22 september - 01 october 2023
Status
Finished
The GKA ProAm Challenge is far more than just a race, but a community event that will allow you the opportunity to get to know all of your favourite brands and test the very latest equipment.
Have you registered yet? The GKA ProAm Challenge and GKA Test Event, which will run side-by-side, will seek to unite kiteboarding amateurs, professionals and the industry in an effort to advance the sport and make it more inclusive.
www.gkaproam.com/register
Are you ready? Save the dates! 👉🏼 📆 29 August to 1 September in Dunkerque, France.
#GKAProAm #kiteboarding #kitesurfing
Jul 25
What better location for our Qatar Airways GKA Awards than beautiful Cape Town? Here are 5 things about Cape Town that maybe you didn’t know! Can you add some more to our list?
Let us know in the comments!
@qatarairways #gkakiteworldtour #gkaawards #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #qatarairways #gkaxqa #capetown
Jul 23
The GKA ProAm Challenge is far more than just a race, but a community event that will allow you the opportunity to get to know all of your favourite brands and test the very latest equipment. Have you registered yet? The GKA ProAm Race and GKA Test Event, which will run side-by-side, will seek to unite kiteboarding amateurs, professionals and the industry in an effort to advance the sport and make it more inclusive. All the biggest brands in kiteboarding will there, so why not join us?
Are you ready? Save the dates!
👉🏼 📆 29 August to 1 September in Dunkerque, France.
Register now on www.gkaproam.com/register
#GKAProAm #kiteboarding #kitesurfing
📸 @samuucardenas
Jul 20
The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is excited to return once again to Sylt, Germany for the Defender GKA Kite World Cup Sylt featuring two disciplines - Kite-Surf and Hydrofoil Big Air. At this event will also crown for the first time ever our GKA Hydrofoil Big Air European Champion 👑
Sylt is Germany’s fourth largest and northern-most island. It is famed for its nature reserve, untamed beauty and 40kms of sandy beaches, making it a perfect destination for this World Cup event!
Don’t forget that you will be able to watch everything live on 👉🏼 www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live
📅 Sylt, Germany
📍22-27 August 2024
@aida_cruises @bundeswehrkarriere @milram.de @sylt_die_insel
#gkakiteworldtour #gkasylt #kitesurfing #kitesurfworldcupsylt #ridethethrill #kitesurfworldcup #sylt #gkakitesurf #defender
Jul 18
The moment you have all been waiting for is finally here, and no, we are not referring to the weekend or any upcoming holiday that brings a twinkle to your eyes. We are talking about one of the greatest kite events since the dawn of mankind. While there are many great kiteboarding locations around the globe, perhaps one of the most historical and elusive is that of Hood River, Oregon, the birthplace of park riding and the pinnacle force that sustains its continuation.
This year the Kite Park League is proud to announce a new partnership with THE QATAR AIRWAYS GKA KITE WORLD TOUR to present THE QATAR AIRWAYS GKA KITE PARK LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024.
The event will be held from August 3rd - 10th and will crown this years QATAR AIRWAYS GKA KITE PARK WORLD CHAMPIONS 2024 in both men’s and women’s divisions. Without question, this will be a week to remember.
Stay Tuned and be ready.
#gkakiteworldtour #kiteparkleague #kiteboarding #GKAHoodRiver #GKAxKPL
Jul 15
The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour Kite-Surf riders will line up at one of the kitesurfing world’s most contestable wave riding venues at West Point in Morocco running from 22nd September – 01st October 2023.
A host country that has been ever-present on the world tour calendar for over 15 years.
Confirmed
Yes
Contest dates
22 September - 01 October 2023
Country
Morocco
Spot
Dakhla
Stars
4 stars
Prize money
€25.000
Livestream
Yes
International TV Coverage
Yes
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
Famed as one of the world's hotspots for kitesurfing, there are good ground swells that hit this coast and wrap around the points (especially so here at Westpoint) which makes it perfect for a combo wave and strapless freestyle event with cross-onshore winds. The water temp sits around 19-24°C / 66 - 75°F all year. On the lagoons it's butter flat and and ideal for going big!
Competition history
Keahi de Aboitiz was undefeated at this spot for four years, between 2013 and 2016 in all competitions, before being unseated by the maestro, Mitu Monteiro in 2017, who re-enacted his victory here in 2007, when he became Wave World Champion. In 2018, Airton took his first ever GKA Dakhla event win. He won again in 2019. After a one year break he got his hat-trick of wins in 2021, but even by winning that event couldn't stop James Carew from earning enough points to be crowned GKA Kite-Surf World Champion there in Dakhla! Morocco has a habit of turning on the magic for competition. We can't wait to be back in late September..
Rulebook
Race Notice
Pre-Registration Dates
24th July - 28th August 2023
Pre-Registration
Registration is closed. For questions please contact the Tour Manager Tom Hartmann at tom@global-kitesports.org
