iQFoil
Sign in to saveiQFOiL is a windsurfing class selected by World Sailing to replace the RS:X for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing, however a notable difference is that sailors only use one sail. The sail size was originally 9 m2 for the men and 8 m2 for the women. The rider has a choice between using a hydrofoil or a conventional 68 cm fin.
Key facts
- Sailboat specifications.name
- iQFOiL
- Sailboat specifications.image
- iQFoiL in der Eckernförder Bucht.jpg
- Sailboat specifications.type
- Sailboard
- Sailboat specifications.design
- One Design
- Sailboat specifications.crew
- 1
- Sailboat specifications.mainsail
- male: female:
- Sailboat specifications.hull
- Volume
- Sailboat specifications.mastheight
- male: female:
- Sailboat specifications.designer
- Tiesda You
- Sailboat specifications.year
- 2018
- Sailboat specifications.status
- olympic
- Sailboat specifications.previous
- RS:X
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- Equipment Evolution
- Events
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- Olympics
- See also
- References
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iQFOiL is a windsurfing class selected by World Sailing to replace the RS:X for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to Formula Windsurfing, however a notable difference is that sailors only use one sail. The sail size was originally 9 m2 for the men and 8 m2 for the women. The rider has a choice between using a hydrofoil or a conventional 68 cm fin.
== Equipment Evolution == Starting in January 2025 there are equipment changes: Men will switch from the 9 m2 sail to an 8 m2 (previous Female and Youth design) sail. Female and Female Youth change from the 8 m2 sail to a new design 7.3 m2 sail. Both categories adopt the existing 4.90 m mast to align with the revised sail sizes.