Kiteboards at the Olympics: If there is no wind, there is no wind...

6:05 PM Wed 2 Feb 2011 GMT

'Once the wind plays ball, the kiters are off and gone - Kiteboarding Demo at the Miami Rolex OCR' Rick Iossi

It should have become a demonstration of what kiteboarding has to offer to Sailing in the Olympic Games - but if there is no wind, there is no wind... Some of the fastest kite racers in the world came to Miami Rolex Olympic Classes Regatta, part of the ISAF World Cup to participate in the kiteboarding demonstration for the Olympic Racing Classes Regatta on the final weekend of the Regatta. The Regatta included over 700 sailors representing 58 countries. The kiters headed out to do the demonstration in an amazingly light wind forecast. Winds were around 2 to 10 kts., ...

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by Markus Schwendtner