Dean Brenner, US Sailing board member and chairman of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Committee, issued a US Sailing Statement on the issue of kiteboarding vs. windsurfing in regards to Olympic competition inclusion.

Score one for the kiteboarders.

“The OSC believes, and I continue to support this 100 percent, that kites will be good for the sport of sailing, worldwide,” Brenner writes.

Click here for the full statement.