Playa Central Beach Club in La Ventana, Baja California Sur, México hosted the first tour stop of the new hydrofoil kiteboarding circuit called KiteFoil GoldCup, bringing in top competitors from 11 different nationalities, mainly France. Top contenders from the San Francisco Bay area in the U.S. were also on-site to compete.
The Race Committee was lead by infamous race director Robbie Dean with the company of Jessica Barhydt and Neil Foley who set a traditional windward, leeward course. The first day of races was Thursday the 13th, where Adam Koch and Maxime Nocher dominated the day. On the women’s side Sophie Caillet put on a great performance and was … More
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Marc Jacobs and Gisela Pulido have claimed the Freestyle competition at the PKRA Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup 2014, in Morocco.
In strong winds reaching more than 30 knots, the double elimination kicked off with riders using six and seven-meter kites.
Holding off Alex Neto in his first heat of the day, Jacobs moved on to defeat Christophe Tack in the final. Although Tack landed a solid S-Mobe and Crow Mobe 5 amongst others, he was one trick shy of the five tricks upon which the overall score is calculated.
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Keahi de Aboitiz and Moona Whyte have taken out the Wave division of the Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup 2014, in Morocco.
The mixed swell and large tidal range played a big factor in the finals. With a shifty peak and slightly offshore winds, it was difficult for riders to know where to line-up.
Despite some long lulls between waves, fun chest to head-high sets appeared in most of the heats. Riders were rewarded with … More
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Day one of the 2014 PKRA Dakhla Kiteboarding World Cup saw the official opening ceremony for the event here in Morocco and offered up fresh and steady winds, allowing the Moroccan and international trials to finish up after a solid day of competition.
The first morning was full of anticipation for both freestyle and wave riders, who were eager to hear the plan for the day from race director, Olaf Van Tol. With the day’s forecast calling for no swell, the wave riders and top-seated freestylers were released. The first thing on tap was … More
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