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Reigning world champions, France’s Capucine Delannoy and Brazil’s Gabriel Benetton, top the Kite-Surf rankings as they head to the season’s penultimate stop in Dakhla, Morocco,...
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Brazil takes over, Pedro Alexandre is the new U16 World Champ!
2 weeks ago
Tarifa once again proved to be the perfect stage for the 2025 GKA Youth Kite World Championships, uniting the world’s most promising young riders in...
2 weeks ago
Watch SYLT – W.O.L. #3 for a behind-the-scenes look at Lorenzo Casati’s GKA Kite World Tour journey, where he secured 3rd place in Hydrofoil Big...
2 weeks ago
Meet the new U14 freestyle champ - Gonzalo Capela!
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Leonardo Casati U19 Kite-Surf World Champ!
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U19 Freestyle Youth World Champ Benedek Szente!
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More than a competition!
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Tommaso Lazzari 2025 U16 Kite-Surf Youth World Champ!
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Keep an eye on our reigning world champ Gabriel Benetton – leading the 2025 rankings following stop two in Sylt!
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Gabriel & James gave it their all to claim the podium!
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Theo Demanez won his first podium at the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Sylt!
Issue 109
In January 2025, Cape Town hosted the GKA Big Air Challenge, a kiteboarding event created in collaboration with WOO Sports. The competition brought together amateurs and professionals to record their highest jumps across the Western Cape, combining individual efforts into team scores for a brand showdown. Jen Tyler catches up with Liam Dredge to discuss the inspiration, challenges, and standout moments that made this new format such a success!
Issue 97
Kiters are creatures of habit, following the wind to the top kite spots in the world, like migratory birds with colourful wings. But the best spots tend to have the biggest crowds. Discovering new locales with steady wind and quiet beaches is the real treasure. This issue, we take a look at an up-and-coming destination, Fuwairit Kite Beach in Qatar!
Issue 96
On The Fly is your place to catch up on the latest news in the kiteboarding industry! Who’s winning World Championships? What’s happening downunder? What’s the latest in materials innovation? Why are so many extreme kiters Dutch? And.. what on earth is a Quobba?! It’s all right here! Stay in the know with On The Fly!
Issue 95
The Waves of Change don’t stop in the world of kiteboarding! From literal waves to the figurative ones, Editor Crystal Veness takes a look at the constant change within the sport, particularly in the media and event scenes. Check it out in this Editorial!
Issue 95
Feast your eyes on some of our favourite photos from this issue in our Lightroom gallery!
Issue 77
5 x Brazilian Champion, 2 x Triple-S Winner, 5x Vice World Champion and a 3x Freestyle World Champion, it's safe to say that Bruna Kajiya is one of the most iconic female riders out there! Find out what she's been up to lately and how she has fitted into the North Kiteboarding team, click here!
Issue 74
In 2016 Rou Chater wrote an article called, Professional Kiteboarding Is Broken, he’s back to revisit it after three years to see what’s changed and how the competitive kite scene has got better in the last couple of years.
