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GKA Kite-Surf World Cup kicks off in Cabo Verde

Check here the report from the first day of competition in Cape Verde. MONDAY MADNESS: PONTA PRETA PACKS A PUNCH ON DAY ONE! Words: Matt Pearce / Photos: Ydwer van der Heide 52 competitors, 39 men and 13 women, registered for the GKA Kite-Surf Cabo Verde yesterday in front of the legendary wave at Ponta Preta. They couldn’t have asked for a better opening day to the season. Ponta Preta had been firing almost non-stop throughout February and the run of epic conditions has carried over into this week with clean sets building up to double overhead and beyond. Presented with sizeable sets at yesterday morning’s registration, the riders were amped and day one would see them progress deep into round three in the men’s single eliminations. Head to the event’s live page here for all updates and heat ladders! From the hometown heroes like Mitu, Airton and Matchu to local up-and-comers like Titik Lopes and Riccado Bettencourt, their ability to launch vertical assaults on the lip and navigate the changing faces of Ponta Preta set them apart. The fact that they could do that in largely offshore winds is even crazier, but that’s what happens when you grow up …

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WKC joins GKA

The World Kiteboarding Championships (WKC) and the Global Kitesports Association (GKA) are now one new unified World Tour. From 2019 onwards, the GKA will represent the professional freestyle kiteboarding and professional wave-kitesurfing. Read here the GKA press release: NEW UNITY IN INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL KITESPORTS – FUTURE OF FREESTYLE COMPETITIONS SECURED UNDER GKA LEADERSHIP The world of professional freestyle kiteboarding competition has seen many changes in the past years, lending to uncertainty within the community as well as an unfavorable perception from the outside. From 2019 onwards, professional freestyle kiteboarding will be officially represented by the Global Kitesports Association (GKA), with the aim of helping this immensely popular discipline regain the trust of community and public alike. After years of separation between professional freestyle kiteboarding and professional wave-kitesurfing, both disciplines are now united in one organisation: the GKA. The GKA is the only organisation authorised by World Sailing to officially hold competitions in all expression disciplines in international kitesports. The new, united format of world championships is called the GKA KITE WORLD TOUR, with distinct event names according to the discipline executed at an event: GKA FREESTYLE WORLD CUP and GKA KITE-SURF WORLD CUP (wave & strapless freestyle). The former tour …

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KSWT Torquay – 2018 Kite-Surf World Tour titles decided in Torquay

Airton Cozzolino and Jalou Langueree take the 2018 Kite-Surf World Tour titles. Sunday 16th December Report: Matt Pearce Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Videos: Mintautas Grigas After a few days of faltering winds, a fair bit of waiting and consistent but mostly onshore surf, Point Danger delivered cross-off winds and peeling waves for an epic final round in the men’s single eliminations. Done and dusted / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide On the last day with any reliable wind on the forecast we watched Keahi de Aboitiz beat Sebastian Ribeiro in a world class final to take the KSWT Torquay title (and on his birthday no less). Ribeiro takes second / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide The women’s single elimination had wrapped up the day before and their results were announced alongside the men’s with Jalou crowned the winner after a testing single elimination round that saw the women competing in some of the toughest conditions of the event at nearby Thirteenth Beach. Tropical feels at Thirteenth Beach / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Today the riders were back on the point at 08:00 AM for a possible start to the double eliminations but, although there were clear blue skies …

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KSWT Torquay – Day Four – Single Eliminations Wrap Up

Keahi de Aboitiz and Jalou Langeree win the Single Eliminations. Check the report below. Saturday 15th December Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Report: Matt Pearce Videos: Mintautas Grigas Matchu prepares / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide It was another early start this morning as the men rigged up in the dark preparing for a 06:00 AM kick off at Point Danger. The wind was more side shore than yesterday with a slightly improved swell angle as well which made for some decent conditions and the day’s first heat – heat 10b featuring Matchu Lopes and Jarrod Snow – was on the water shortly after sunrise. Matchu icking off day four and the single eliminations / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Matchu took the heat convincingly with a super clean no-handed wave 360 and fellow Cape Verdean wave seeking savant Mitu Monteiro then came up with a masterful backhand performance to win the following heat against Paulo Aurelio. Next up wave riding heavyweights Sebastian Ribeiro and local legend James Carew went at it for a place in the quarter finals. James is one of the tour’s standout up-and-comers but Sebastian used to compete on the QS pro surfing tour and his …

