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A week of thrilling wingfoil action concluded the 2024 GWA Wingfoil World Cup season. Jericoacoara in Brazil, was the playground for the best Surf Freestyle and FreeFly Slalom wingfoil athletes. Not only the event winners were crowned, also the World Champions in the disciplines Surf Freestyle and FreeFly Slalom.

Reigning world champion Kajiya now has consecutive wins that put her in the driving seat to retain her crown. But in Brazil she was savouring her victory on home waters before her adoring following. “I don’t have words to describe how I feel,” said Kajiya. “This is a dream for me. Competing in Cauipe is a dream for me, and winning at home, there is nothing like it. Winning with Brazilian people; the feeling you get, the support you get, the energy you get—it’s the pinnacle of sports and I...

France’s Charles Brodel was utterly dominant in the Copa Kitley GKA Hydrofoil Big Air Kite World Cup Jericoacoara in Brazil, taking a big win that earned him his sixth world title. Brodel was again in a league of his own as he landed the victory in the second stop in the Hydrofoil Big Air division on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour.

The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour 2024 made its debut at the Brazilian break of Jericoacoara. Top riders from across the globe perform at the paradise of Ibiraquera. 58 athletes in the three Big Air divisions, TwinTip, Surfboard and Hydrofoil. The Women really hit the water showing an extraordinary performance, especially Mikaili Sol (BRA) is in the spotlight!

The action in the first rounds of the men’s and women’s contests on Cauipe’s iconic lagoon—with its mirror-flat waters and steady breezes—raised the bar high with a clutch of high-scoring tricks. The season’s second stop in the Freestyle discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is vital for those with title ambitions, with the closing call in Qatar in less than a month’s time. The women’s tour leader, Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya, who won the opening stop in Dunkerque, France, in August...

The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour 2024 is set to host the second stop of the Freestyle discipline from November 12–15 in Cauipe, north-eastern Brazil. The Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup will showcase intense competition in the flat waters and strong winds of the lagoon, known for its stadium-like setting and vibrant atmosphere. Top seeds include Switzerland's Maxime Chabloz, who is in good form after finishing as runner-up in Dunkerque, and France's Arthur Guillebert, who won t...

The Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Cauipe is finely poised with finals set to close out the high-octane competition on the final day of action in Brazil, when the winners will be crowned. The second day of action in the idyllic Freestyle conditions of Cauipe’s iconic lagoon, with breezes of more than 20 knots blowing over the flat waters, generated some surprise upsets and breakout moments. Sixteen-year-old Davi Ribeiro (BRA) booked his place in the semi-final with a huge perf...

The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour’s Big Air 2025 season starts with a bang when the TwinTip division opens on its debut at the legendary Brazilian kiteboarding spot of Jericoacoara. The first rounds of the Copa Kitley GKA Big Air Kite World Cup Jericoacoara see a few surprises and upsets. World champion Zara Hoogenraad (NED) is beaten into second place in her heat, though she will undoubtedly redeem herself in the next round. Multiple world champion Mikaili Sol (BRA) storms back to...

The third and final round of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the pure surfing Wave discipline returned to Brazil to crown this year's World Champions. Here are some of the best crashes from the GWA Wingfoil World Cup.

The GWA Wingfoil World Tour crownes two new world champions in the Wave discipline at the third and final stop of the season after an epic day 2 of action in Ibiraquera, Brazil. Cash Berzolla (USA) and Elena Moreno (ESP) become new 2024 GWA Wingfoil Wave World Champions! The US’s Cash Berzolla is been the sensation of the season with a victory in Morocco earlier this month. He suffers a shock elimination in the quarter-final in Ibiraquera, but his earlier record secures the title even wit...

The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Ibiraquera, Brazil, kicks off with a stop-start day at the iconic left-hand beach-break. Although the competition has yet to begin, the first day is still put to great use with the celebration of the opening ceremony and two heats of the opening round of the men’s competition were completed. The Ibiraquera call is vital for those with title ambitions and comes ahead of the final stop, which is also scheduled for Brazil, at Pecém, next month.

The GWA Wingfoil World Cup 2024 in Ibiraquera, Brazil, kicks off with a day of calm winds, but that doesn't stop the action. Although the competition has yet to begin, the first day is still put to great use with the celebration of the opening ceremony and a fun tow-in session, giving the riders a chance to showcase their skills and warm up for the exciting days ahead. This event marks the third and final stop of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the pure surfing Wave discipline, where world cha...

