In recent days there has been a big controversy on facebook concerning the rules of precedence between kiters and windsurfers especially in the engagement between the waves. The controversy was fuelled by a photo posted on the company's Facebook page’ Iko (International Kiteboarding Organization which is a private company for commercial purposes - www.facebook.com/ikointl/photos/a.169737913075169/2233808743334732/?Type = 3&Theater), according to which the kite [...]

The Mid Year Meeting of World Sailing (London 10-15 may) approaches and in view of the debate on the fate of windsurfing for the Olympics of Paris 2024 comes the proposal of American Sailing Federation: keep Laser classes, Radial, 49ER, 49Online RFQ/tender process and Nacra 17, suppress the class RS:X and add four new classes including [...]

About the future of WINDSURFING in the OLYMPIC GAMES of PARIGI2024 (www.riwmag.com/?s = parigi2024) the International Windsurfing Association has issued the following press release: “It is now clear that the windsurfing event will be reviewed. The final decision (If Windsurfing will continue as an Olympic event or less) will be taken during the meeting on WS Mid-year to London in may 2018. [...]

About the future of WINDSURFING in the OLYMPIC GAMES of PARIGI2024 (www.riwmag.com/?s = parigi2024) Here is the letter by the distinguished honorary life member of the International RS: X Class, Mr. Neil Pryde: a valuable contribution to an expert in the field of sport, top sailor, successful businessman and longtime friend of windsurfing. “WIND SURFING AS A SPORT [...]

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CLASS RS:X RESPONDS on the FUTURE of WINDSURFING in the OLYMPIC GAMES of PARIGI2024 following the recent statements made by the World Sailing event on the process of selection and equipment for the Olympic Games 2024 (www.riwmag.com/?s = parigi2024), the leadership of the class RS: X issued the following statement: “the class RS:X [...]