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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 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.

Day two at the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup was an important day for all. With the world title race still fully up for grabs in both the men’s and the women’s divisions, those who weren’t quite on their game during yesterday’s heats would be looking to perform at better levels to advance through to the later stages in the competition. Conditions this morning were noticeably different, with more of a side-shore wind and lower tide, the sea state was a lot cleaner providing better wav...

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....

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...

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...

At the GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand, the FreeFly Slalom final was held on the final day: Bastien Escofet (FRA) and Nia Suardiaz (ESP) were crowned the FreeFly Slalom winners for this first event of the season.

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...

On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing us to advance halfway through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind. Lilian Juppet started the day by scoring a solid 6.77 Front Flip, allowing him to advance to the next round. Camille Bouyer landed a clean Back Flip, also scoring him 6.77 and solidifying his lead into Round 2. Our current World Champion, Malo Guenole, scored the highest score of the day with his 6.8-point wave. Local...

Despite the forecast looking positive, the wind did not show up until 4pm for day two of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand. The day was filled with alternative activities, including a Tow-in Surf Foil competition where the top riders participated.

After four action-packed days in Taiba at the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil, the decisive heats in the Surf Slalom competition were on the agenda.

After an epic climax to the Surf-Freestyle championship on Friday, focus shifted to the Surf-Slalom fleets on day four of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil.

After two action packed days of competition of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil, the big business of day three on the men’s side was finding out who would finally take the Surf-Freestyle championship home!

Rejoining the contest at the round three stage, every heat on day two was a battle to stay in the competition. Once again we had solid wind and waves that made for heats of high energy and entertainment. The World Championship titles left to be decided will reach their climax at this event, running in Taiba, 12 – 16th November. 33 men and 12 women signed-up for Surf-Freestyle, while Surf-Slalom saw an increase of 41 Men and 14 women who will battle it out around the courses later in the week.

Day One of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil bursts to life for the final round in Taiba. This is the final event of the year on the GWA Wingfoil World Tour for both the Surf-Freestyle and Surf-Slalom disciplines. The World Championship titles left to be decided will reach their climax at this event, running in Taiba, 12 – 16th November. 33 men and 12 women signed-up for Surf-Freestyle, while Surf-Slalom saw an increase of 41 Men and 14 women who will battle it out around the cour...

The GWA Wingfoil World Cup had its second day of competition in Tarifa (ESP). Strong levante wind conditions allowed to complete rounds 1 and most of 2 for the men, alongside the women’s quarter finals. The strong wind combined with the top athletes created a brilliant display of freestyle wingfoiling throughout the day. Day 2 showed a true battle of the generations, as the more experienced wingfoilers did their best to stand their ground as a whole new fleet of young riders came in to give t...

The GWA Wingfoil World Cup is delighted to be back in Tarifa (ESP) for the penultimate wingfoil event of the 2022 season, where 48 men and 15 women have registered to participate in this pure Surf-Freestyle event. The opening day of the competition period at Bibo Beach delivered the opening throwdowns of the penultimate Surf-Freestyle showdown of the season on Wednesday 12th October!

After a long final day of competition, the new world champions are crowned: In the youngest age groups, U15, Artun Senol (TUR) claims the 2022 title in the boys’ races, while Hanna Simon from Hungary not only wins the final in the girls’ U15, but also in the U17 races. French windsurfer Noé Garandeau is the new champion in the boys age group of under 17-year-olds. And finally, the victories in the U19s go to Charlie Dixon from Great Britain (boys) and Isreal’s Tamar Steinberg (girls).

Watch this Spectacular Windsurf-Freestyle Tow-in action at Vanora Engadinwind 2022 by Dakine

On the fifth day of the Youth and Junior World Championships in Silvaplana, it was cloudy and cold. The plan was to start all the finals that could not be done so far, but the wind was not sufficient. Instead, a night Tow-In Freestyle show was started in the evening.

Results in the U17 boys, the French Noé Garandeau (FRA 38) remains on first place. Tom Nicolle (FRA 55), who dropped to third after a protest yesterday, had a very good performance winning today’s race and accomplished to climb up to second place overall. The Polish boy, Igor Lewinsky (POL 30), who yesterday was second after the protest, today took the third place overall after a tie break with the French Nicolle. In the girls fleet, the Hungarian Simon Hanna (HUN 70) climbed to the firs...

The third day of the iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championship was a total success, due to the wind blowing more than the day before, the race committee decided to launch Course Races. There was a total of 18 races that day!

What an amazing final day of action we saw at the Tarifa Wing Pro 2021, where 15 year old Riccardo Zorzi stormed up the ladder to win the Surf-Freestyle discipline. On the racing side, Mathis Ghio and Olivia Piana showed amazing focus and speed to win.

Day Three of the Tarifa Wing Pro was all about the tow-in action, as we ran an expression session in the waves whilst the athletes and crew waited for the wind to arrive. A total of 18 athletes signed up to participate in the tow-in competition, and we saw some amazing surfing from riders such as young gun Malo Guenole, Titouan Galea from New Caledonia, Kane de Wilde from USA and Italian Riccardo Zorzi. The crowds were lined up on Balneario Beach enjoying all of the action. Malo Guenole stole...

Day Two of the GWA Tarifa Wing Pro saw the near-completion of Men’s Round 3 for the Surf-Freestyle discipline. Several attempts were made to start to the Race discipline today, but due to several changes in the race-course, the final call was made to switch to the Surf-Freestyle discipline to try and advance further up the competition ladder. The judging criteria remained the same as yesterday, with the athletes given 12 trick attempts, and the top 3 tricks counting. Heats were 9 minutes in d...

The action kicked off early for Day One of the Tarifa Wing Pro 2021, where we completed the full Women's Surf-Freestyle Discipline crowning our new winner, Bowien van der Linden. On the Men's side, Rounds 1 and 2 were completed.