The 5th and final day of the Copa Kitley Qatar Airways GKA Kite-Surf and Hydrofoil World Cup in Taiba, Brazil was a day dominated by France's Charles Brodel with his unparalleled and innovative riding style, securing his second consecutive World Championship title. On the last day of the event in Taiba, the conditions for the Hydrofoil Freestyle riders could not have been better. Due to the special boards, which have almost no resistance in the water, the riders can show incredible tricks eve...

Day 3 of the World Cup in sunny Taiba, Brazil was one that Australian James Carew is unlikely to forget in a hurry. All season long it was a neck-and-neck race between him and Matchu Lopes from Spain, which now demanded a winner in Taiba. So both riders had to win their heats in the semifinals to put pressure on the other. James Carew (AUS) had a tough start to his day of competition, struggling early on with a broken leash and later a broken board after a rough landing. Nevertheless, the Aus...

The first day of the last World Cup of the season was opened by the men in the discipline of kite-surf, where the two best waves ridden and the best freestyle trick of each rider are scored. The strong and partly gusty wind meant that especially the Brazilian local riders were able to show their skills under these conditions and thus put the leading riders of the World Tour under pressure. In the end it was Pedro Matos (BRA) and Matchu Lopes (ESP) who won their heats with their elegant style...

The wind dropped just before the end of round three, but winning their heats and already advancing directly to round five were Juan Rodriguez, Maxime Chabloz, Gianmaria Coccoluto, Arthur Guillebert, Manoel Soares and Posito Martinez. Juan Rodriguez (COL), currently lying in third on tour, was the first big name to test the waters against Belgian Goetgebuer and Egyptian Moussa. Maxime Chabloz banging home a win in R3 heat two that contained a high trick score of 8.33 for a massive 319. Only h...

The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla had its second day of competition. This is day Men’s Round 5 and Women’s Round 4 were completed. Brazilian Sebastian Ribeiro has given us several high 9 point scoring waves in his career. His round five heat performance was once again from the top drawer, with two high 9s. However, it was perhaps Mohamed-Ali Beqqali who delivered the individual high performance of the day as he fought back impressively through the losers round 4 to meet Gabriel Benetton i...

Day one is complete at the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla 2022 and waves are definitely back on the agenda as 41 male and female riders from 15 countries assembled to battle it out at Westpoint in Morocco. The opening rounds of the men's event saw conditions build through the day, peaking with an incredible wave ride by Sebatian Ribeiro, earning the highest score of the day: 9.0. Watch the full, all-action highlight summary video now! The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla is the first...

Here comes the highlight action from the hydrofoil discipline final at the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships 2022 in Tarifa (ESP) where Charles Brodel (FRA) took his second World title! In an attractive competition he won followed by Jamie Overbeek (NLD) and Maxime Chabloz (SUI).

Day 2 of the GKA Freestyle World Cup Event in Salinas del Rey, Colombia saw a full day of action as Women’s Round One and Men's Round Three were completed.

Kitesurfing spectaculaire à la Pointe de Penvins. Décollage de kitesurfeurs à Sarzeau en Bretagne dans le Morbihan. Rhuys terre de glisse. La Presqu'ile de Rhuys et son aérodrome pour le Kitesurf. Penvins et le décollage incroyable des planches de kitesurfing à pleine vitesse, dès que le vent s'invite pendant les vacances de Février. A Sarzeau, à la Pointe de Penvins le Kitesurf se pratique idéalement avec les vents d’Ouest et Sud-Ouest, et dans des conditions favorables avec des vents d’...

It's been another day of 40+ knots howling Levante. Each and every rider showed up with courage, bringing everything they had to the nuking shores of Tarifa for the final battle of this event. Watch this video to see the finals and who took the podium wins! The GKA Freestyle World Cup Tarifa 2021 | BIG AIR podium MEN: 1. A. Guillebert (FRA) 2. J. Burlando (ITA) 3. E. Jaspan (AUS) 4. A. Corniel (DOM) WOMEN: 1. M. Sol (BRA) 2. P. Van Iersel (NLD) 3. H. Whiteley (GBR) 4. R. Arn...

On Day 2 in Tarifa, the wind blew the riders into action right away as the riders began to set up their quivers and were blasting their zone-in playlist upon arrival. Although the wind was nuking beyond expectations, bearing in mind this was a Freestyle competition the judges tried to maintain the Freestyle element as primary as they continued with the Mixed format applied from the previous day at first (7 trick attempts, best 4 counting: 2 Freestyle 2 Big Air tricks). Nico Franco (ESP) and R...

After a long wait, the GKA Freestyle World Cup Tarifa is back! What better place to hold the first event of 2021 than the OG Mecca of kiteboarding. Sitting on the most southernmost tip of Spain where the Mediterranean and Atlantic meet. Because of its unique position, Tarifa is the wind capital of Europe and is constantly buffered by two conflicting winds: the Levante from the east and the Poniente from the west. The energy of Tarifa is electric. Kilometers long white sandy beaches, and throu...

Saint-Pierre Quiberon et la derniere session de Kitesurf sur le spot de Penthièvre avant les nouvelles restrictions sanitaires mises en place dans toute la France. Derniere session de Kitesurf sur le spot de Penthièvre à Saint-Pierre Quiberon avant les nouvelles restrictions sanitaires mises en place dans toute la France. La Baie de Quiberon ressemblait à l'autoroute du soleil, un jour de départ en vacances. Le spot de Penthièvre était saturé. La pratique des activités nautiques demeur...

Etel et le Kitesurfing. Etel et la terrible Barre d'Etel en furie. Etel et la mer. Etel et les plages. Etel en hiver. Etel et les sportifs. Etel et les sports de glisse. Etel en Bretagne. Etel dans le Morbihan. La redoutable Barre d'Etel est un spot pour les adeptes du Kitesurf, pendant les vacances de Février. Le banc de sable sous-marin qui provoque la Barre face à la Ria d'Etel se déplace au gré des vents et des courants. L'Océan Atlantique qui se brise sur toute la longueur de l’embouc...

La Presqu'ile de Rhuys et son aérodrome pour le Kitesurf. Sarzeau et le kitesurfing à la Pointe de Penvins. Décollage de kitesurfeurs à Sarzeau en Bretagne dans le Morbihan. Rhuys terre de glisse. Penvins et le décollage incroyable des planches de kitesurfing à pleine vitesse, dès que le vent s'invite pendant les vacances de Février. A Sarzeau, à la Pointe de Penvins le Kitesurf se pratique idéalement avec les vents d’Ouest et Sud-Ouest, et dans des conditions favorables avec des vents d’E...