Witness a historic moment as the elite in big air kiteboarding, representing three different disciplines — twin-tip, strapless, and hydrofoil — gather to compete for the world titles, all in one extraordinary event. The Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships in Tarifa showcase the pinnacle of competition, marking a groundbreaking achievement in kiteboarding history.…
Levante winds
Round 1 Men’s & Women’s TwinTip
With massive Levante winds forecast for Tuesday, the organisers hope to complete the men’s and women’s Twin-Tip competition and the men’s Surfboard contest to crown the world champions in each division. On Monday, it was only after 6pm that the race director judged that the wind, blowing at about 21 to 23 knots, was sufficiently…
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…
GKA Kite-Surf World Tour: Finals in Tarifa
After an epic week of Poniente winds for the earlier rounds, the first round of the GKA Kite-Surf World Tour in Tarifa concluded in strong Levante winds over the weekend! Enjoy! Images and further reports: https://www.global-kitesports.org/news/ https://www.facebook.com/GlobalKitesportsAssociationGKA/ https://www.instagram.com/globalkitesports/ Source: GKA KITE WORLD TOUR
GKA BIG AIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
Kiteboarding’s biggest event is set to explode with the first official world titles for Big Air Kiteboarding in Twintip, Strapless and Hydrofoil disciplines! The GKA is proud to announce the Big Air World Championships in Balneario, Tarifa, Spain. Taking place from June 20th-July 6th, 2022, this event will host 72 big air warriors, going head-to-head…
Principi and Delannoy – Take Big Air World Titles!
The Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships delivered a truly historic day on friday!
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Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships Official Opening Ceromony!
Today was another beautiful day at Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships in Tarifa with light, Poniente winds offering perfect conditions for riders and the public to test out some of the new kitesurfing equipment on show.
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Come Join the GKA in Tarifa 2022!
Find out exactly what’s happening when the GKA hits Tarifa in June 2022 to run three huge events in one!
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Airton Seals a Double Deal in Tarifa – GKA Kite-Surf World Tour
Airton Cozzolino seals the deal in pumping Levante winds – Day Five GKA Kite-Surf World Tour Tarifa Yesterday’s faltering winds brought about the abandonment of the final, but the Levante winds built overnight and, as the crowds began to gather on Valdevaqueros beach on Sunday morning, a powerful wind was already blowing from the left with a forecast of up to 40 knots. Airton and Matchu were released onto the water at 11.45am to warm-up and their eagerness to get down to business was clear as they tacked back and forth gesturing to the race officials that they were ready to go. Trick for trick in the opening exchanges / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide The flags went up and Matchu opened his account with a beautiful double front roll early in the heat while Airton threw a huge crazy horse kite loop to the crowd’s delight. From there they traded blows on each tack with Matchu coming agonisingly close to landing a triple front! Matchu pushed his front rolls and almost landed a triple / Photo: Ydwer van der Heide Matchu then shifted focus to multiple attempts at a double front shuvit but this would prove to be his …