WAKSA in conjunction with PKR is proud to announce the
2015 WAKSA Kite Racing State Titles - Foil & Formula Class

After a busy season of free-ride racing & course racing, Perth now boast the largest and growing racing fleet in Australia for Formula & Foil racers.

WAKSA now kindly invites all racers to compete at the State Title Championships. Results rankings count towards announcing a State Training Squad and State Racing Team to attend nationals later this year.

Entry page & NOR: http://state-titles.pkr.club

2015 WAKSA Kite Racing State Titles - Foil & Formula Class
Date: 21 & 22 Feb
Location: Perth Kite Racing Club ( Coogee Beach SLSC)
Organising Authority: PKRC Sponsored & Endorsed by WAKSA
Racing rules: ISAF with current amendment for IKA classes
Sailing Classes: ISAF Formula Kite & Unrestricted Foil
Course: Windward/Leeward - 2 laps race.
Racing: 5-6 Races per day (12-14minutes per race for leader)
? Racing will be run as a combined fleet but scored based upon class and division.
Classes:
? Formula Kite
? Foil
Divisions:
? Male
? Female
? Junior U/21
? Open Age 22-44
? Masters Over 45 and over
(Minimum of 2 entrants required to constitute a division)

Entry page & NOR: http://state-titles.pkr.club

What is Kite Racing?:

Formula Kite Class:
If you are looking for high speed action, look no further than the exciting Kiteboard Formula Course racing. This ISAF sanctioned racing class, now included in the Olympic warmup events namely the Sailing World Cups, continues to grow in popularity world-wide with close-to-shore action that thrill crowds, and even closer racing amongst the competitors. Kite racers now also regular features as nominations for ISAF Rolex Sailor of the year, Steph Bridge (UK), Jonny Heineken (USA) & Erica Heineken (USA) all receiving nominations in recent years. The Kite Formula fleets easily make their way around an windward/leeward courses in 8-30 knots, with international events being run from 6 knots. Windward/leeward courses require the racers to hike hard up wind, returning to the bottom of the course and competing several laps. A racers apply their technical skills for both kite and board control, understanding of the changing wind conditions and on course strategy to out manoeuvre their rivals. As one of the most accessible sailing classes, equipment and training are easy and affordable to come by. In Perth there has been a surge in the numbers of Formula racers and expect to see more as the sport progresses towards full Olympic inclusion.

Foil Class:
New to the Kite racing scene but certain here to stay is the Kite Foil Class.
This class using kites, along with state of the art high-tech racing hydrofoil board, make their way around the course at a jaw dropping pace and are easily able to double the speed of the wind any at times even more. Hydro foiling has been around for many decades, but its without debate that since the most recent Americas cup there has been an unprecedented spike in popularity with foiling, and this is most certainly been the case in the world of kite racing. Significant developments even over the past year, have provided foiling platforms that are easier to learn on and more stable at higher speed.
Kite foiling is showing that it is a class to be taken seriously, not just on short course racing but almost any sailing event; locally foils having won the recent King of Carnac, dominated as the fastest sailing class on the swan river challenge, and even unofficially a foil in the NZ Coastal Classic finished in the top 3 after 120 miles of open ocean racing.