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GKA FREESTYLE WORLD CUP SPAIN 2021 - Tarifa Kite Pro
GKA FREESTYLE WORLD CUP SPAIN 2021
                         Tarifa Kite Pro

            It is a pleasure to announce the first event of the GKA KITE WORLD TOUR 2021

                                            which will be a

                                    4-STAR Freestyle World Cup*

                                         held in Tarifa, Spain.

                       The dates will be from the 22nd to the 27th of June 2021.

This is a 4-Star GKA Kite World Tour event and the competition is sanctioned and governed by the 2020
                                          GKA KWT Rulebook.
GKA FREESTYLE WORLD CUP SPAIN 2021 - Tarifa Kite Pro
Registration

Entry procedure and Registration

All competitors planning to enter a KWT event shall pre‐register through the registration link on the
dedicated event page on the GKA Kite World Tour website:

https://www.maxfunregister.com/event/2021/gka-kite-world-tour-2021/booking

or via email to tom@global-kitesports.org or by other means to be specified by the KWT Sports
Commission, no later than the published closing date for entries for that specific event.

Ultimately it is the competitors’ responsibility to pre‐register or to apply for an entry for an event and to
ensure that the application has been received timely and correctly.
According to rule 11.2, fines and/or having their next events applications cancelled may be handed out
to a pre‐registered and / or qualified competitor who, without advanced notice fails to show up at an
event.

Complete and signed entry forms for event registration must be signed and complete by the time stated
in the Race Notice. Exceptions can only be granted by the KWT Representative.

If a competitor is unable to complete registration at the published time and place in the Race Notice for
reasons beyond their control, then the competitor should contact the KWT Representative with details
of their delay, and must gain consent for their registration period to be extended. Evidence must be
supplied to support reasons showing that the circumstances were out of the competitor´s control.
Failure to comply with the above will prohibit a competitor from entering the event.

All riders must preregister for the event through the online registration platform form by 23.59h of the
3rd of June 2021.

The registration does contain:

• Full Name:

• Nationality:

• Hometown:

• Date of Birth:

• Federative License Number:

• Sponsors:

• Passport number:

• Telephone/Whatsapp:

• Facebook page:
• Instagram account:

• Email:

• Name of Caddy:

• Food specifics:

All attending riders need to have a valid membership with the GKA and be members of a national
NATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION and/or WORLD SAILING and have to be insured via the NATIONAL
SAILING FEDERATION and/or WORLD SAILING.

Cost of entry is 125.- Euro and fees need to be paid via credit card during the online registration.

Every competitor needs to hold a valid GKA membership. The GWA membership needs to be obtained
before or at the same time when confirming participation for an event and can be paid during the online
registration. The membership includes athletes insurance for accident and third party liability during the
competition.

All entry fee and GKA membership payments must be made before the 15th of June 2021 via credit card
payment through the online registration tool.

Entry restrictions

Inscription-fee payments must be made no later than the end of the inscription-time at the respective
event. In the case that the full amount of the inscription fee is not paid by the end of the announced
inscription-time, the rider will not be allowed to compete. For certain exceptions approved by the tour
management, payments can be made in cash at the inscription at the respective event. Cash-payments
will only be accepted in Euros or USD currency!

In order to enter the event, parental consent / authorization must be received for all competitors who are
under the age of 18 years old at the registration date.
Eligibility

   A competitor is eligible for any KWT event if he meets the following conditions:

(i). He is a member of his Official National Kiteboarding Federation or Association.
          A valid membership card or certificate, or other satisfactory evidence of identity and
membership may be requested.
(ii). He has a personal medical insurance with worldwide coverage. A valid membership card or
certificate, or other satisfactory evidence of worldwide medical coverage may be requested.
(iii) The competitor cannot hold the KWT, the GKA or the event-organizer responsible for any claims
for damages as a consequence of the competitor not having sufficient personal medical insurance.
(iv)      The competitor cannot hold the KWT, the GKA or the event-organizer responsible for any
legal liabilities and/or any claims for damages by third parties caused by the competitor.
(v). He complies with World Sailing Federation Regulation, Eligibility Code
(vi). He holds a valid competitors membership with the GKA Kite World Tour

Entry allocation

There is a maximum number of 30 male competitors and 30 female competitors entering this event.

Entries into KWT events shall be allocated according to the following table:

                                                            Kite Surf & Freestyle
                                                                  Discipline
                              CATEGORY                   30 Riders        15 Riders

                                 TOP 16                     1-16                1-7
                             GKA Wildcard                  17-18                8-9

                          Round 1 competitors              19-28               10-13

                            National Ranking
                                                           29-30               14-15
                         or Organizer Wildcard

For GKA wildcards the KWT Sports Commission will select competitors based on their participation in
2019 and 2020 GKA Freestyle and 2018 WKC and GKA Air Games events as well as their kite merits.
For riders with no ranking aiming for GKA wildcards, kite merits as well as video footage may be
requested and used for selection.
GKA wildcards and organizer wildcards competitors will be seeded based on their KWT ranking whenever
available. If this is not possible, they will be distributed in the KWT ladder according to rule 18.1.1.(ii)

If any ranked competitor cannot compete in one KWT event due to an injury or other reasons, the
empty spot will be given to the next highest ranked competitor. If this is not possible, the KWT
Representative may grant exceptionally the available entry to another competitor prior approval from
the KWT Sports Commission.

