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68-569: The National Coastwatch Institution is a voluntary organisation and registered charity , providing a visual watch along the UK 's coasts , and is not to be confused with HM Coastguard . The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) was founded in Cornwall in 1994 following the deaths of two local fishermen whose boat sank within sight of a then recently closed coastguard station at Bass Point . Most of HM Coastguard's visual watch stations were closed following

136-492: A CAGR of almost 9% from 2017. International kiteboarding has several promoting organizations and has undergone many changes in the governance of the sport, including long-lasting disputes between several of those entities, trying to negate each other the right to promote sporting events. The significance of the associated economic activity could explain part of such turbulence, but the intense rate of innovation and of adoption made it difficult to conceive, regulate and formalize

204-479: A wakeboard , kiting in waves using small surfboards with or without footstraps or bindings, foiling, and speed kiting. Land kiting needs a short and light mountain board , feet steered buggies, rollerskates, or sand boards for sand kiteboarding, which is also referred to as "sand kiting". It is a great cross-training for kitesurfing as many of the mechanisms for kite control transfer to water use. Skis or snowboards are used on snow for snowkiting . In 2012 ,

272-578: A 35-liter backpack . The previous longest recorded kite journey was by Eric Gramond who completed a 13-day trip of 1450 km along the coast of Brazil. Constantin Bisanz, a 41-year-old Austrian, crossed a 80 km (50 mi) stretch of the Bering Strait , embarking from Wales, Alaska, US on 12 August 2011 at 04:00, and arriving in easternmost Russia two hours later, after which he returned by boat to Alaska. It occurred after 2 previously failed attempts,

340-546: A 50.57 knots run. Similar speeds have been reached in the same location by windsurfers Anders Bringdal and Antoine Albeau, respectively 50.46 and 50.59 knots. These speeds are verified, but are still subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council . Earlier in the event, on 19 September, American Rob Douglas reached 49.84 knots (92.30 km/h), becoming the first kitesurfer to establish an outright world record in speed sailing. Previously

408-425: A 75 kg (165 lb) rider. Cross-shore and cross-onshore winds are the best for unassisted kiteboarding. Direct onshore winds carry the risk of being thrown onto land or stuck in shallows. Direct offshore winds pose the danger of being blown away from the shore in the event of equipment failure or loss of control. However offshore winds can be quite suitable in confined waters, like in a lake or estuary, or when

476-428: A harness. The kitesurfer rides on either a bidirectional board (a "twin-tip", similar to a wakeboard), a directional surfboard , or a foil board . They often wear a wetsuit in mild to cold waters. In the early days of the sport, there were significant injuries and some fatalities, but the safety record has improved with better equipment and instruction. In October 1977 Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise (Netherlands) received

544-452: A large non-profit sector is sometimes seen as an indicator of a healthy economy in local and national financial measurements. With a growing number of non-profit organizations focused on social services , the environment , education , and other unmet needs throughout society, the nonprofit sector is increasingly central to the health and well-being of society. Peter Drucker suggests that the nonprofit sector provides an excellent outlet for

612-510: A mainstream sport with the entry of key windsurfing manufacturers, namely Robby Naish and Neil Pryde . Single direction boards derived from windsurfing and surfing designs became the dominant form of kiteboard. In 2000, a new freestyle competition, sponsored by Red Bull was launched in Maui . The competition, named Red Bull King of the Air , judged riders on height, versatility, and style. The competition

680-577: A nationwide fervor for social service. Founded in the United States in 1881, it was reorganized in 1905 to focus on military personnel. With this pivotal decision, the business of organizing charities quickly evolved into the business of social work. According to a recent study by Johns Hopkins University , the Netherlands has the largest third sector of 20 countries across Europe. Ireland's non-profit fundraised income formed 0.33% of Irish GDP , less than

748-408: A new Guinness World Record on January 22, 2023 (72 feet and four inches (22.04 meters)). Louis Tapper completed the longest recorded solo kite journey, completing 2000 km between Salvador and Sao Luis, Brazil . The journey was completed between July/August 2010 and took over 24 days of kitesurfing. This trip is also the longest solo journey, completed without a support crew, using one kite and

