The SSL Gold Cup is designed to crown the best sailing nation of all! The 1/16 Finals of the SSL Gold Cup Finals series are absolved, and moves on to the 1/8 Finals. On the first weekend of December, the Nations world champion will be crowned. In Fleet 1 Chile, Malaysia and Estonia finished on equal points while Austria were only two points behind. There was a different winner in every race, and Estonia only missed out on qualifying for the 1/8 Finals due to not winning a race. In Fleet 2 Tah...

As the 1/32nd Round of the SSL Gold Cup Finals series comes to an end, and we move on to the 1/16 Finals, we saw the top 8 teams out of 16 qualify to the next round. After 16 races sailed in this first round, there was no shortage of heart-pounding moments. From 600m comebacks, to protests, to failed mark roundings, ripped sails, and even a man overboard situation, this last round had everyone on the edge of their seats. Each round will see half of the teams progress until we are left with...

Finally perfect conditions at the GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain for the Surfboard and TwinTip Finals. In the Women`s Twintip Big Air competition, nobody could stop the US- American Mikaili Sol – only 18 years old- winning her 7th world title, solidifying her status as a true champion. She secured victory in the women’s Big Air Tip-Twin division. Her dominant performance echoed her win at the tour’s first stop at Lords of Tram in France, in April, and gave her the c...

In the women’s three-rider heats, each athlete had seven trick attempts with the best three counting. The winner of each heat advanced to round three, while the losers get to battle for survival in round two. Spain’s Liam Whaley and Italy’s Andrea Principi threw down the gauntlet in the much-anticipated opening clashes in the men’s Twin-Tip division of the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa, Spain. The pair, who head the standings in the race for the title, racked...

The opening of the GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa (ESP) starts with the Surfboard and Hydrofoil Big Air competitions. Swiss Camille Losserand manages the big surprise in the Surfboard discipline. Frenchman Charles Brodel defends his title from last year in the Hydrofoil Big Air discipline.

The group that was to fight for the stage at the end consisted of Georg Egger, Martin Frey (Singer Racing Team), Martin Stosek (Canyon Northwave), Marc Stutzman (Canyon Northwave), Andreas Seewald (Canyon Northwave), Krzysztof Lukasik (JBG2 Cryospace) and Wout Alleman (Wilier-Pirelli). On the final climb, the race was blown up again by Egger's push. Only Frey and Seewald held on and it came down to a sprint of the three, which Frey won, while Egger came second and Seewald completed the all-Ge...

The Mediterranean Epic 2023 returned to Oropesa del Mar for the longest stage in its history. A total of 104 km with 2,200 metres of altitude and a long list of trails and technical sections put the riders to the test.

Andreas Seewald started in the overall leader's jersey but could not repeat his performance from the day before. Georg Egger, winner of the Mediterranean Epic 2022, proved to be the strongest of the day and rode alone to victory, which also earned him the overall leader's jersey. It was a perfect day for Speed Company Racing, with Lukas Baum taking second place and moving up to second overall. In the women's race, German rider Luisa Daubermann was the surprise of the first time trial of the...

The 2nd stage of the Mediterranean Epic 2023 was, with 80 kilometres and 2,150 metres of altitude, the second longest stage in the history of the race and probably the one that could be called the queen stage in terms of toughness.

The route was full of steep, technical and spectacular coastal trails that pushed the riders to their limits – the riders mastered a total of 265 km with 6100 meters of climbing. Some of the world's best riders from 30 countries competed, among them 2021 World Champion Andreas Seewald (GER), the current Cape Epic champions Georg Egger (GER) and Lukas Baum (GER), as national champions like Martin Stosek (CZE), Wout Alleman (BEL) and Hans Becking (NED). After four tough days of racing it was on...