Wouter, this would tend to suggest regular races can be run, including going to weather..
(Quote)This summer history repeated itself on the San Francisco Bay last month, when nearly thirty paid professional kite surfers from around the world came to San Francisco to compete against the locals in the first national championship in the fast-growing sport of kite course racing. Harnessing kites to boards, sixty riders raced around a course, governed by the rules of sailboat racing.(Quote)

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