Windsurfing, Kiteboarding, SUP & Foiling
Windsurfing, Kiteboarding, SUP & Foiling
The first rider’s meeting of the 2023 season was held this morning at Mount Maunganui Beach. At the meeting, the athletes were briefed about the competition conditions and any slight changes to the rule book for the 2023 season.Due to the wind direction, the decision was made to move the competition site for the day…
Over the least few days Tom Court has caught up with our international freestyle team that have been training in the lagoons of northern Brazil ahead of the GKA freestyle world cup. In this video we talk to Gianmaria Coccoluto about his mindset before the final event of the season! It has been a great…
The Surf-Freestyle Finals for Day 6 in New Zealand The competition site was moved again to Pilot Bay, where we completed the full Surf-Freestyle elimination for both men and women. After a 10am rider’s briefing, the decision was made to move location to Pilot Bay, where the wind was blowing between 13 to 15 knots…
Another local hero, Matchu Lopes, had to pull out all the stops to beat Charly Martin, the young Reunion Islander who traded blows with the Spaniard. But a stunning 9.0 wave by Lopes was enough to end Martin’s dreams. In front of home fans crowding the beach Cape Verde’s Mitu Monteiro launched his own assault.…
Brazil’s Kesiane Rodrigues began the competition with big expectations of her. She won last year’s closing world cup on home waters. She moved through the gears with some stylish hacks off the lip, driving out the fins. The men took to the water as the sun began to dip. But the sets were just getting…
The first day of the 2023 Omaezaki Japan Cup seemed to consist almost entirely of anticipation, especially for myself and Marcilio Browne, as we waited until the last 15 minutes of daylight to compete! It was a tough heat in conditions less than stellar. However I really got into the little rhythms of the spot,…
An electric crowd and pumping music set the stage for the women’s and men’s final heats as we wrap up here in Salinas del Rey, Colombia! FINAL RESULTS WOMEN Mikaili Sol (USA) Claudia Leon (ESP) Nathalie Lambrecht (SWE) Bruna Kajiya (BRA) MEN Carlos Mario (BRA) Maxime Chabloz (CHE) Gianmaria Coccoluto (ITA) Manuel Soares (BRA) Read…
An electric crowd and pumping music set the stage for the Women’s and Men’s Final heats as we wrap up here in Salinas del Rey, Colombia! With over five thousand people visiting the tiny fishing village on the northern coast, the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia was the place to be this weekend in Colombia!…
