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Dakhla is waiting for us! On the 29th of September things will kick off. Are you ready?

📸 @lukas_k_stiller 

#gkakiteworldtour #gkadakhla #kitesurfing #qatarairways
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Will @pedromatos be able to recreate this epic win once again in Dakhla this year? Get ready as our upcoming event is a Kitesurf favourite, as we get ready to hit the waves of Morocco once more.
 
📸 @lukas_k_stiller 

#gkakiteworldtour #kitesurfing #gkadakhla #qatarairways
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We asked our riders to describe Cape Town in one word! We are so excited to be hosting our Qatar Airways GKA Awards in Cape Town this January!

Don’t forget to submit your entries now!

🏅 Categories:
* Men’s Freestyle Move of the Year
* Women’s Freestyle Move of the Year
* Men’s Strapless Freestyle Move of the Year
* Women’s Strapless Freestyle Move of the Year
* Men’s Wave of the Year
* Women’s Wave of the Year
* Men’s Big Air Move of the Year
* Women’s Big Air Move of the Year
* Hydrofoil Big Air Move of the Year (both genders)

🗓️ Submission deadline: October 6th, 2024.

🔗 Head to www.gkakiteworldtour.com/awards-2024 for details and to submit. 

@qatarairways #gkakiteworldtour #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #qatarairways #gkaxqa #capetown
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The race for the Qatar Airways GKA Kite-Surf World Championship title is set to hot up when the tour returns to Morocco for a mid-season showdown in Dakhla’s long right-hand point-break.

When? From the 29 September to 6 October 

👉🏼 www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live

Get ready 🔥

#gkadakhla #gkakiteworldtour #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing
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We brought together 57 of the most talented young kiteboarders in Tarifa for the GKA Youth Kite World Championships. Far more than just a sporting event, head to our YouTube channel and watch the full highlights to see what we got up to!

📸 @sundown_entertainment 

#gkakiteworldtour #gkayouth #kiteboarding #kitesurfing #Tarifa #gkatarifa
#SKL2024 #TumbaoTarifa #DiputacionDeCadiz #Tarifa #ION
@spainkiteboardingleague
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GKA Distance Battle 2021

The GKA Distance Battle–Aluula All Time Big Air contest continues in 2021 with a new All-Time Big Air Video format. Anyone can submit a single trick big air video of themselves that was recorded anytime in the past. The videos will be screened by the GKA judges and split by disciplines. Each submitted video will be video analyzed and scored by the same criteria.

The best 10 videos of all times per discipline will be edited and presented during the GKA News Show. The best Big Air Trick of all-time wins its respective discipline. Enter below for your chance at the €5.000!

Don’t forget, we will be crowning THE BIG AIR CHAMPION OF ALL TIME! 

Don’t miss your opportunity to go head to head with the likes of Jesse Richman, Jalou Langaree, Aaron Hadlow and more!

Disciplines

Twintip Big Air – Men
Twintip Big Air – Women
Strapless Big Air – Men
Strapless Big Air – Women
Hydrofoil Big Air – Men and Women

Entry allocation (per discipline)

Any rider (Pro or Amateur) can submit a video entry, that needs to pass the quality control to be eligible to enter the competition.

Rules

  • Video of best Big Air Trick will be submitted by the rider
  • The submitted big air trick will be scored by GKA judges broken down into different category scores:
    • Height
    • Airtime
    • Technical difficulty
    • Risk factor
    • Landing
  • Video must include 5 seconds prior takeoff and 5 seconds after the landing.
  • Video must be in FullHD 1080p quality.
  • Videos will be verified by judges if quality is good enough to enter
  • Filmed trick can be recorded anytime in the past.
  • Winner will receive a portion of €5.000!

Qualified Riders

Twintip Men:
Nick Jacobsen, Lewis Crathern, Aaron Hadlow, Jesse Richman, Marc Jacobs, Janek Grzegorzewski, Jamie Overbeek, Giel Vlugt, Andrea Principi, Maarten Haeger

Twintip Women:
Mikaili Sol, Pippa Van Iersel, Angely Bouillot, Alice Ruggiu

Strapless:
James Carew, Airton Cozzolino, Nicola Abadjiev, Camille Delannoy, Charly Martin, Anderson Reboucas, Matt Maxwell, Giovanni Rogolino, Beltran Eugui, Capucine Delannoy

Hydrofoil:
Charles Brodel, Maxime Chabloz, Lukas Vogeltanz, Loic Brismontier, Joselito Del Rosario, Marcel Goebels, Nicolas March

Upload your video!

Strapless Women

Strapless Men

Twintip Women

Hydrofoil

Event Info

Confirmed

Yes

Contest dates

19th April - 20th May 2021

Discipline

Big-air

Spot

Distance Battle 2021

Prizemoney

€ 5.000,-

Livestream

Yes

International TV Coverage

Yes

Host/sponsor

Aluula (aluula.com)

Competition history

GKA Distance Battle 2020