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Is downwind the grand tour sport of the ocean?
Team race, slipstream
Stage race
Multi day
Climbs vs sprints
Drafting
Towing
Mixture of fast and slow wings
Time trials
Nearly all of the races this year have had seconds or at most minutes between the top 3. This indicates very healthy competition. I like the fact that the Gorge race in light winds was as competitive as the strong breeze days, but the results brought out some new names.
It would be cool to incorporate pump endurance as one aspect of the racing. James and Kai discuss SUP flat water racing in their chat, and the idea of making the course specifically challenging or tactical to choose the equipment stay on foil.
Having just watched the Tour de France I thought, maybe incorporating teams? Imagine a sprint finish with team lead outs for their sprinter who is on a faster foil. There are a bunch of interesting tactics - Drafting, Crosswinds, Sprint trains, Time cuts etc. Allez Allez Allez
Foiling could be an entirely new style of ocean racing. Imagine Grand Tour style team multi-day stage racing.