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#Kite 2014 french professional#

While Seb Garats professional kiteboarding career taking off – his brother Val Garat waited at home in Montpellier for his brother to return from the KPWT world circuit, so he could show him the tricks he had learned. Not taking no for an answer, he created a bar out of bamboo, and the rest is history. Watching his older brother Seb and Father session the windy shores first on windsurfers and then kiteboarding, became too much for young Seb to handle. Unfortunately for Val Garat, he spent most of his time on the beach due to being too small.

#Kite 2014 french full#

It all started back in the day on family holidays to Greece with nothing more than a camper van full of toys and a desire to get involved. With ten years of age between the two brothers, the story- and journey to success, were driven by family and a shared passion for wind-sports. He is the older brother of Val Garat and currently ranked 7th in the world on the GKA Freestyle Tour. Seb Garat is 20 KPWT World Champion, 2011 Euro Champion and French Champion 2007-2011. Look for these athletes as they compete for international fame in this new and exciting discipline presented by the International Kiteboarding Association.Įvent website: Final results: /results/kitefoilgoldcup2014/finalsseries.‘Kite Brothers’ is the story of the journey to success for the two French Duotone team riders, Val Garat and his brother Seb Garat. The tour concludes in the motherland of Hydrofoil Kiteboarding, Gruissan France. Moritz, Switzerland and then on to Townsville, Australia. The four stop Kite Foil Gold Cup tour continues in September with a stop in St. Big crashes, lead changes, blistering speeds, and new tactical maneuvers made it one of the most exciting sailing championships to date. Sailors John Heineken, Nico Parlier, Julien Kerneur, Joey Pasquali, and Bryan Lake provided entertainment rivaled only by the other foiling classes around the world. However, the battles for second through sixth were completely insane. In the big breeze that occurred, Nocher continued his dominating performance, scoring all bullets over the fourteen race series. The championship series was conducted over the following three days with thousands of spectators viewing from the beach. Sailing at speeds more than doubling the windspeed, French sailor Maxime Nocher was clearly dominant in the light wind qualifying series scoring all first place finishes. By late afternoon, the wind had slowly built to six knots and the sailors rigged their biggest kites.

The epic battle ensued after a brief delay on day one. The real question that everyone wanted to see answered was how the newcomers in the fleet would fair against the pioneering French contingent.

#Kite 2014 french pro#

From light and shifty to gale force winds, a fair test was administered by the Race Committee lead by PRO Robbie Dean. Sailed over four days and fourteen races, the event had all conditions presented. It was anyone’s guess who would come out on top as this marked the first meeting of the biggest names in the fleet. This groundbreaking tour, in its inaugural year, features the newest discipline added to the bevvy of international kiteboarding competition. Hosted by Playa Central Beach Club it was the first stop of the Kite Foil Gold Cup international tour on March 14-17. A group of thirty of the world’s best kiteboard racers descended on the Baja California gulf town of La Ventana to participate in one of the most anticipated regattas of the year.