Lorenzo Boschetti was fast out of the blocks on day one of Kitefoil World Series Italy in Sardinia. The Italian rider won the first of four races in an afternoon session where the fleet was racing out of Poetto Beach near Cagliari in about 7 to 9 knots of wind. Reigning World Champion Max Maeder from Singapore took the winner’s gun in the next heat but Boschetti bounced back with a win in the next.
The wind built slightly throughout the afternoon until late in the day when it dropped light for the last lap of the fourth and final race of the session. Having started out on the biggest 23 square metre kite Boschetti had changed down to a 15 square metrewhile Maeder hedged his bets with a more powerful 21 square metre.
RESULTS MEN
1. Maximilian Maeder SGP 4.0 pts
2. Lorenzo Boschetti ITA 4.0 pts
3. Martin Dolenz CRO 12.0 pts
RESULTS WOMEN
1. Breiana Whitehead AUS 68.0 pts
2. Elena Lengwiler SUI 70.0 pts
3. Lauriane Nolot FRA 73.0 pts
