FORMULA KITE ELITE
ATHLETES
FORMULA KITE
FORMULA KITE U21
FORMULA KITE MASTERS
FUTURE AMBITION
SWISS SAILING TEAM COACH
Matthieu GIROLET
My background as a professional sailor ranges from dinghies and sport boats to offshore multihulls, including lots of offshore solo-handed racing.
I started kiting in 2010 and was soon hooked on foiling. With a foil right under my feet and the ease of testing different combinations and settings, I saw this as a great way to improve my foiling skills and knowledge and transfer them to bigger boats. It was also a great way to develop skills specific to high-speed foiling racing.
My law degree and experience in business and project management have proven helpful in developing sailing projects in which I have been involved.
As a coach, I am a certified sailing and kiteboarding coach and teach strategy and tactics in Formula Kite as part of the French Kite Coach degree. Realizing how important the mental component is to the final performance, I am now training to become a mental coach.
The focus on foiling series and the Olympic formula kite development gave me the opportunity to combine my foiling knowledge and skills with my regatta background to provide high performance coaching for the Formula Kite class.
I am excited to join the great Swiss Sailing Team on their amazing journey to the Olympics and I’m commited to help the athletes achieve their dreams.