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Breiana Whitehead makes Gold Fleet in challenging conditions

Thursday’s racing at the 2022 Formula Kite Worlds gave the 150+ athletes their first tase of Cagliari’s tricky north-westerly offshore breeze. The fading wind was made even more challenging for the racers with the buildings lining the coastline, with the race committee ending up sending the men away for two races and the women just the one.

Epic first day of Kite racing in Cagliari

Day one of the Formula Kite World Championships started with a slight delay and light winds, until around lunch when the wind switched on and developed into nice Scirocco of around 13 knots. The planned races for all male and female fleets were completed with winds continuing to build as the day progressed.