World's best kitesurfers head to Morocco

GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla 2025

October 8th - 12th, 2025, Dakhla (MAR)

Reigning world champions, France’s Capucine Delannoy and Brazil’s Gabriel Benetton, top the Kite-Surf rankings as they head to the season’s penultimate stop in Dakhla, Morocco, on the Sahara desert’s coastline. Delannoy is in the driving seat in the race for the women’s world title after taking the opening two stops of the season in different conditions. But Camille Losserand, of Switzerland, is never far away and sits second in the rankings after two podium finishes. Last year’s runner-up in the Kite-Surf world championship, Brazil’s Kesiane Rodrigues, has struggled so far this season, though she still sits equal third in the rankings. The young Brazilian Benetton managed to get podiums at both stops, but around him the order was reshuffled as the events’ varied conditions challenged many of the top riders in different ways and led to some surprises. In the men’s battle for the crown, multiple former world champion Airton Cozzolino, goes to Dakhla ranked number two. Brazil’s Pedro Matos stormed to the win at the season opener in Cape Verde, but crashed out early in Germany. Dakhla’s point-break with its tricky winds has been a fixture on the world tour for more than a decade and its right-hander that curls into the sandy bay is one of the longest on the calendar. A full roster of 28 men and 16 women, from a total of 16 countries around the world, are set to join the line-up in Dakhla for five days of intense action that could have a key bearing on who takes the titles.