Hello kitesurfing enthusiasts in Tarifa and around the world!

This year 2025 we have planned a very attractive competition calendar, in which you will have a great time watching the best riders in the world in Tarifa.

We’ll have a very active, varied, and fun stage. Let’s get started!

We have seven pending events on different dates. Six for kiteboarding, plus the date of the Wingfoil World Championships.

 



 

FULL POWER TARIFA 2025 🚀

Full power Tarifa 2025 to be held between the months of April and May.

Between March 15 and April 1, participants will have the opportunity to submit their Big Air video to the organizers and be eligible to participate in this major event.

King of the Air Tarifa

 

Thus, and taking into account the extremely high level of the participants, two divisions are created for the boys: Pro Division 1 and Pro Division 2. And another for the girls.

The trial period begins on April 1st. And, as we’ll explain later, we have two months to give it our all…

Full Power Tarifa.

As you already know, the first hits will be launched at the legendary Balneario spot in Tarifa, with over 30 knots, when the conditions are ideal. Balneario Spot Tarifa.

Don’t miss it in 2025, as this event has been incredible in previous years in terms of both performance and organization!

Last year, she was presented as the big revelation in kitesurfing competitions in Tarifa, continuing the boom in big air or big jump competitions.

The competition, organized by the great Vlady (rider and creator of the Colombian-born Wayuu brand of boards), will feature top-level riders such as Giel Vlugt and Jeremy Burlando.

The latter was proclaimed the grand winner of Division 1 last year, 2024, by putting on an incredible performance in the grand final.

competitions tarifa 2022

 

All this in the magical spot of Balneario in Tarifa, where you have to be patient and wait for the wind, or not so patiently, since the easterly wind never fails there.

They’ll wait for the best day with a strong easterly wind to take advantage of the local Venturi Effect and touch the sky with their hands. A sure delight for adrenaline junkies.
It will take place over one day on the newly scheduled date, and the essential requirement for its celebration is that there be more than 30 knots of wind.

The qualifying system is based on hits, with judges scoring the rider’s trick in addition to the height achieved. It’s quite a spectacle.

We also want to point out that the dates are spectacular and, in our opinion, one of the best times to come to Tarifa, and that it will also be accompanied by this competition.


Ranking 2024 División 1

  1. First Place Jeremy Burlando 🇪🇸
  2. First Place Lorenzo Casati 🇮🇹
  3. First Place Giel Vlugt 🇱🇺

Ranking 2024 División 2

  1. First place Parker Sage 🇳🇱
  2. Second place Zac Adams 🇺🇸
  3. Third place Hendrik Van Der Eems 🇳🇱

Amazing victory in women division for Natalie Lambrecht 🇸🇪.

Behind her are Lana Herman 🇸🇮 and Alessa Sophia 🇩🇪. Incredible girls who, in our opinion, are getting infinitely better every minute!!

More info about competition: Full Power 2023 – Big Air Competition in Tarifa (fullpower-tarifa)



 

YOUTH WORLD CUP 2025

The 2025 Youth World Cup Kiteboarding will be held in Ensenada de Valdevaqueros, specifically at the El Tumbao beach bar. It will be held from September 1st to 5th, with dates already confirmed by the GKA organizers: www.gkakiteworldtour.com/events

In this modality, the youngest riders are divided into three categories: twintip, freestyle, and strapless surfing.

  • Under 14
  • Under 16
  • Under 19

And they competed in this spectacular event last year at the Qatar Airways GKA World Championships after four days of epic battles in our kite mecca.

BEST kitesurf competitions

 

There were a total of 55 athletes from 13 countries, and they are undoubtedly the future of kiteboarding.

Austrian Henry Gerhardt won the twintip in less than 14 years.

Finn Flügel in men’s twintip freestyle and the Italian Casati in Surf for the under 16 category.

And finally, in the under-19 category, Frenchman Noah Nicolas swept the strapless category, and in the twintip category, his fellow Frenchman Antoine Olivier, the 2023 winner, had a beautiful duel with Spaniard Rafael Montero, which the Spaniard ultimately won. Congratulations, Rafa!



 

SPAIN KITEBOARDING LEAGUE

Likewise, the Spain Kiteboarding League test will be held between September 12 and 14, 2024 in Ensenada de Valdevaqueros in the freestyle and strapless modalities.

As usual, this event will be held in “Valde” and will be attended massively. There’s a great kitesurfing atmosphere and the best riders in the world performing the best freestyle tricks imaginable.

Also around the same time, the strapless event will be held, specifically on October 19th. And the Superpunk Big AIR Tarifa will be held on the same day. Mark your calendar for October 19th! 🚀

More info about Spain Kiteboarding League: Spain Kiteboarding League



 

RED BULL KING OF THE AIR TARIFA 2025

This year, and now in its second edition, a qualifying round preceding the Red Bulls King of the Air will land in Tarifa in June 2025. The window opens on June 1st and the date will be chosen by the 30th when we have the wind to take to the heights!

This will be the prelude to the final Test, which will be held in Cape Town (South Africa) around the month of November.

BEST Big Air competitions balneario - tarifa

 

In the brutal Balneario spot, we’ll have the pleasure of enjoying this spectacular Big Air event, the winner of which secures a spot in the highly anticipated Cape Town final.

This event, which was originally held in Hawaii and later moved to South Africa, will also stop in Italy and Denmark.

The competition will kick off with 18 participants in Tarifa, four of whom are already in the race, and the remaining 14 will have to earn their place. This race clearly won’t disappoint anyone.

This year, we’re also focusing on new generations and incorporating girls into the women’s division. Quite a challenge!

More info: Red Bull King of the Air


 

FORMULA KITE 2025

This sport, known as Formula 1 kitesurfing, is spectacular and will undoubtedly delight competitors and spectators alike.

Formula Kite tarifa

 

This last modality is becoming very popular among all kitesurfing enthusiasts because it was an Olympic event at the last Paris Olympics, which were held in 2024 (July 26, Friday, to Sunday, August 11), and whose headquarters were in Marseille (France).

In which legends like Gisela Pulido 🇪🇦 prepared and returned to compete again in 2024.



 

GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa 2025

Tarifa is known for its windy days per year and the quality of its Valdevaqueros beach for wingsurfing. This makes it a must-visit destination for the World Championship Tour.

Wing - foil - lessons - competitions - tarifa

 

The event will be held between June 24 and 27, 2025. The venue, as usual, will be Ensenada de Valdevaqueros in front of the Tangana beach bar.

And the modalities will be freestyle and waves.

You can’t miss this spectacular event and the great atmosphere. Don’t miss the little ones in the junior categories. Incredible!

We hope to enjoy the best kitesurfing and the best riders in the world this year.



GKA World Tour

The world’s best riders gathered at the Balneario – Tarifa spot to compete in this 2023 World Championship Big Air competition.

This year this event will not be held in Tarifa.

So we’ll miss a round of the Senior World Championship, and we hope it happens very soon.

GKA World Tour Tarifa 2023

 

Freestyle World Cup Tarifa 2021 – GKA Kite World Tour

More info: Juan Ignacio Fernández Candón

☎️ + 34 615683051

https://www.tarifakitepassion.com

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