The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup 2024 in Dakhla, Morocco shows one more time that Kite-Surf is a spectacular discipline mixing surfing and kiteboarding. The Dakhla stop is the third of the season and is crucial for those athletes with world champion title hopes. Women: Brazilian Kesiane Rodrigues is a sensation in tricky Moroccan waves
while Capucine Delannoy (FRA) still tops the rankings. Men: Australian James Carew lands the victory in Dakhla with powerful display ahead of Pedro Matos (BRA) and...

The 2024 season of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour continued this week with its second stop in the Wave discipline in Dakhla, Morocco. With 24 men and 11 women from 12 countries in the lineup, action was guaranteed at the the right-hand break of Oum Lamboiur. Spain’s Elena Moreno and the US’s Cash Berzolla soared to victory at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla (MAR). In the men's final, Berzolla comes out firing from the start, hitting huge scores of 9.73 and 9.23, bringing his total to 18.96 poi...

The race for the Qatar Airways GKA Kite-Surf World Championship title is set to hot up when the tour returns to Morocco for a mid-season showdown in Dakhla’s long right-hand point-break. Margins between the leaders at the top of the standings shrank after the tour’s second call in Sylt, Germany, where the pack was shuffled. That will put added pressure to perform at the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Dakhla for those who want to keep their title hopes alive.

The third and final round of GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the pure surfing Wave discipline is set to return to Brazil, where the world champions will be crowned at the conclusion of the event. A 30-strong fleet from 10 countries around the world will battle for the men’s and women’s world titles when the tour makes its debut appearance at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Ibiraquera. After the second stop in Dakhla, Morocco, France’s Malo Guénolé slipped to second the rankings after he was sent out in...

The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is set to debut in the Brazilian break of Ibiraquera, where the Kite-Surf discipline makes its penultimate call of the season. The top riders from across the globe perform at the paradise of Ibiraquera, a brand new location for the tour! The Ibiraquera stop is the first of two back-to-back calls in Brazil, after which the 2024 Kite-Surf world champions will be crowned. Cape Verde-bred Airton Cozzolino (ITA) and France’s Capucine Delannoy head the stan...

The International Canoe Federation Stand-Up Paddling (SUP) World Championships come to an end and finish up with exciting finals in the technical discipline. Spain’s Esperanza Barreras wins her second world title of the week and American Connor Baxter successfully defends his 2022 technical crown. Barreras successfully defends her long distance title on Friday, and then times her finish to perfection to add the women’s technical gold to her world championship-week collection. Barreras sits...

Here are the best scenes of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup 2023 in Brazil! With so much at stake for numerous competitors, the final day of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite-Surf 2023 calendar was set to provide drama, tension, and excitement for both riders and fans beachside but also, around the globe.

With registration complete, 40 of the world’s best riders arrived in Ceara, North Brazil to compete at the final tour stop of the GKA calendar in Kite-Surf. With trade winds blowing consistently for 6 months of the year, Cauipe is born and bred for kitesurfers and today saw us get underway with the early rounds for both the men and the women. With a World Title on the line, the likes of Airton Cozzolino (ITA), Matcha Lopes (ESP), and Pedro Matos (BRA) will all be battling to lift that trophy....

Nia Suardiaz from Spain clinched her second world title in less than a week when she won the FreeFly-Slalom discipline at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark in Hvide Sande which gave her the coveted crown. The remarkable 16-year-old athlete was so dominant she has won four of the five FreeFly-Slalom stops on this year’s GWA Wingfoil World Tour. Barely four days ago she won the Surf-Freestyle contest in Hvide Sande, which gave her the world title even with two world tour stops remaining.

The opening rounds in the FreeFly-Slalom discipline at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark saw the tour leaders come out on top, putting them in pole position for wins in Hvide Sande. Spain’s Nia Suardiaz slipped up in the first elimination round of the day when she could only manage a second place. It was only a temporary blip and she went on take the next six-from-six contests. An overall victory in Hvide Sande would land her the FreeFly-Slalom world title, doubling up on the Surf-Freestyle...

The Spanish teenager Nia Suardiaz clinched her first Surf-Freestyle world championship crown with a victory at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark, fought out amid the stunning backdrop of Hvide Sande’s dunes. The 16-year-old wingfoil prodigy has swept all before her this year and closed out the title even as two Surf-Freestyle stops still remain on the GWA Wingfoil World Tour. France’s reigning Surf-Freestyle world champion, Malo Guénolé, 18, kept himself in the race to retain his world tit...

