Sunny Coast Foil Festival 2022 brings together foil enthusiasts from across the country for a weekend of racing, expression sessions and wave riding heaven in Moololaba Bay, the site of the 2032 Olympic Kite Foil race event.

Organising Authority

The Organising Authority for this event is the Mooloolaba Yacht Club in conjunction with SKR.

The event will crown the QLD State Champion for Kite and also Wing Foil Racing.  Wave riders and freestyle foilers on both wing and kite will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in the hunt for the inaugural Foil Fest Frother Award for "best on water".

NOTICE OF RACE CLICK HERE

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• Every entry will have to be a member of KA (Wing or Kite) refer to table below. LINK HERE
• If you are a member of Australian Sailing (AS) just enter your AS number on registration.
• If you are NOT a member of AS, you will have to purchase a Mooloolaba Yacht Club $5 Sail pass for the event. LINK HERE

A free race training clinic for competitors will be held on 2^nd April where athletes can hone their race starts and learn about tactics and strategies to race like a pro.

Spectators will be able to see all the race action from Alexandra Headland near the memorial for Korean War Veterans.  The wave and freestyle action can be viewed right off the beach at the spit or from the Mooloolaba rock wall.  All the action will be viewable as a live stream (on the Courier Mail website - to be confirmed - imminent).

Competitors can register to compete in the following classes:

Kite Foil - Elite - flying race kites and race foils these athletes will be reaching speeds of 70km/hr on the open ocean and hoping to make all their tacks and gybes seamlessly to complete the race with no-one in front.

Formula X - Flying inflatable "tube" kites and freeride foils these athletes will be doing thier best to avoid spectator friendly wipeouts at high speed whilst battling the ocean conditions.  Getting around the course dry may be a challenge but its great fun.

Wing Foil Race - The slow coaches of the event are also the most refined craft.  Their connection to the wind and ocean is the greater than any other sail craft.  Every subtle flicker of energy change, whether its in the air or water, is felt directly and immediately through their arms or legs.  Wing Racing is new, its the feeder class for elite kite racing and the larger fleet racing will be tight and exciting to watch.

Wing Foil Wave/Expression - Loyal to the foil these athletes will be riding the unrideable lumps of the ocean; Breaching from the water to glide by the wind, carving the biggest cut backs you've ever seen at high speed.  

Communication: Please join this link:

Please click HERE for What's App group

Volunteers -  the volunteers of SKR, Mooloolaba Yacht Club, and the ​sunshine coast community are super excited to bring this Olympic sport to the 2032 Olympic venue for the first time.  If you want to be part of history, we are welcoming volunteers to help make this event as good as it can be.  Click here for a list of roles and volunteer registration.  Training provided.  

Sponsors -  The event is to be live streamed (on the Courier Mail with significant pre-event promotion on local TV - TBC imminent).  Sponsorships are welcome. 

Sponsorship Pack can be found here. 

All enquiries for sponsorship should be directed to sunshinecoastkiteracing@gmail.com

​Media - for all media enquiries please contact mike@kitethrills.com.  All media are welcome to attend on the provision that their application (here) is approved.

Come along !

The dates for the event are the 8-10th of April, 2022.

Divisions

- Foil kites and race foils

- Tube kites and free-ride foils

- Wingfoiling

Notice of Race

Notice of Race LINK HERE

Registrations

Registrations are open! Register above.

Eligibility

The event is open to all competitors

Cost

$40 and you will be required to be a KA full or event member for insurance purposes. 

Format

The event format will be primarily be fleet racing. There are mu;tiple course options for tube kites and wings including an expression session and wave session for the wings.

LIVESTREAM:  Please click HERE

Formula Kite and World Rankings

There will be the opportunity to register Formula Kite equipment which will also qualify you for world ranking points.

New to racing or on freeride equipment?

The event will consist of a Formula X division (pump up kite and  any foil) which encourages participation from new comers and kiters on freeride equipment. 

Pre- Event Clinic

To be help at same location as the State Tiltels on April 2nd. Please contact Mike Walker to book 0408868231