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816-463: A period of rationalisation and modernisation.. Although never fully admitted or responsibility accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency or HM Government , it was speculated within the local community that were the watch keepers' station still staffed then the fishermen in distress would have been spotted and assistance sent. Therefore the institution became established from a campaign to re-establish

884-450: A previous world record for the highest kite jump, measured by WOO Sports on February 19, 2017 in Cape Town , South Africa , during a session with 40-knot winds. Jacobsen's jump reached 28.6 meters high, with an airtime of 8.5 seconds. The record has been broken several times since then, and WOO Sports maintains jump-related leaderboards in different categories (airtime, height, etc.) based on

952-478: A safety boat is assisting. The kiter must maintain a clear perception of the wind direction but also of the wind speed. The Beaufort scale is of great assistance in helping users assess the situation. A range of wind up to 33 knots covers the conditions for a safe practice for an experienced rider. A less experienced one should avoid riding with more than 15 knots. Most twintip boards and inflatable kites would be barely rideable below 11 knots, therefore for most cases

1020-413: A user should focus on the winds classified as moderate up to strong. Even if there is no wind blowing, a kiter can act on the kite lines and force it to move, and then, like with a row, it generates some force resulting from the incidence of the air into the kite's surface. In a gentle breeze, if the user action increases the air speed around the kite 10 times, the generated force increases 100 times, since

1088-656: A variety of society's labor and skills. In 1976, Daniel Bell predicted that the third sector would become the predominant sector in society, as the knowledge class overcame the effects of the private sector. The first two decades of the 20th century were characterized by a public zeal for social reform and social justice known as the Progressive Era. The newly founded National Association of Societies for Organizing Charity had immediate influence during that era. Its extensive field work helped organize new societies and strengthen others. Smaller cities became well-organized, with

1156-505: A visual coastal watch in Cornwall. The first NCI Coastwatch station was thus established at Bass Point, on The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, by November 1994. Following the successful launch of NCI Bass Point, other stations quickly followed in Devon , Cornwall, East Anglia , Somerset , Sussex , Essex , Dorset , and South Wales . As of December 2023, there are 60 NCI stations operational around

1224-434: Is a factor now considered in the analysis of efficiency wage . More recent researchers such as Peter Frumkin (2005) have also supported the concept of considering "non-profit" and "voluntary" organizations together. Rob Macmillan observed that the nature of this sector is "a hugely contested domain", with issues raised over "whether there is a coherent 'sector' at all, and if so what it should be called". The presence of

1292-815: Is assumed to comprise volunteers (unpaid) while the voluntary sector is considered to employ staff working for a social or community purpose: "hence the phrase 'voluntary and community sector' (VCS) [is used] to encompass the full range". In addition however, the not-for-personal-profit sector is also considered to include social firms (such as cooperatives and mutuals) and more recently governmental institutions (such as Housing Associations) that have been spun off from government, although still operating fundamentally as public service delivery organizations. These other types of institutions may be considered to be quasi-private or quasi-public sectors rather than stemming from direct community benefit motivations. The entry of nonprofit organizations into commercial activities (competing with

1360-513: Is commonly called the "joint sector", and includes the industries run in partnership by the state and private Sector . In a wider sense the initial investment is made by the state and later the handling is done by the private sector. But here the private sector is responsible to the state when it comes to handling. In Israel, this sector is commonly called the "Third Sector", ( Hebrew : המגזר השלישי ) and generally refers to non-profit organizations (NPOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with

1428-505: Is listed as an asset within the Search and Rescue community. The National Coastwatch Institution maintains 60 operational Coastwatch stations around the coastline of England and Wales, at the following locations: [REDACTED] Media related to National Coastwatch Institution in Norfolk, England at Wikimedia Commons Voluntary sector A variety of terms is in use to describe

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1496-579: Is still held annually in Cape Town, South Africa . From 2001 onward, twin-tip bi-directional boards became more popular for most flat water riders, with directional boards still in use for surf conditions. In May 2012, the course racing style of kitesurfing was announced as a sport for the 2016 Rio Olympics , replacing windsurfing . However, after a vote by the General Assembly of the ISAF in November 2012,

