GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2021 – The Grand Finale

It was another insane day of intense action on the water as stormy Sylt continued to deliver the goods. The competition started bright and early, with the women’s heats straight on the water and back into the North Sea. 

With the waves bigger and better lined up, the judges elected to change the format slightly from the previous day, with the two best strapless freestyle tricks and two best waves counting towards the riders final scores. 

The conditions started off around 25 knots with the wind forecast to increase throughout the day: perfect conditions for the finals of the GKA Kitesurf World Cup to go down. So, how did it go down? 

First up, in the women’s division, we had the Aussie shredder Peri Roberts (AUS) versus the female star of the competition so far, Capucine Delannoy (FRA).

In previous events, we have seen Peri Roberts claiming some high scores in the wave category,  whilst Capucine is more renowned for her repertoire of strapless wizardry. With both two best waves and the two best strapless freestyle tricks counting, it was anyone’s game. 

The women had their competition faces on and were ready to battle it out for the top spot on the podium. Capucine was off to a flying start, nailing her signature double frontroll, the first of these maneuvers to be landed in the women’s competition, a legit NBD. Was she done with this? Of course not… She followed this by sticking a huge front roll board off and scoring a 9.5!

Meanwhile, Peri Roberts was focusing her attention on the waves, seeking out the cleaner waves and linking some nice turns and kicking up plenty of spray, ultimately there weren’t the waves for her to match Capucine prowess in the air, and Capucine was unstoppable and claimed 1st place with a total score of 25.8. 

Final Standings in the Women’s division:

1. Capucine Delannoy (FRA)
2. Peri Roberts (AUS)
3. Charlotte Carpentier (FRA)
4. Catharina Eden (SWE)

After two days of non-stop action, we have crowned our champions of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Sylt. The forecast is looking windy for tomorrow so we are hoping to run the best trick competition. Make sure to tune into the social media pages tomorrow as more action will be coming your way!