After a long day of waiting for the wind to arrive, it finally kicked in at the late hour of 3pm, just as the riders and crew had almost given up hope. The rush commenced to get prepared and try to complete as much of the Freestyle Main Event as possible. Men’s Round 1, Heat 4, which had been cancelled the previous day, was the first to be completed. The men had three trick attempts left, and it was Carlos Mario, who blasted his way through the heat taking first place, followed by French rider Val Garat, and Dominican rider Joselito del Rosario, all three of them gaining a place in Round 2. Heat 5 was intense, with so many top riders battling against each other, but it was Alex Pastor who put on the most solid display of riding and won the heat, followed closely by Liam Whaley and Youri Zoon. Unfortunately the Men’s main event was not completed as the wind dropped just at the start of Heat 6. This means that there was no Men’s result for this event in Fehmarn, Germany. For the Women, they luckily had just enough wind to complete the final. Bruna Kajiya …
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Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Day Nine
It was a very early start for the riders and crew on day nine at the WKL Germany, with the skipper’s meeting taking place at 6.30 am. Although the forecast had been promising, the wind was disappointing, and remained just a few knots lighter than necessary. Finally at around midday the wind increased to around 14 knots, and we were able to get underway with the Men’s main event, Round 1 Heat 2. Most riders were on 14 metre kites, and although the conditions were challenging, most managed to pull out some solid, powered tricks, but it was Liam Whaley who dominated his heat, and landed a nice Backside 317 that scored him 8.23 points. Liam managed to remain at the top throughout his heat, guaranteeing his spot in the next round. Our previous event winner Luis Alberto Cruz unfortunately failed to connect with the conditions during his heat, leading to him being eliminated from the event. The second upset of the heat was also former event winner from Germany last year, Aaron Hadlow from the UK, who failed to find the wind he needed during his heat and suffered a surprise exit. Posito Martinez from the Dominican Republic rode …
Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Day Eight
The forecast had seemed promising, but once again the winds failed to appear today in Fehmarn. After another early start, the freestylers were kept on hold throughout the day. At 2pm the winds seemed to be slightly more consistent, so an attempt was made to commence with the slalom. Unfortunately it also had to be abandoned as the winds dropped suddenly. There continued to be plenty of activity around the event site, with many visitors attending for the weekend. The top kiteboarding brands offered people a chance to view all of their new 2017 equipment. We would like to present the Board Members of the WKL. These four members have been voted in by their fellow riders. Their role is to assist with important decision making regarding all aspects of the tour. The current board members are Youri Zoon, Bruna Kajiya, Alex Pastor and Liam Whaley. Due to the unfortunate wind conditions that we have had throughout the event in Fehmarn, a meeting was held to discuss how to proceed in order to complete the event in the shortest amount of time possible. With a very reduced wind window for the final two days, it was eventually decided to run …
Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Day Seven
Another layday at the World Kiteboarding League in Fehmarn, Germany. The skipper’s meeting took place at 7am, and after a long day of waiting the riders were released at 5pm. At midday, we took the opportunity to interview several riders to find out about their new 2017 equipment, over the live stream. You can still view all these interviews on our Facebook page. We would like to take the opportunity to present to you the entire crew that form part of the World Kiteboarding League. Our media team consists of professionals from various areas of expertise; Case productions who take care of our amazing live stream and video production, Acecore Technologies managing our drone footage, and our fantastic photographer Svetlana Romantsova. We have a team of experienced judges and race direction, and a wonderful team who take care of all of our back office. The World Kiteboarding League is much more than just a sports league, it is a group of people who are passionate about improving the sport, and creating a tour that will support it’s riders and raise the image of kiteboarding on a global level. The World Kiteboarding League is also dedicated to supporting its charity sponsor, …
Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Day Five
Day Five in Fehmarn, Germany, started with a bang. After another early 7am skipper’s meeting, the much anticipated Men’s Freestyle Main Event finally got underway. The conditions were a slight improvement on yesterday, blowing around 15 knots, and not as off-shore as we have seen previously. For Round 1, Heat 1, we saw Adeuri Corniel from the Dominican Republic put on a strong display, landing a nice Backside 317 scoring 7.87 points. Former World Champion Youri Zoon from the Netherlands put on an outstanding performance, hoping to make up for his errors in the previous event in Cabarete where he got knocked out in Round 1. His efforts were well rewarded with several high scores including the highest scoring trick of the day, a nice Frontside 317 which gave him 8.37 points. It was Zoon and Corniel who gained 1st and 2nd position and will be passing directly through to Round 3. Passing through to the second round will be Set Teixera from Brasil and Paul Serin from France, who both battled hard to remain in the top 4 and therefore gain a second chance in the next round. The second heat of Round 1 for the men unfortunately was …
Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Day Four
Day Four commenced with an early start for the riders and crew, with a 7am skipper’s meeting in order to not miss out on the suitable conditions. Fehmarn finally provided some stronger winds, so the freestyle trials could get underway! The first heats of the day were the Men’s trials, with side-offshore winds of approximately 20 to 25 knots. The competition area was moved further out to try and improve the conditions for the riders, but they were still challenging. There was high pressure throughout the trials as the men battled it out to gain one of the 6 spots available in the main event. Sadly, Spanish rider Maxi Gomez injured himself in the first heat, going for a big KGB, and had to be assisted out of the water. Young rider Lars de Groof from Belgium performed solidly and locked himself a position in the Main event. Italian rider Gianmaria Coccoluto put on a impressive display, and did a powerful Back Mobe 5 which scored him 7.07 points, but the consistency of Luis Alberto Cruz, our previous event winner from the Dominican Republic, put him in first position, and guaranteed him a place in the main event. Austrian rider …
Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Fehmarn – Registration Day
Registration Day at the Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Day one saw the arrival of all the top kiteboarders to the small island of Fehmarn, Germany, to register for the largest kiteboarding event of the year. Fehmarn is famous for it’s nature and recreation areas, but also of course for it’s well known windsurf and kitesurf spots, boasting over 78 kms of coastline. This year will be the 11th year of the Kitesurf World Cup in Germany, but the first year for this new location in Fehmarn. It promises to be better than ever, with a wonderful new location, and a new, improved competition format from the World Kiteboarding League. There will be large, live-scoring screens on the beach where all the public can follow the action, and of course our live-stream will be running via our Facebook page where you can view all of the heats. With over 40 registered Male riders and 20 registered female riders from a combination of 13 different countries, you can be sure to see the very best in freestyle, slalom and foil kiteboarding. Let’s see if the current leader Carlos Mario from Brazil can keep himself at the top of the rankings, or if …
