2018:[15] Carlos Mario (BRA) & Mikaili Sol (BRA)
  • 2015: Liam Whaley (ES) & Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2014: Christophe Tack (BE) & Karolina Winkowska (POL)
  • 2013: Alex Pastor (ES) & Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2012: Youri Zoon (NED) & Karolina Winkowska (POL)
  • 2011: Youri Zoon (NED) & Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2010: Andy Yates (AUS) and Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2009: Kevin Langeree (NED) and Bruna Kayija (BRA)[16]
  • 2008: Aaron Hadlow (UK) & Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2007: Aaron Hadlow (UK) & Gisela Pulido (ES)
  • 2006: Aaron Hadlow (UK)
  • 2005: Aaron Hadlow (UK)
  • 2005: Aaron Hadlow (UK)

Course racing

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  • 2013: Florian Gruber and Erika Heineken (USA)[17]
  • 2012: John Heineken[18](USA) and Erika Heineken (USA)[19]
  • 2011: John Heineken (USA)and Steph Bridge (GBR)[20]
  • 2010: Adam Koch (USA) and Kari Schibevaag (NOR)[21]
  • 2009: Sean Farley (MEX) and Steph Bridge (GBR)

Speed

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  • 2009 : Alexandre Caizergues (FRA) and Melissa Gil (PUE)

Wave riding

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  • 2012: Keahi De Aboitiz (AUS) and Jalou Langeree (NED)[22]
  • 2011: Airton Cozzolino (ITA) and Ines Correia (POR)[23]
  • 2010: Guilly Brandao (BRA) and Gisela Pulido (ESP)
  • 2009: Jan Marcos Rivieras (DOM) and Kari Schibevaag (NOR)
  • 2008: Mitu Monteiro (CV)

Records

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French kiteboarder Sebastien Cattelan became the first sailor to break the 50 knots barrier by reaching 50.26 knots on 3 October 2008 at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia.[24] Earlier in the event, on 19 September, American Rob Douglas reached 49.84 knots (92.30 km/h),[25] becoming the first kitesurfer to establish an outright world record in speed sailing. Previously the record was held only by sailboats or windsurfers.

The outright sailing speed record has since been claimed by the French trimaran Hydroptère which, on 4 September 2009, reached a speed of 51.36 knots over 500 meters and 50.17 over a nautical mile in open ocean and only 25 to 30 knots of wind.[26]

In October 2010, Rob Douglas became the outright speed world record holder on water powered by the wind with 55.65 knots, exceeding the previous record by more than four knots.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Wave kiteboarding gets new tour and ranking system". SurferToday.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "ISAF : Kiteboarding". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  3. ^ "ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing". Sailing.org.
  4. ^ "The International Kiteboarding Association | Disciplines". InternationalKiteboarding.org. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Kitesurfing Lessons - Learn to Kitesurf". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ "What is the IKA - The Official Website of The International Kiteboarding Association". KiteClasses.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Home - The Official Website of The International Kiteboarding Association". KiteClasses.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "ISAF : Class Reports - IKA". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Kite World Tour - PKRA". Prokitetour.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Home". kitesurftour.eu.
  11. ^ "Home". kiteboardtour.asia.
  12. ^ "KSP World Tour". kspworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Rankings 2021". gkakiteworldtour.com. GKA Kite World Tour.
  14. ^ "Rankings 2019". gkakiteworldtour.com. GKA Kite World Tour.
  15. ^ "Rankings 2018". gkakiteworldtour.com. GKA Kite World Tour.
  16. ^ "PKRA World Champions 2009: Kevin Langeree und Bruna Kajiya - [oase.com-Forum]". SurfForum.oase.com.
  17. ^ "2013 IKA Kiteboard Course Race Worlds- Winners crowned in China". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  18. ^ "2012 IKA Course Racing World Championship" (PDF). InternationalKiteboarding.org.
  19. ^ "2012 IKA Course Racing Women World Championship" (PDF). InternationalKiteboarding.org.
  20. ^ "2011 IKA Kite Course Racing World Championships" (PDF). InternationalKiteboarding.org.
  21. ^ "2010 IKA Course Racing World Championship - Series Standing". regattanetwork.com.
  22. ^ "Fantasy KSP Winners Announced Following World Tour Finals on Maui". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  23. ^ "2011 Rankings". kspworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  24. ^ "Fifty knots broken again - New Speed Record". sail-world.com.
  25. ^ http://www.luderitz-speed.com/ContentPages/Results/Results.aspx?Filter=Overall&Session=3&Run=19 September 2008[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "l'Hydroptère". hydroptere.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  27. ^ "500 Metre Records". SailSpeedRecords.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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National Class associations

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