FILE PHOTO: Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Sailing - Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre, Ningbo, China - September 27, 2023 Gold medallist Singapore's Max Maeder poses during the medal ceremony for the Men's Kite - Ika Formula Kite Final 01 Sport Singapore via REUTERS/Jeremy Lee/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Singapore's gold medal hope Max Maeder is a poster child for sailing's sea change since the last Olympics, with 'foiling' classes such as his kiteboarding discipline making up half of the 10 events in 2024, compared with only one in Tokyo.
And when the 17-year-old world champion hits the Med off the southern French city of Marseille, it is likely to be the first sight for many of kitesurfers, iQFoil windsurfers and Nacra 17 catamaran sailors 'flying' above the waves on hi-tech foils.