1564-567: The Atlantic Ocean , from the Canary Islands to the Turks and Caicos Islands a distance of about 5,600 km (3,500 mi), from 20 November 2013, to 17 December 2013. Each of the six spent four hours each day surfing, broken into two sessions of two hours each, one during the day, and the other during the night. Kitesurfing on water includes freestyle and big air using a kiteboard similar to

1632-657: The British government until 2010 had an Office of the Third Sector that defined the "third sector" as "the place between State and (the) private sector". The Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government renamed the department the Office for Civil Society. The term third sector has now been replaced in Government usage by the term Civil Society, or for a while under the Cameron government,

1700-471: The Internal Revenue Service in 2015. These reporting nonprofits identified $ 2.54 trillion in revenues and $ 5.79 trillion in assets in 2015. Over $ 400 billion in revenue comes through private support and fundraising . The U.S. nonprofit sector contributed an estimated $ 985.4 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015, composing 5.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product and employed 11 percent of

1768-507: The North brand, now Duotone), then Cabrinha ( Neil Pryde ) with 25–35,000 kites a year each. They are followed by Naish , F-One, Core kiteboarding, Slingshot sports, Liquid Force , Airush, Ozone Kites , Flysurfer and others. The GKA recorded 100,000 kites sales in 2017 for its members, giving an estimated 140–150,000 total kites sales for 2017. Technavio predicted a global kiteboarding equipment market reaching US$ 2,120 million by 2021, growing at

1836-460: The bow kite design, which has been licensed to many kite manufacturers. In 1997, specialized kiteboards were developed by Raphaël Salles and Laurent Ness. By the end of 1998 kitesurfing had become an extreme sport, distributed and taught through shops and schools worldwide. The first competition was held on Maui in September 1998 and was won by Flash Austin. Starting in 1999, kitesurfing became

1904-414: The speed sailing record , reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket . Worldwide, there are 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sells around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year. Most power kites are leading-edge inflatable kites or foil kites attached by about 20 m (66 ft) of flying lines to a control bar and

1972-511: The "KiteSki" system, which consisted of water skis powered by a two-line, delta style kite, controlled via a bar-mounted combined winch/brake. The KiteSki was commercially available in 1994. The kite had a rudimentary water launch capability and could go upwind. In 1995, Cory Roeseler visited Peter Lynn at New Zealand's Lake Clearwater in the Ashburton Alpine Lakes area, demonstrating the speed, balance, and upwind angle on his 'ski'. In

2040-457: The 1970s and early 1980s, Dieter Strasilla from Germany developed parachute-skiing and later perfected a kite-skiing system using self-made paragliders and a ball-socket swivel allowing the pilot to sail upwind and uphill but also to take off into the air at will. Strasilla and his Swiss friend Andrea Kuhn also used this invention in combination with surfboards and snowboards, grasskies, and self-made buggies. One of his patents describes in 1979

2108-701: The 852 incidents reported by NCI to the MCA ended with the call-out of the RNLI lifeboats, RAF air-sea rescue , MoD ordnance units, fire, ambulance and other rescue agencies. These incidents included vessels sinking, vessels on fire, vessels in danger and distress, swimmers, surf boarders and kite boarders in difficulties, inflatable toys with children on board being blown out to sea, persons fallen over cliffs, persons washed off jetty, land fires, dangerous munitions washed up, personal injuries, and so on. In addition, many hundreds of minor incidents were dealt with including informing

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2176-465: The NCI's 2,740-plus uniformed trained volunteer watchkeepers maintain a visual watch along part of the UK coastline with 60 established NCI watch stations. These stations provide a daily visual watch in all weathers, monitoring marine radio channels, sea conditions and weather, using radar and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. All emergencies are reported to the appropriate authorities for action,

2244-742: The PKRA was sold to a group of investors, becoming the Virgin Kitesurfing World Championship (VKWC). The WS itself has split the governance of its own events between the GKA for the expression disciplines and the IKA for the racing disciplines. The GKA has then split the expression disciplines, choosing to run the Wave and Strapless Tour themselves, while ceding to the World Kiteboarding League to run

2312-622: The RSX windsurfer was reinstated for both Men and Women, resulting in kitesurfing being left out. The ISAF mid-year meeting of May 2013 proposed seeking an eleventh medal to include kitesurfing in 2020 without making any changes to existing events. In 2014, course-racing kiteboarding was included in the ISAF World Sailing World Cup program. In November 2014, 20 athletes attended the final competition in Abu Dhabi . The first place among women

