The 2026 GKA Kite-Surf season once again opens in the iconic point break of Cape Verde’s Sal Island, with the title race set to be tighter than ever as it plays out over a scheduled five globe-trotting stops.
Women’s world champion, France’s Capucine Delannoy, began the title trail to her third Kite-Surf crown last year with a win for the first time in Ponta Preta. Delannoy, 19, has again been in Cape Verde training since the start of the year, hoping to make it a fourth Kite-Surf title.
“I think if could do the same [this] year and win the title, that would be great,” said Delannoy. “I had a lot of fun. I improved a lot as well. I won three events and winning in Cape Verde was really special. It was the highlight of the season.”
But Pedro Matos is set to miss the opening stop in defence of his crown. The Brazilian landed his first men’s Kite-Surf title last season in a journey that began with an historic victory in Ponta Preta, when he took down local legend Airton Cozzolino (ITA) in an epic final.
A full line-up of 24 men and an expanding roster of women, with 18 athletes, from a total of 13 countries around the world are set to battle for glory in the intimidating right-hander of Ponta Preta that curls around the rocky point into a sandy bay.
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