The 2012 North American Course racing championships will be held at Chrissy Field, San Francisco, from July 17-22.

The Notice of Race can be found here for download

We are very pleased to be able to announce the launch of the first KTA Race Centres in three different countries in South East Asia. So opening in advance of the summer monsoon season we will have –

• KTA Race Centre  - Philippines Boracay – hosted by the Freestyle Academy
• KTA Race Centre – Thailand Pranburi – hosted by Kitezone
• KTA Race Centre – China Hainan – hosted by the Nanuna Watersports Club

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has confirmed the final event and equipment selections for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition to be Kiteboarding. After a long discussion with a lot of enthusiasm and support for both sports, ISAF Council voted with a 19 to 17 majority that Kiteboarding will replace Windsurfing for the men's and women's board events in Rio.

ISAF President Göran Petersson stated: "Kiteboarding has proven to us that it is ready to be included into the list of prestigious ISAF Events and it is a fantastic addition to the sailing programme for the 2016 Olympic Games."

Sir Richard Branson, one of the IKAs Olympic Ambassadors and supporters from the very first minute added: “Well we all flew a kite to get kiteboarding in to the Olympics and unbelievably the kite has landed in Rio! Kiteboarding is now an Olympic sport! To celebrate this, myself, my family and a few friends will this week attempt to kite across the English Channel to show off the beauty of kiteboarding.”