2380-644: The South and Northwest particular areas of focus. To permit membership of Canadian societies, the association changed its name in 1912 to the American Association of Societies for Organizing Charity. In 1917, it became the American Association for Organizing Charity. These agencies increasingly were providing direct service to individuals and families. Pauperism, child welfare, juvenile justice, sanitation, tuberculosis, and other health issues were emergent problems for new and existing agencies. The American Red Cross fueled

2448-435: The U.S. workforce in 2015. Each year, seven out of ten Americans donate to at least one charitable cause. Contributions are from two to 20 times higher in the U.S. than in other countries of comparable wealth and modernity. Kitesurfing Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines

2516-517: The UK and US, in 2016. In Sweden, the nonprofit sector is attributed with fostering a nationwide social change towards progressive economic, social and cultural policies, while in Italy the third sector is increasingly viewed as a primary employment source for the entire country. In the United States, approximately 10% of GDP is attributable to the third sector. Donating to private religious organizations remains

2584-471: The aspects of paragliding , surfing , windsurfing , skateboarding , snowboarding , and wakeboarding . Kiteboarding is among the less expensive and more convenient sailing sports. After some concepts and designs that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s were successfully tested, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century. It has freestyle, wave-riding, and racing competitions. The sport held

2652-408: The associated procedures, communication protocols for working with SAR assets, observation techniques, plotting and chart work, understanding of emergency beacons and operation of AIS / radar terminals. For stations this includes but is not limited to high power binoculars, VHF Radios, nautical charts, AIS / radar and usually a weather station and CCTV system. Once a station has achieved DFS it

2720-464: The coast of England and Wales, from Fleetwood in the Northwest, through Wales, along the south coast, and up the east coast to Filey, North Yorkshire with over 2,740 trained volunteer watchkeepers. The Institution has a joint Memorandum of Understanding with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), and more recently UK 's Border Force , and this outlines the NCI's role and provides the basis for

2788-550: The coastguard and police of lost, found and missing children, distressed marine wildlife, ordnance on beaches, chemical drums, large carcasses and dangerous debris washed up. 2019 saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the foundation of the National Coastwatch Institution. A national office is now open in Liskeard, Cornwall. NCI contributes to SAR by maintaining a visual lookout (‘Spot, Plot, Report and Respond’) around

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2856-428: The coastline. All NCI stations have, or are working towards achieving, Declared Facility Status from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency . DFS outlines what MCA expect from NCI stations, this includes the training and skills watchkeepers are expected to have and what equipment lookouts are expected to have. For watchkeepers this includes but is not limited to, understanding VHF Mayday , Pan Pan & Securite and

2924-667: The data recorded and uploaded by its users. Jesse Richman holds the record for hangtime at 22 seconds, set at Crissy Field in San Francisco, California . Airton Cozzolino holds the record for strapless hangtime at 19 seconds. French kitesurfer Sébastien Cattelan became the first sailor to break the 50 knots barrier by reaching 50.26 knots on 3 October 2008 at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia . On 4 October, Alex Caizergues (also of France) broke this record with

2992-457: The first of which was on 28 July 2011, in which an incident occurred where he found himself floating in 36 °F water with no board, kite, or GPS unit for 1 hour before being rescued. On his second attempt on 2 August he and two friends sailed half the distance before turning around due to poor wind conditions. A team of six kitesurfers, Filippo van Hellenberg Hubar, Eric Pequeno, Max Blom, Camilla Ringvold, Ike Frans, and Dennis Gijsbers crossed

3060-479: The first patent for KiteSurfing. The patent covers, specifically, a water sport using a floating board of a surfboard type where a pilot standing up on it is pulled by a wind-catching device of a parachute type tied to his harness on a trapeze-type belt. This patent did not result in any commercial interest. Through the 1980s, there were occasionally successful attempts to combine kites with canoes, ice skates , snow skis, water skis and roller skates . Throughout

3128-484: The first use of an inflatable kite design for kitesurfing. Two brothers, Bruno Legaignoux and Dominique Legaignoux, from the Atlantic coast of France , developed kites for kitesurfing in the late 1970s and early 1980s and patented an inflatable kite design in November 1987, a design that has been used by companies to develop their own products. Bill Roeseler, a Boeing aerodynamicist , and his son Cory Roeseler patented