The GWA Wingfoil World Tour 2023 will make its debut in Denmark with a Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom World Cup event from September 3-9. The event will be held in Hvide Sande on the North Sea coast, a town in central western Denmark nestled in the dunes of Holmsland. This is the fifth round of competition in both disciplines, with only two stops left to determine the champions. Spain's Nia Suardiaz has shown remarkable ability, securing consecutive victories in both disciplines in the Can...

Session à Hendaye en Euskadi de Surf et de Bodyboard ventée et rapidement terminée à la fin du mois d'Août pour pollution suite aux pluies abondantes. Le drapeau rouge flotte depuis le milieu d'après-midi sur la grand plage d'Hendaye sur la côte basque à coté de celui indiquant une pollution. Les surveillants de baignade viennent d'inviter les surfeurs à quitter leur terrain de jeu. La session de surf était loin d'être exceptionnelle avec du vent et des vagues difficiles à dompter. La plag...

The climactic Day 7 marked the culmination of the U21 World Championships and iQGames Silvaplana, featuring the Medal Series as the decisive closing act. The day's forecast unfolded as predicted, with persistent rain casting an atmospheric backdrop for the final battles. The Medal Series served are the final series of races that decides on who will be crowned World Champion. In the men's fleet, Gaspard Carfantan of France clinched victory in the grand final, triumphantly securing the U21 Wor...

After 2 years the Defender GKA-Kite Surf World Cup is back in Sylt, Germany at the North Sea and finished the Men’s Kite-Surf Competition on Saturday. Spain’s 22 years old Kiko Roig staged a big upset, when he landed his first career win in tricky conditions on the North Sea. In the final the young Spaniard overhauled the favorite, former world champion, Italy’s Airton Cozzolino, who had been utterly dominant in his heats up to that point. In the final heat Cozzolino made a huge tactical e...

Day 6 of the U21 World Championships & iQGames Silvaplana (SUI) encountered a dynamic Day 6, marked by an intriguing set of slalom racing and rain. The day's action commenced with the first start at 12:00 PM, capitalizing on a robust yet variable wind that necessitated the choice of slalom racing due to its patchy and gusty nature, a testament to the varying wind strengths across the expansive lake. The day's racing itinerary initiated with the women's fleet embarking on 3 slalom races, foll...

The marathon, distinguished by its extended duration of around 1 hour, held a distinctive challenge. Due to the size of Lake Silvaplana, the race format necessitated five laps around the lake, encompassing a significant portion of the locale. the marathon is known for the "rabbit start," an exciting starting method where athletes follow behind a boat surging over the starting line, contributing to a spectacular start of the race. After five laps around Lake Silvaplana and approximately 50 mi...

A spectacular day of racing unfolded on Day 4 of the U21 Worlds & iQGames Silvaplana (SUI), characterized by impeccable sailing conditions that allowed for a total of 5 races in both the men's and women's fleets. The day dawned with the ideal wind speed ranging between 15 to 17 knots, accompanied by the sun's warmth, setting the stage for another day of racing. In the men's fleet, Gaspard Carfatan from France showcased remarkable skills, clinching victory in 4 out of the 5 races. This comman...

The mid-point stop of the kite-surf discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour lands in Sylt, Germany. It comes shortly after the conclusion of the event at Rio de Janeiro’s Saquarema surf break. The rugged North Sea coastline of Sylt will provide a vastly different stage, presenting unique challenges that will likely be very distinct from the tropical setting of Rio. After two events, Moona Whyte, from the US, currently holds top spot in the rankings, while reigning world champion,...

Reigning world champion Capucine Delannoy came from behind in the final of the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Sylt, Germany, to take a narrow victory in the opening action of the event. The French 17-year-old squeezed out the win by less than a point in slightly tricky conditions on the North Sea, with the fluctuating breeze teasing the athletes. Delannoy had suffered successive defeats in recent finals and was overcome with emotion by her return to form.

In 2023 the Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine in Silvaplana, Switzerland plays host to the first ever iQ FOiL U21 World Championships, showcasing the class of windsurfing that was chosen to be part of the Olympic program in Paris 2024. 80 riders from 18 nations will race for the U21 World Champion title in the iQ FOiL windsurfing category. In the beautiful landscape the riders started with the slalom showing their best at beautiful conditions in Silvaplana, Switzerland. After the 1st racing day...

The Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine 2023 takes place from 21st and 27th of August with the world class of Windsurfer and Wingfoiler who compete at the Lake Silvaplana in the Engadin. The Engadinwind has developed into the world's most important and largest foil event. Olympic winners, world champions and European champions from the various foil classes will show windsurfing at the highest level on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland.

