AI locations assessment

Do a 5 day TDF style race across island chains, each team gets a sponsor, and can ride any foil and carry 1 parawing each. Each day will have a broad reach section and then a straight downwind section, with a short upwind pump

Logistics

https://www.merrittcartographic.co.uk/british_railways.html

train shuttle

Teams

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

Light wind racing

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.