3196-551: The freestyle events and the Kite Park League to run the park events. The freestyle events were then handed to the Kiteboarding Riders United (KRU). Several different kitesurfing styles are evolving, some of which cross over. Styles of kiteboarding include freestyle, freeride, speed, course racing, wakestyle, big air, park, and surfing. Kiteboarding can pose hazards to surfers, beachgoers, bystanders and others on

3264-680: The late 1990s, Cory's ski evolved into a single board similar to a surfboard. The development of modern-day kitesurfing by the Roeselers in the United States and the Legaignoux in France was carried on in parallel with that of buggying . In 1996, Laird Hamilton and Manu Bertin were instrumental in demonstrating and popularising kitesurfing off the coast of Maui , while, in Florida, Raphaël Baruch changed

3332-421: The line between the two quite fine. These organizations generally fill a gap in the existing government or municipal service provision. Examples include United Hatzalah for emergency medical first response, Yad Sarah for free loan of medical equipment, Yad Eliezer for poverty relief efforts, Akim for assistance for the mentally handicapped, and SHALVA for children with special needs. The Cabinet Office of

3400-520: The majority of NCI work being working mainly with HM Coastguard and other statutory authorities. Most NCI stations are staffed on a daily basis providing a regular daily watch from 8:00   am to dusk. In 2022 a total of 274,543-person-hours watch was performed by NCI watchkeepers, recording over 222,458 commercial, military and leisure vessel movements, and reporting a total of 826 incidents to HM Coastguard, fire, police and ambulance services, of which 336 were NCI-initiated lifeboat rescues. All this work

3468-480: The most popular American cause, and all religious organizations are entirely privately funded because the government is limited from establishing or prohibiting a religion under the First Amendment . Although the voluntary, community, and not-for-personal-profit sectors are frequently taken to compose the "Third Sector", each of these sectors or sub-sectors have quite different characteristics. The community sector

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3536-442: The name of the sport from flysurfing to kitesurfing by starting and promoting the first commercial brand of the industry: "Kitesurf". In 1997, the Legaignoux brothers developed and sold the breakthrough "Wipika" kite design that had a structure of preformed inflatable tubes and a simple bridle system to the wingtips, both of which greatly assisted water re-launch. Bruno Legaignoux continued to improve kite designs, including developing

3604-628: The new competitions, and offer opportunities for new players specializing in new variants of the sport. Some of those international organizations are (or were): Several world cup events are sanctioned by the WS on behalf of the International Olympic Committee , a private association. KPWT exchanged endorsements with IKA in 2009. Both become opposing parties as the IKA also got an agreement with PKRA. IKA threatened and banned riders who take part in competitions without its endorsement. In 2015,

3672-431: The non-governmental, not-for-profit sector, including "voluntary sector", "third sector", "community sector", and "nonprofit sector". In 1965, Richard Cornuelle coined the term "independent sector" and was one of the first scholars to point out the vast impact and unique mechanisms of this sector, but in some contexts, such as social care, this term includes businesses operating for profit. A formal economic theory of

3740-570: The number of kitesurfers was estimated by the ISAF and IKA at 1.5 million persons worldwide (pending review). The global market for kite gear sales was then worth US$ 250 million. The Global Kitesports Association (GKA) estimates 10% of the kitesurfers continue during winter. After substantial growth, activity was levelling by 2017 at around 85,000 kites sold yearly by GKA members, twintip boards sales decreased from 37,000 in 2013 to 28,000 in 2016 and directional boards from 8,000 to 7,000. The largest manufacturers are Boards and More (previously under

3808-415: The private sector) was identified in the 1980’s. There have also been concerns about the financial accountability of the nonprofit sector throughout Western society . There is also ongoing concern whether the nonprofit sector will unequally draw retiring workers from the private sector as the currently large baby boomers age. Development of the third sector, it is argued, is linked to the restructuring of

