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Kiteboarding made an Olympic debut in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
International Olympic Committee Green Lights Kiteboarding for 2024 Olympics
World Sailing took a vote at the midyear meeting for events to replace the Mixed O shore event in the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding as the top choice.
By: JORDAN B. DARLING
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND— On June 10 the International Olympic Committee Executive Board approved Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding (Formula Kite) to replace Mixed Kiteboarding and the Mixed Offshore Event in the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. In December 2020, the IOC informed World Sailing that there would be a review into the Mixed Offshore event revolving around the Field of Play security, scope, complexity, broadcast cost, complexity of the event, and the fact World Sailing would not have the opportunity to deliver an Offshore World Championship.
In April, the IOC requested World Sailing put forward alternative event proposals for the 10th medal at the Olympic games.
World Sailing took a vote at their mid-year meeting in May and the final decision was to propose Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding as the first alternative and the Men’s and Women’s Two-Person Dinghy (470) as the second alternative event.
The World Sailing council received 23 proposals and narrowed it down to 15 before settling on the top two proposals.
“The IOC provided us with clear guidance and their decision-making is consistent with other sports and events,” said David Graham, chief executive officer for World Sailing, in a June 10 press release. “The World Sailing community acted at pace to propose alternative events and we are delighted the IOC have followed our guidance and selected our first alternative proposal of Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding.”
The Olympic sailing events will be held in the newly designed Roucas Blanc Marina in Marseille, France.
ON THE HORIZONS
By: JORDAN B. DARLING
King of Spain Regatta (July 10-11)
California Yacht Club will host the annual King of Spain Regatta July 10 and 11.
The event is open to Star Class boats that are in compliance with STCR 21 and is ruled by The Racing Rules of Sailing.
The race will be held on Santa Monica Bay, approximately one nautical mile northwest of the Marina del Rey breakwater.
The names of the winning skipper and crew will be inscribed on the King of Spain Perpetual Trophy on display at CYC.
The trophy, a sterling silver Spanish galleon, was presented to CYC by the King of Spain in 1928, and racers have competed since the late 1970s to add their name to the trophy.
Boats can enter by completing the online registration at: https://bit.ly/3iHYQcj. The deadline for registration is July 9 at 6 p.m.
King Harbor Yacht Club is hosting the 29th Annual Cure Cancer Cup for the Tom Collier Memorial Trophy on July 10.
The race is open to all sailboats 14 feet or over in length with a PHRF rating of 288 or less. The boat does not have a valid PHRF RLC rating the race committee will assign a rating.
The race is governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing, amendments will be posted in the sailing instructions.
All proceeds from the regatta will go directly to cancer research, the entry fee is $25 for the boat and skipper plus $20 per crew member.
The fi rst race warning will be at 12:55 p.m. and the fi rst race will start at 1 p.m; onshore events are expected to start at 3:30 p.m.
For more information see https://khyc.org/web/ pages/race-info/.
Point Loma Yacht Club is hosting the 2021 Crew of Two, Race Around the Coronado’s on July 17.
The race is open to all members of organizations affi liated with US Sailing, PHRF classes must have a Rating Certifi cate from PHRF San Diego to race in a PHRF class. The race is ruled by the Racing Rules of Sailing, and will start at Buoy #9, the racing area covers San Diego Bay, Los Coronados Islands, the Pacifi c Ocean, and will include Mexican waters.
There is one race scheduled, the warning signal will be at 10:55 a.m.
Participants for the event must register for the event by July 16 at 7 p.m., the Skipper’s meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma Yacht Club.
Sailing instructions and registration will be available at http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/22700.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Green/Betsy Senescu, Ultimate Sailing The 2021 California Offshore Race Week series winner Callisto races on June 3 in the SoCal 300, a race from Santa Barbara to San Diego.
Sailors Persist in California Offshore Race Week Despite Light Conditions on Second Two Legs
The race got off to a breezy start in the first leg near San Francisco before conditions slowed in the second two legs on the central and south coasts.
By: LINDSEY GLASGOW
SANTA BARBARA— It was a record-setting year for the California Offshore Race Week, a three-leg series covering 549 nautical miles. The 2021 iteration of the series set records for the largest fleet signed up to complete the full series and for the longest amount of time spent on the SoCal 300 course. The series kicked off with the Spinnaker Cup May 29 and 30, a race from San Francisco to Monterey. The race continued May 31 and June 1 with the Coastal Cup, a race from Monterey to Santa Barbara, and finished with the SoCal 300, a race from Santa Barbara to San Diego June 3-5.
For many teams, this race was the first opportunity to stretch their offshore racing sea legs in more than a year.
Thirteen teams were set to compete in the full series, the largest fleet to do so in the fiveyear history of the series, according to the race website. The 2021 California Offshore Race Week series winner was Jim and Kate Murray’s Pac52 Callisto. They were able to just edge out their Class A competition including Peligroso who came in second and Lucky Duck who came in third.
Race organizers reported a variety of conditions throughout the week, starting with great breeze sending vessels under the Golden Gate bridge. All 36 starters of the Spinnaker
Please see OFFSHORE, PAGE 28 Kilroy Realty will continue to be the primary sponsor for the United States Sailing Team.
LA-Headquartered Kilroy Realty Announces Sponsorship Extension for US Sailing Team
Kilroy Realty has sponsored the United States Sailing Team for the past four years funding technological advancements, fitness training, coaching, research and development, as well as campaign costs such as specialized support personnel and high-performance equipment upgrades.
By: LINDSEY GLASGOW
LOS ANGELES—Kilroy Realty, a Los Angeles-headquartered real estate investment firm, and the United States Sailing Team have announced an extended primary sponsorship. The commitment will build upon the last four years of partnership between them and the values shared by both organizations to build a better world and advance a shared vision to amplify positive community impact while supporting the US Sailing Team in its pursuit of excellence on the international stage.
The comparison of real estate and competitive sailing is no coincidence for Kilroy Realty, whose Chairman and CEO, John Kilroy, is himself a worldclass sailor and multiple world champion.
“Sailing has been part of Kilroy’s culture from the very beginning, and it’s served us well,” said Kilroy in a press release. “Like our athletes, we operate in highly dynamic environments, and to this day, nature instructs, inspires and infuses the core values we hold dear. By supporting the exceptional athletes on the US Sailing Team, who routinely remind us of what it takes to win, we honor this vibrant community known for producing future business leaders.”
Looking ahead at a continued partnership, Kilroy is working to develop community-oriented campaigns that support US Sailing’s vision of building a better world through sport.
“If you want to win at the highest level, you can’t cut any corners and you need to build broad community support,” said Paul Cayard, executive director
Please see KILROY, PAGE 28
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