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KSWT Torquay – Day Three – Single Eliminations

The single eliminations roll on at KSWT Torquay – Day Three Check GKA report below. Friday 14th December Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Report: Matt Pearce Videos: Mintautas Grigas THE WOMEN’S DIVISION REACH THE FINAL AND THE MEN TEAR INTO ROUND TWO Early doors at Point Danger / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide It was an early start today at Point Danger with the riders on the spot and rigging up at 05:30 ready to pitch back into the women’s division single eliminations. The first heats were rolling by 07:00 and Carla Herrera kicked things off beating Anna Williams as she began her push for a shot at the top of the podium (remember, this is a winner takes-all-event between Carla and Jalou Langeree – who finishes on top wins the Championship!) Carla carves / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Next up, tour number four Johanna Catharina Edin from Sweden narrowly edged past Duotone teammate Lyde Heckroodt from South Africa in a tight heat. Both riders had to work hard to find point scoring sections but they made it work with well executed cut backs, milking the waves for all they were worth. It was hard to tell which one …

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The women take the stage on day two

The first heats get underway at Thirteenth Beach. Read here the report. Wednesday 12th December Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Report: Matt Pearce Videos: Mintautas Grigas KSWT Race Director Juan Antonio Aragon was out scouring the coastline early this morning checking out the potential of some nearby beaches after today’s forecasts had suggested better conditions might be found at one of the many kite spots that dot the area around Torquay. He struck gold at Thirteenth Beach, a popular spot among the local kiters where 20 knot side shore winds and a five foot swell were rolling in so the decision was made to move the comp there right after the morning riders briefing. Taking cover at Thirteenth Beach / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Competitors and crew jumped into the wagons and headed down there and then the women were up first for round one of the single eliminations. It was a gut check for the riders huddled behind the judges tower hiding from the driving rain coming in from the Southern Ocean but the AP flag went up and the first heats of the KSWT Torquay were on! Frances hits the water in heat one / Photo: Ydwer …

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The women take the stage on day two

The first heats get underway at Thirteenth Beach. Read here the report. Wednesday 12th December Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Report: Matt Pearce Videos: Mintautas Grigas KSWT Race Director Juan Antonio Aragon was out scouring the coastline early this morning checking out the potential of some nearby beaches after today’s forecasts had suggested better conditions might be found at one of the many kite spots that dot the area around Torquay. He struck gold at Thirteenth Beach, a popular spot among the local kiters where 20 knot side shore winds and a five foot swell were rolling in so the decision was made to move the comp there right after the morning riders briefing. Taking cover at Thirteenth Beach / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Competitors and crew jumped into the wagons and headed down there and then the women were up first for round one of the single eliminations. It was a gut check for the riders huddled behind the judges tower hiding from the driving rain coming in from the Southern Ocean but the AP flag went up and the first heats of the KSWT Torquay were on! Frances hits the water in heat one / Photo: Ydwer …

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First call at the KSWT Torquay

Opening Day at Point Danger Check the report below. Wednesday 12th December Photos: Ydwer van der Heide Report: Matt Pearce Videos: Mintautas Grigas This morning saw 27 riders register for the event here at Point Danger with its impressive views of some of the seemingly countless breaks that run along Victoria’s legendary Surf Coast. Point Danger will set the stage for the final battle of the Kite-Surf World Tour 2018 between a competitive field that includes numerous tour heavyweights and a host of homegrown talent. Signing on the line / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Besides the regular tour riders, this stop will see a sizeable Australian contingent taking part with ten Aussie riders in the mix including four girls who make up a significant part of the nine-strong women’s division at this event. Many of the Australian riders earned their spot here at the KSWT Torquay via wildcard entry after placing highly at the Australian National Champs which wrapped up here earlier this week. Overall, the women count for a third of the competitive field here which is a first at a Kite-Surf World Tour event and it’s great to such a strong turnout in that division. The conditions …

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