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Dakhla, Morocco

Freestyle

04 – 08th october 2019

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Finished

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Starting on June 21st, 2022, in Tarifa, Spain, the...

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May 11

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Starting on June 21st, 2022, in Tarifa, Spain, the GKA will host the biggest kite event/competition and expo to date. Over 6 action-packed days, competitions will be run, gear will be revealed, clinics will be enjoyed and cervezas will be drunk! Click the link in our bio to read 10 reasons why you should come to the GKA Kite Expo. 📸: @camuucardenas #gkakiteworldtour #gkaawards #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair #bigair #gkabigair2022 #tarifa

Do you want to join the GKA Kite World Tour?
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May 10

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Do you want to join the GKA Kite World Tour? This year we will be selecting wildcard competitors for each event (freestyle, kite-surf and hydrofoil freestyle disciplines) through a video entry competition, adjudicated by the GKA Kite World Tour judging team. The best three wildcard applications will be selected for each event. Click the link in our bio to enter. 📸: @lukas_k_stiller #GKAKiteWorldTour #GKAKitesurf #GKAFreestyle #GKAHydrofoilFreestyle #kiteboarding #kitesurfing #hydrofoilfreestyle

GOT SOME MOVES? 🕺🏽💃🏽

UPLOAD ...

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Apr 19

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GOT SOME MOVES? 🕺🏽💃🏽 UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO SUBMISSIONS BEFORE SUNDAY 24TH APRIL 2022❗️ This is a wide open category bringing together the absolute best of all kiteboarding disciplines – with tricks landed any time from 1st January 2021 – 24th April 2022. Once the window for video submissions closes on 24th April, a special committee led by GKA Kite World Tour judges and rider representatives will select a shortlist of 10 male and 10 female tricks that will go forward to the public & industry voting stage. A rider from any kiteboarding discipline can enter and upload videos for the Move of the Year award: – Twintip
– Strapless
– Hydrofoil The public vote for this award will open 17th May and close 7th June 2022 Click the link in our bio to read more and submit your video 🎥 #gkakiteworldtour #gkaawards #kiteboarding #kitesurfing #hydrofoil #bigair

ENTER THE GKA AWARDS BEST MOVE OF THE YEAR ...

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Apr 16

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ENTER THE GKA AWARDS BEST MOVE OF THE YEAR CATEGORY BEFORE SUNDAY 24TH APRIL! The first GKA Awards ceremony will run on the evening of Saturday 25th June in Tarifa as part of the GKA Big Air World Championships opening week! This year we’re running four awards categories – if you’d like to enter the Move of the Year category, we need your video submissions (shot anytime between 1st January 2021 – 24th April 2022) as soon as possible – uploads close 23.59pm CET Sunday 24th April. Submit your video - link in our bio! 📸: @lukas_k_stiller #gkakiteworldtour #gkaawards #kiteboarding #kitesurfing

During the GKA Big Air World Championships in ...

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Apr 14

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During the GKA Big Air World Championships in Tarifa holding period of 20th June - 06 July, and also as well as the huge Kite Expo also running 21st - 26th June, the first GKA Awards 2022 will take place on Saturday night, 25th June in Tarifa town! The sport of kiteboarding is home to a truly eclectic and vibrant mix of athletes and individuals and this is the international awards night to celebrate that. We will also produce an after-show highlights video for everyone to enjoy. AWARDS CATEGORIES: - BEST RIDER OF THE YEAR (Male and female awards) - BEST MOVE OF THE YEAR (Male and female awards) SUBMISSIONS* OPEN NOW - LINK IN BIO! (Twin-tip / strapless / hydrofoil tricks all included!) - BEST SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO KITEBOARDING (Single award) - ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Single award) Find more details on the news page on the www.gkakiteworldtour.com website and also find the video submission form for the Best Move of the Year award - both links in bio. *The timeframe that these awards will consider for all categories is any achievements from 1st January 2021 through to Sunday 24th April 2022 *Deadline for Best Move submissions: Sunday 24th April 2022 #gkaawards #gkakiteworldtour #gkabigairworldchampionships #gkakiteexpo #gkatarifa #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hydrofoilfreestyle #gkabigair

GKA Freestyle World Cup Morocco 2019

Event Info

Confirmed

Yes

Contest dates

04 – 08th October 2019

Discipline

Freestyle

Country

Morocco

Spot

Dakhla

Stars

5 stars

Prizemoney

€25.000,-

Livestream

Yes

International TV Coverage

Yes

Host/sponsor

Dakhla Attitude

Prevailing winds

A northeast wind averages 19 - 25 knots in winter, increasing to 30 knots in the summer months of July and August.

Water conditions

The Freestylers will be battling it out on the immense Dakhla lagoon, hosted by the Dakhla Attitude camp. Dakhla has long served up classic flat water freestyle contests and this year should be no different, especially given how close things are in this year's title race.

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Pre-Registration Dates

23rd August- 20th September 2019

Pre-Registration

Registration is closed. For questions please contact the Tour Manager Tom Hartmann at tom@global-kitesports.org