istorically, when a free sport elects to become ‘Olym-picized’ for some die-hard roots participants, we’re entering dodgy ground. Take snowboarding as an example… Off the bat, the pathway to get be-stringed aquatic sailing propulsion or ‘kitesurfing’ as we’ve known it to the Olympics has been a tumultuous one politically, only narrowly avoiding some hideous one-design classes. Various landmines have nearly been stepped on. For the common or garden kiter, it’s a long way from what you’ll experience on the beach with its hyper-expensive and technical foil kites, but there’s no denial that hydrofoil racing has helped finance and turbocharge foil development. This has already
