The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is about to launch into a new season. Sixteen events are on the cards, with the year set to kick-off with Kite-Surf on Cape Verde’s Sal Island in mid-February. The year is due to round out in late November, with the climax for the Freestyle season in Fuwairit,…
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Green light for Big Air title battles in Tarifa
The Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships are set to kick-off in Tarifa, Spain, on Friday, with the high-octane Surfboard and Hydrofoil disciplines first up after the tour director flashed the “green” warning signal ahead of a promising wind forecast. With just one day of moderately strong Levante winds predicted, the organisers decided…
Stage set for Big Air world title fight in Tarifa
The planet’s best kiteboarders are pumped and ready for action as the competition window for the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain, has been opened. The reigning Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Champions are to return Tarifa’s Balneario beach the second straight year to defend their crowns in…
Stage set for GKA Big Air Worlds drama in Tarifa
The planet’s best kiteboarders are pumped and ready for action as the competition window for the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain, opens today. The reigning Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Champions are to return Tarifa’s Balneario beach the second straight year to defend their crowns in the…
Title holders set to defend crowns at GKA Big Air
The reigning Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Champions look set to return to Tarifa, Spain, for the second straight year to defend their crowns in the biggest kiteboarding event of the season. The women’s Twin-Tip title holder, 18-year-old Mikaili Sol (USA), has already opened her account and kept her title defence on track…
Big Air riders under Starters Orders
What to expect at Barcarès Wind: The Tramontane blowing northerly, or north-westerly offshore, is best. The spot is non-tidal, with flat waters and temperatures of 10-20C. The best wind for Big Air is 25-40 knots. (On Windguru the perfect forecast is 25 knots, with gusts of 30-35 knots—with the gusts as a reference point for…
GKA launches new Big Air era
What to expect at Barcarès Wind: The Tramontane blowing northerly, or north-westerly offshore, is best. The spot is non-tidal, with flat waters and temperatures of 10-20C. The best wind for Big Air is 25-40 knots. (On Windguru the perfect forecast is 25 knots, with gusts of 30-35 knots—with the gusts as a reference point for…