GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2025
The GKA Kite World Tour is excited to return to the Cape Verdean island of Sal for the first Kite-Surf event of the 2025 season. Cape Verde is one of the best wave locations in the world and has been hosting numerous historical events over a number of years. It’s home to some of the most complete watersport athletes out there and in March we’ll be bringing the best kite-surf athletes to compete at our first Kite-Surf tour event in 2025.
INTRIGUING TWIST
On the men’s side, Benetton and Cozzolino will have their work cut out for them, up against the likes of Brazilian chargers Pedro Matos and Sebastian Ribeiro, and Cape Verdean Matchu Lopes (ESP).
Mitu Monteiro (CPV), the father of strapless kitesurfing, is also set to make his only competitive foray of the year on his home wave. The versatile Casati brothers, Lorenzo (ESP) and Leonardo (ITA), better known for their Big Air exploits, are also set make another bid for world cup glory.
The expanding women’s field will also test the favourites, Whyte and Delannoy. Brazil’s Kesiane Rodrigues, who showed her surfing progression with a win in Dakhla last year, will no doubt be a threat, along with Switzerland’s Camille Losserand.
Francesca Maini (GBR), the winner of the first Red Bull King of the Air women’s division last year, is slated to make her Kite-Surf debut in Ponta Preta in an intriguing twist.
THE FORECAST
Sal Island is set to host the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde, with two potential event locations depending on conditions: Ponta Preta and Kite Beach. Ponta Preta is known for its powerful, glassy waves and cross-offshore winds, perfect for expert riders, with waves reaching up to 6m. Kite Beach, offering consistent onshore winds, caters to all skill levels with a 3km stretch of sandy beach. The island benefits from strong north-easterly Trade Winds (15-25kts) from November to June, with the best winds from 9am to 3pm. Pleasant temperatures around 22ºC and water temps slightly cooler make for ideal conditions year-round.
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