Juban and Erpenstein tore apart one of the best-ever competition days on the windsurfing World Wave Tour. Head judge Boujmaa commented, “It was insane conditions and action. The energy I felt today was the one of the best contests of my life to witness. With the conditions, the action, the vibe and the community, it…
Stoked
It really is anyone’s game
Round 3 Round 3 got underway towards the latter stages of the day. With the wind still blowing, the sun still shining and the lagoon looking more perfect than ever the team was able to push through until 17:00 local time before releasing the riders for the day. With the women now released highlights from…
Early duel in Dakhla may define title race
The leaders in the race for the world title in the Kite-Surf discipline are set to clash in an early round of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla, in Morocco, which could severely dent the loser’s hopes of lifting the crown. Top seeds Airton Cozzolino (ITA) and Matchu Lopes (ESP) are destined to battle in…
Matchu Lopes makes it two-for-two titles in Rio
Spain’s Matchu Lopes seized back-to-back crowns when he won the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in spectacular style, closing out the heat with a barrel that he joyously claimed. The Cape Verdean had won the first Kite-Surf stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour on home waters at…
Matchu Lopes makes it two-for-two crowns in Rio
Spain’s Matchu Lopes seized back-to-back crowns when he won the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in spectacular style, closing out the heat with a barrel that he joyously claimed. The Cape Verdean had won the first Kite-Surf stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour on home waters at…
Moona Whyte lands back-to-back wave crowns
The US’s Moona Whyte grabbed her second successive wave title as the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup opened with a bang in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Whyte dominated the final and charged through her heats with her powerful flowing style, even as she rode backside on the left-handers at Rio’s Saquarema break, where the…
Winners crowned after epic Big Air clashes
After-burners It was then that Principi put on the after-burners and racked up three nine-plus scores, including a 9.13 for a double kite loop back roll board off and 9.10 for an S-loop board off. Jacobs netted an incredible 25.10 for his heat, but was trumped by Principi’s 27.33 that took him to the…
Winners claim Big Air world titles in Tarifa
Swiss rider Camille Losserand was the architect of a remarkable upset when she won the world title in the Surfboard division at the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain. Losserand overhauled reigning world champion, France’s Capucine Delannoy, with a stunning performance that left her streets ahead of rivals in the…