The winners in the GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Dunkerque, in northern France, have been crowned after a difficult five-day competition when the fickle breezes teased the athletes but also sparked some big performances. Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya won the women’s competition on day two with stellar riding that takes her to the top of the rankings with just two more freestyle discipline stops remaining on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour.

The GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup France at Dunkerque has its winner of the women’s competition! Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya won her second crown of the year at the tour’s third stop at the after an almost flawless performance powered her through the strong field. Kajiya, at 36 the oldest women on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour, relished the victory even in the difficult conditions, giving her two stops from three with the next on her home waters in Brazil. The women’s final, late in the even...

Teenagers Nia Suardiaz and Malo Guénolé upended the form books when they lifted the crowns on the penultimate day of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Spain’s Suardiaz, 16, turned the tables and avenged her finals’ defeat at the first stop of the pure surfing wave tour in Cape Verde in March, when she was beaten by the US veteran, Moona Whyte. France’s Guénolé, 18, the current Surf-Freestyle world champion, was equally surprised to find himself top of the pile in...

The day held to advance further through men’s round 3 until the wind dropped. A layday has been called for following day, so there is promised to be more action in two days. Cozzolino took the win with some big hacks in the pocket, with the day’s highest wave score so far of 7.03.

Montalivet-les-Bains, niché sur la côte atlantique de la Gironde, est un véritable paradis pour les amateurs de surf. Surf matinale à Montalivet au mois de Juillet. La côte atlantique offre des conditions idéales pour le surf, avec des houles constantes et des plages qui s'étendent à perte de vue. Avec ses plages vastes et préservées, ses vagues puissantes et son ambiance décontractée, Montalivet-les-Bains est devenu une destination prisée des surfeurs. La région est bordée par la magni...

Surf à Montalivet au début du mois de Juillet en fin de journée sur la plage centrale. Montalivet-les-Bains, niché sur la côte atlantique de la Gironde, est un véritable paradis pour les amateurs de surf. Avec ses plages vastes et préservées, ses vagues puissantes et son ambiance décontractée, Montalivet-les-Bains est devenu une destination prisée des surfeurs. La côte atlantique offre des conditions idéales pour le surf, avec des houles constantes et des plages qui s'étendent à perte de...

Finally perfect conditions at the GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain for the Surfboard and TwinTip Finals. In the Women`s Twintip Big Air competition, nobody could stop the US- American Mikaili Sol – only 18 years old- winning her 7th world title, solidifying her status as a true champion. She secured victory in the women’s Big Air Tip-Twin division. Her dominant performance echoed her win at the tour’s first stop at Lords of Tram in France, in April, and gave her the c...

The opening of the GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa (ESP) starts with the Surfboard and Hydrofoil Big Air competitions. Swiss Camille Losserand manages the big surprise in the Surfboard discipline. Frenchman Charles Brodel defends his title from last year in the Hydrofoil Big Air discipline.

In the men’s final, local hero Wesley Brito (Cape Verde) starts with a big wave score right out of the gate, followed by an air 360 to add more pressure on his French rival Benoit Carpentier. He chases Brito and tries to level with his amazing start to the men’s final, however he ends up on Ponta Preta’s rocks instead and bursts his wing. Wesley Brito takes the win in an exciting final, while also proving to be the best athlete throughout the entire competition by getting the highest heat sco...

The world’s leading wingfoilers opened their accounts in a ground-breaking new surfing discipline in the first elimination rounds of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Few of the athletes, who were excited to be part of the innovative pure wave format, could think of a better spot than the legendary Ponte Preta break to begin the new chapter in wingfoil’s evolution. The right hand break poses challenges for the 31 men and 10 women, from 10 nations, including the young...

On the final day of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Cape Verde, the winners in kite surfing were crowned. Spain’s Matchu Lopes came from behind to seize victory in a clash for the ages in the opening round of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Lopes, who calls Cape Verde home, defeated his friend and mentor, Mitu Monteiro, in the final after three days of breath-taking action on the legendary Ponta Preta break. The duo were joined on the podium by another local legen...

The mens final was a showdown between two of the youngest riders on tour. Our current World Champion Malo Guenole vs Chris Mac Donald. Both went trick for trick, with Chris opening with a 7.43 point Back Flip. Malo responded with an outstanding 8.63 point Front Side 7. Chris continued building scores, nailing a Front Side 7 and Front Flip, and just managed to steal the win from Mal by 0.8 points. An incredible final from two of the strongest athletes on tour. The womens final consisted of tw...