Actually,, I have seen some skilled kite-boarders do some remarkable things. What mainly interests me is the technology though, and how that might trickle into our sport, eventually. I made that suggestion to some of our local sailors, as a part of a recent spinnaker seminar, just a month or so ago. There is some interesting footage on the aforementioned website, www.kiteship.com , worth checking out. It is only a matter of time until it has some impact, probably in open class distance racing.

It was not that long ago (well,, maybe 17 years ago), that an outstanding multi-hull sailor (who I respect very much) told me that spinnakers simply do not work on catamarans. They were a radical idea then. So, of course, I rushed right out and had my first chute cut !!

New idea's just take time,,,

Keep at least one hull in the air,,
Alan Maguire