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"L'oceano fuori, l'oceano dentro" (The Ocean Without, the Ocean Within) "L'arte della
meteorologia"
(The Art of Weather Forecasting) Kites have undergone an extraordinary technical evolution and today could
be used for more than just fun and daring adventures. The time is ripe for
the birth of a new generation of kites capable of powering liferafts and small boats. In the coming years, the use
of these kites as sails will be the greatest revolution in the nautical world
since the inflatable raft, that began as a toy and became the most used boat
all over the world, despite the initial skepticism
of experts, in fact they represent almost 100% of the liferafts
used today and they have saved the lives of many wrecked sailors. In addition
we know that many yachtsmen don't pay enough attention to safety and so this
new idea offers these people an entertaining water sport that can also save
their lives in an emergency. At the Genoa Nautical Fair I presented my
article published by "Nautica" magazine
about using kites as emergency sails and the main Italian national television
network aired several interviews with myself showing
images of boats powered by kites. During these days I participated in the
meeting on "Safety at sea". Also I have been interviewed on this
subject by newspapers and other television stations. I participated in a
"Survive" exhibition in the
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