No Racing on Day 4 - Final Series Tomorrow Posted On: 24/10/2020 09:45:38 Day 4 ended up being a forced rest day for the almost 200 riders coming from 29 nations for the first big, global event of the Paris 2024 Olympic sail board, organised on Lake Garda, by Univela Sailing, Societa Velica Garda Salo and the iQ Foil Class. The thick clouds didn't allow the morning North wind to pick up, nor the Southerly breeze to fill in, the rains fell relentlessly all day on the sails and boards on the huge, and soaked, grass field by the yacht club. ......( more )

Gold, Silver and Women Getting Closer to the Final Series Posted On: 23/10/2020 10:47:25 Another picture perfect morning at Univela Sailing in Campione, Lake Garda. Three formats, equally sailed until today, Course (windward-leeward) to be sailed when over 10 knots, Slalom (rounding three or four marks) preferred when below 10 knots, and a Marathon (one long distance race worth two points on the scoreboard). Day three started as usual with the North wind 'Peler' coming down strong at 12-16 knots allowing both the Men's Gold fleet and the Women two exciting and fair Course races, ......(more)

Day of the Marathon at iQFOiL International Games Posted On: 22/10/2020 09:50:54 Plenty of races in the books on Day two of the the iQFOiL International Games at Univela Sailing in Campione, Lake Garda, consolidating its reputation of an ideal spot for sailing. The morning began as planned with the women starting at 9:30 for the Marathon race, one of the three formats of the new Olympic sail board; the men followed in right after at 9:40. The wind was very light when everybody arrived to the club before racing, but it picked up as the sun came up from behind the tall mountains that surround the beautiful Italian lake, burning away the morning fog. ...... ( more )

The Largest iQFOiL Event Kicks Off in Campione Posted On: 21/10/2020 08:08:36 Fierce competition on day one of the IQFoil International Games in Campione, Lake Garda, for the almost 200 riders coming from 29 nations, at what it was supposed to be the first IQFoil World Championship for the Paris 2024 Olympic sail board. [more]

Ansis Dale (LAT) elected iQFOiL Chairman Posted On: 06/10/2020 10:44:45 On his appointment Ansis commented: "I am honoured and excited to have been appointed to work together with such distinguished fellow Executive Committee members and our class manager, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel. I very much look forward to further engaging with all our current and prospective MNAs, with World Sailing, Starboard and other potential manufacturers, to set the course and future of the class which we all feel is a very exciting one. ......( more )

Marco Rossi Posted On: 02/10/2020 16:50:26 We are truly sorry to hear of the loss of Marco Rossi. We have been honoured and blessed to have known him for many years. Marco has worked tirelessly behind the scenes as the Techno293 National Coordinator in Italy and also as a member of the Techno293 Executive Committee. Never in the spotlight, Marco made things happen, for the benefit of so many of us. He was gentle, helpful and kind, a great friend. His legacy will live on. ......( more )

Attention all Techno Competitors - TORBOLE 2020 Posted On: 28/09/2020 18:42:05 We know you've all missed racing at international events this year, as have we. As we await the 2021 championships our host Circolo Surf Torbole and the Italian T293 Class Association would like to invite those of you who can, to come to the TORBOLE 2020 WINDSURFING INTERNATIONAL EVENT. ......( more )

The 2020 iQFOiL International Games Posted On: 23/09/2020 09:07:23 After consultation with World Sailing the iQFOiL Class would like to announce the iQFOiL World Championships will be renamed and held as the 2020 iQFOiL International Games. The event will take place as scheduled 19th to 24th October 2020 in Campione del Garda, Provincia di Brescia, Italy. The NoR/Sailing Instructions will follow in the upcoming days. COVID travel restrictions - Visa and Quarantine ......( more )

2021 Techno293 Calendar Announced Posted On: 22/09/2020 10:07:44 The T293 and TPlus European Championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 21st to 28th August 2021. Tallinn is not only known for its beautiful UNESCO World Heritage old town, but also (and most importantly for us) for its sailing. The city was the sailing venue during the 1980 Olympic Games and provides great conditions for racing. ......( more )

IGM update and Candidates for the iQFOiL Executive Committee Posted On: 18/09/2020 12:02:40 The Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) of the International iQFOiL Class Association is scheduled to take place on Saturday 17th October at Univela Sailing, Campione del Garda, Tremosine, Province of Brescia, Italy. Further information, including the list of candidates for the iQFOiL Executive Committee and Chairperson nominees, has been published

German Windsurfing Association Runs First Official iQFOiL Regatta in Germany Posted On: 16/09/2020 08:50:41 Last weekend the Multivan Windsurf Cup Hohenfelde took place. The regatta was not only the only official ranking regatta of the German Windsurfing Association (GWA) this season, but above all the first official regatta in the new Olympic class iQFOiL. All regular tour stops of the Multivan Windsurf Cup in 2020 had to be cancelled due to the ban on major events caused by the corona pandemic. This meant that an extensive iQFOiL regatta program had to be omitted. ......( more )