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Reigning world champions, France’s Capucine Delannoy and Brazil’s Gabriel Benetton, top the Kite-Surf rankings as they head to the season’s penultimate stop in Dakhla, Morocco, on the Sahara desert’s coastline. Get ready for the penultimate Kite-Surf event of the season…
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Tarifa once again proved to be the perfect stage for the 2025 GKA Youth Kite World Championships, uniting the world’s most promising young riders in both Kite-Surf and Freestyle disciplines.nn @GKA Kite World Tour
2 weeks ago
Watch SYLT – W.O.L. #3 for a behind-the-scenes look at Lorenzo Casati’s GKA Kite World Tour journey, where he secured 3rd place in Hydrofoil Big Air!nn @Lorenzo Casati @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @Mystic
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Meet the new U14 freestyle champ - Gonzalo Capela!nn @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour
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Leonardo Casati U19 Kite-Surf World Champ!nn @Leonardo Casati @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @Mystic
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U19 Freestyle Youth World Champ Benedek Szente!nn @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products
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More than a competition!nn @Liam Dredge @GKA Kite World Tour
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Keep an eye on our reigning world champ Gabriel Benetton – leading the 2025 rankings following stop two in Sylt!nn @Gabriel Benetton @CORE Kiteboarding @GKA Kite World Tour
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Gabriel & James gave it their all to claim the podium!nn @Gabriel Benetton @James Carew @CORE Kiteboarding @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products
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Theo Demanez won his first podium at the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Sylt!nn @Theo Demanez @Cabrinha @GKA Kite World Tour
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Jamez Carew in Sylt!nn @James Carew @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products
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Best tricks from Day One in Sylt!nn @GKA Kite World Tour
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Capucine takes the women’s title at the GKA Kite-Surf event in Sylt for the 4th year in a row!nn @Capucine Delannoy @GKA Kite World Tour @Mystic
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Talent runs in the family: a great chat with Airton Cozzolino & his nephew Hendrick!nn @Airton Cozzolino @Hendrick Lopes @GKA Kite World Tour
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We are ready for the GKA Youth Kite!nn @GKA Kite World Tour
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Watch the action-packed highlights from Finals Day / Day Four of the Kite-Surf discipline in Sylt. Congratulations to all podium winners! Mens Results 1st Theo Demanez 2nd Gabriel Benetton 3rd James Carew 4th Leonardo Casati Women's Results 1st Capucine Delannoy…
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Watch the highlights of Day Three here in Sylt. We completed the Hydrofoil Big Air discipline! Massive congrats to the winners! 1st Hugo Wigglesworth 2nd Finn Flugel 3rd Lorenzo Casati 4th Leonardo Casatinn @Finn Flugel @Hugo Wigglesworth @Leonardo Casati @Lorenzo…
3 weeks ago
Double trouble: the Casati brothers!nn @Leonardo Casati @Lorenzo Casati @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @Mystic
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Finn and Lorenzo went all in for the Hydrofoil Big Air Final. Massive respect!nn @Finn Flugel @Lorenzo Casati @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @ION Products @Mystic
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Watch the highlights from Day One of the Hydrofoil Big Air discipline in Sylt!nn @Hugo Wigglesworth @Leonardo Casati @Paulino Pereira @Peer Schnyder @Armstrong Foils @DUOTONE @Eleveight Kites @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @ION Products @Mystic @Ozone
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Maxwell Dahl takes the Youth Big Air crown for the U16 division!nn @Maxwell Dahl @GKA Kite World Tour @Mystic
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Finn Flügel - the first GKA Youth Big Air World Champion in the U19 division!nn @Finn Flugel @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products
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Registration: done. Welcome to Sylt, riders!nn @Finn Flugel @James Carew @Luke McGillewie @Matchu Lopes @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products
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Leonardo Casati putting on a true show finishing in 2nd place in the U19 division!nn @Leonardo Casati @GKA Kite World Tour @Harlem Kitesurfing @Mystic
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Basil takes the win and is our 2025 GKA Youth Big Air World Champion in U14 division!nn @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour
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History made in St. Peter-Ording! Fifty-six young riders battled it out at the first-ever GKA Youth Big Air World Championships. Three boys’ divisions (U14, U16, U19) and seven fearless girls in U19 - Check out the highlights here!nn @Finn Flugel…
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Congratulations to Aya Kasabova on becoming U19 GKA Youth Big Air World Champion 2025!nn @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour @ION Products @WOO Sports
4 weeks ago
Meet Figo van Ekeren, one of the youngest competitors!nn @DUOTONE @GKA Kite World Tour
4 weeks ago
Sylt hosts the opening round of Hydrofoil-Big Air world title fight while the Kite-Surf action is back after five-month break! Are you ready? 26 - 31 August, 2025 Brandenburger Strandnn @Airton Cozzolino @Capucine Delannoy @Charles Brodel @James Carew @Peer Schnyder…
1 month ago
The GKA Youth Kite World Championships will return to the iconic shores of Tarifa, Spain, from September 1st to 5th, 2025 This single-stop event will determine the world’s top young riders in Twintip Freestyle and Kite-Surf across the U14, U16,…
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The GKA is proud to officially announce the first-ever Youth Big Air Championships!nn @GKA Kite World Tour
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