3876-504: The record holder of France and Europe with 55.49 and was the first rider to reach 55 knots. On 13 November 2017, French rider Alex Caizergues became the new world speed record holder in France ( Salin-de-Giraud ) reaching 57.97 knots or 107.36 km/h. While Nuno "Stru" Figueiredo held the record at 62-foot (19-meter) from a 2018 ride at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, Patri McLaughlin set

3944-457: The record was held only by sailboats or windsurfers. Douglas also became the world's third over-50 knots sailor, when on 8 October he made a 50.54 knots (93.60 km/h) run. On 14 November 2009, Alex Caizergues completed another run of 50.98 knots in Namibia. October 2010, Rob Douglas became the outright record holder for the short distance 500 meters with 55.65 knots. Sébastien Cattelan became

4012-483: The room have created with their left" rather than systemic change. Discourse on the "third sector" began in the 1970s in France as a result of the crisis in the welfare state . Many associations rely at least partly on government subsidies or other payments, it has been criticized at times by association heads (among some), as a way to control charities, some charities do refuse all government payments, while others try to rely partly on gov's aid. In India, this sector

4080-828: The term Big Society , which was devised by political advisers and which featured prominently in the Conservative Party's 2010 election campaign. Organisations leading and supporting the voluntary sector in the United Kingdom include the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (Acevo), the National Council for Voluntary Organisations , Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action , Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations , and Wales Council for Voluntary Action . The U.S. nonprofit sector consisted of approximately 1.56 million organizations registered with

4148-421: The voluntary, nonprofit sector and its role was developed by Burton Weisbrod in the 1970’s, and subsequent decade. It distinguishes its incentives and behaviors from that of the private and public sectors of the economy, and recognizes non-profit organizations as suppliers of public goods that are under-supplied by government. This enabled calculation of the value of voluntary labor in the United States, which

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4216-453: The water. Many problems and dangers that may be encountered while learning kiting can be avoided or minimized by taking professional instruction through lesson centers. Kitesurfing schools provide courses and lessons to teach entry-level skills and more advanced ones, including: Kitesurfers change kite size and/or line length depending on wind strength — stronger winds call for a smaller kite to prevent overpower situations. Kitesurfers determine

4284-459: The welfare state and further globalization of that process through neo-liberal strategies of the Washington consensus . In a 2013 New York Times op-ed and radio podcast, The Charitable-Industrial Complex , Peter Buffett uses the terms "philanthropic colonialism" and "conscience laundering", and describes his insights into "searching for answers with their right hand to problems that others in

4352-561: The wind strength using either an anemometer or, more typically, visual clues as shown in the Beaufort scale . Modern kites dedicated to kitesurfing provide a "depower" option to reduce the power in the kite. By using depower, the kite's angle of attack to the wind is reduced, thereby catching less wind in the kite and reducing the pull. Bow kites have a wider wind range than C-kites, so two kite sizes (such as 7 m and 12 m ) could form an effective quiver for winds ranging from 10 to 30+ knots for

4420-615: The working relationship between the Institution and these departments. Most NCI stations have acquired, or are working towards acquiring, "declared facility status", giving those NCI stations potential to participate in active operations of the UK's search and rescue organisations. Many have also achieved the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) and, in 2023, NCI Newhaven was awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). As of December 2023,

4488-523: Was carried out at no cost to the public purse. All volunteers are provided with training in visual observation techniques, marine chart-work, Ordnance Survey mapping, critical reporting, marine radio procedures, and radar, ensuring all volunteers reach the standards expected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The NCI works with HM Coastguard, the MCA, the RNLI and the other emergency services. In 2023, some of

4556-604: Was named an official event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires . Mixed Kite - Formula Kite was chosen by World Sailing for inclusion in the 2024 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2023 South African athlete Joshua Emanuel ascended 36.2 meters in the North Sea near Hanstholm, riding the CORE XR Pro 7m kite. The previous record holder for the height of a single jump was Jamie Overbeek at 35.3m. Nick Jacobsen achieved

4624-491: Was taken by Elena Kalinina , while the men's champion was Great Britain's Oliver Bridge . In 2015, Elena Kalinina won again and received the title of the world champion, ahead of Great Britain's Steph Bridge and the Russian Anastasia Akopova . The world champion among men was Maxime Nocher from Monaco, making him the youngest world champion, ahead of Oliver Bridge and Polish native Blazek Ozog . Kitesurfing

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