Windfoiling
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Windfoiling (or foil windsurfing) is a surface water sport that is the hydrofoiling evolution of windsurfing, as well as typical sailing boats and sailing hydrofoils. It uses similar equipment to windsurfing with a normal or slightly evolved rig on a normal or specialist foil board.
Mechanics
[edit]The board has a hydrofoil mounted in the fin box. The hydrofoil lifts the board off the water and enables the rider to achieve improved speeds in light winds due to the reduced drag.[1][better source needed]
The foil transmits a hydrodynamic lift force to the board, capable of lifting it out of the water. The goal is to reduce drag and increase performance.[need quotation to verify]
Olympic event debut
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Windfoiling debuted as an Olympic event in 2024.[2][3] They used the Starboard IQFoil gear.[4][5]
Events involving foiling
[edit]| Event[6][3][7] | Foiling Model |
|---|---|
| Men's Windsurfer
Women's Windsurfer |
IQFoil |
| Men's and Women's Kite | Formula Kite |
| Mixed Two Person Multihull | Nacra 17 |
See also
[edit]| Manoeuvres |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | ||
- Land windsurfing — on large skateboard, propelled by sail
- Hydrofoil board — surfboard with a hydrofoil
- Wing foiling - a lightweight wing on a surfboard with a hydrofoil
References
[edit]- ^ Jourdan, Romain (21 January 2021). "Windfoiling vs Windsurfing – Is Foil is the Future?". Wind Foil Zone. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ O'connor, Philip (8 August 2021). "Olympics-Sailing-Old classes wave goodbye as sailing set for changes". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Windfoiling included for 2024 Paris Olympics | Yachting New Zealand". www.yachtingnz.org.nz. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Smith, Daniel (7 December 2020). "Paris 2024 decisions made by the International Olympic Committee". World Sailing. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Museler, Chris (25 February 2020). "Windfoiling: Meet the New Olympic Discipline". Sailing World. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Paris 2024: IOC confirms Mixed Keelboat event is dropped from 2024 Olympic regatta". www.sail-world.com.
- ^ "Olympic Sailing boats: Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing events explained". Yachting World. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.