The GKA will publish the GKA wildcard allocation on 4th of June 2021, one day after the preregistration
period closes. The number of injury wildcards to be granted according to rule 17.3. remains unknown
until then.

Wild card applications need to be done via mailing to tom@global-kitesports.org

Seeding

Competitors will be seeded in the elimination ladder based on their 2019 GKA KWT ranking.

Injury wildcard

To be entitled to an injury wildcard, a competitor must be ranked top 16 in the KWT ranking at the
time of the injury.

In order to apply for an injury wildcard, an official medical certificate must be delivered to the KWT
Sports Commission and there must be evidence that the competitor missed at least 33% of the
current year events or combined two years events.

The maximum period to be granted an injury wildcard will be 365 days from the date of their injury
or until the start of next scheduled event after the 365 days.

A rider who has received an injury wildcard will be seeded in accordance with the following when
returning from injury, until the start of next scheduled event after the 365 days from the date of their
injury, except if they improve their ranking:

           (a) If ranked in the top 4 on the KWT Rankings before the injury, the rider will be seeded 5;
          (b) If ranked in the top 8 on the KWT Rankings before the injury, the rider will be seeded 9;
          (c) If ranked in the top 16 on the KWT Rankings before the injury, the rider will be seeded 19.
The seeding list for GKA Freestyle World Cup Tarifa, Spain 2021:
Men                                                                Women
 1    Valentin Rodriguez            43     Erisverton Ribeiro       1         Mikaili Sol
 2       Adeuri Corniel             43      Guilherme Costa         2       Bruna Kajiya
 3        Liam Whaley               43       Xaver Kiebler          3     Pippa van Iersel
 4     Maxime Chabloz               46       Omar Modrek            4        Rita Arnaus
 5        Carlos Mario              47      Lorenzo Calcaño         5      Paula Novotna
 6   Gianmaria Coccoluto            47        Christian Tio         6       Claudia Leon
 7     Arthur Guillebert            49        Théo Fermon           7     Therese Taabbel
 8      Nicolas Delmas              50         Davi Ribeiro         8   Nathalie Lambrecht
 9         Louka Pitot              50       Rafa Monteiro          9    Francesca Bagnoli
10   Stefan Spiessberger            50      Mateus Mendez          10    Alexandra Torres
11   Juan José Rodriguez            53      Manu de Pfyffer        11    Maureen Castelle
12      Posito Martinez             53         Phil Larcher        12     Daniela Moreno
13     Romain Giuliano              55       Sergei Borisov        13      Estefania Rosa
14   Joselito Del Rosario           55       Lucas Ferreira        14    Hannah Whiteley
15          Alex Neto               57       Jan Burgdörfer        15 Osaia Reding Commaille
16        Aron Rosslee              57     Francisco Pereira       16       Alina Kornelli
17          Paul Serin              57      Victor Emanoel         16         Nina Font
18       Valentin Garat             60      Yassine Bouceta        18    Helena Brochocka
19      Jonas Ouahmid               61      Simon Lamusse          19   Varvara Kazbanova
20     Luis Alberto Cruz            61     Romain Rivalland        20    Lorena Schamann
21         Set Teixeira             61      Rondolphe Duc          21     Angelica Freitas
22        James Robby               64       Lorenzo Casati        22      Pauline Valesa
23      Erick Anderson              64        Joseba Prieto        22      Romy Piveteau
24         Alex Pastor              66      Dennis Petersen        24       Matilda Roux
25       Oswald Smith               66    Bruno Vasconcelos
26         Edgar Ulrich             66         Jack Rieder
27      Oscar Perrineau             66         Joao Lucas
28     Karim Mahmoud                70   Abderrahim Ittalad
29       Nelson Gomez               70     Larbi Ed-derkaoui
30       Kalu De Sousa              72      Anton Uzhegov
31     Jeremy Burlando              72    Dennis Groschupf
32          Stijn Mul               72   Desvaux de Marigny
33 Abderrahim Moutaouakil           72   Riccardo Fortunato
34       Julien Krikken             76      Lazare Gournay
35      Cohan van Dijk              76        Serkan Erkek
36        Tom Recalde               78   Manuel Lopez Torres
37     Jerome Cloetens              79        Robin Krikken
38      Gabriel Galindo             79      Antoine Fermon
39      Christophe Tack             79       Jacopo Cantini
40       Anthar Racca               79       Arthur Krikken
41      Manoel Soares
41     Matteo Dorotini
Discipline

There will be only one Official Discipline in this KWT event: Twintip Freestyle (mixed format)

Divisions:

    •    Pro Men: any age (minimum 14 years old in the year of competition)
    •    Pro Women: any age (minimum 14 years old in the year of competition)

Covid-19 Pandemic Disclaimer

Every competitor must be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic situation and its changing restrictions and
regulations on travel protocols and event regulations. In case the event will be cancelled because of
reasons not under the responsibility of the GKA, the GKA Event GmbH and/or the Organizer, neither the
GKA, nor the GKA Event GmbH, nor the Organizer can be hold legally responsible for any financial losses.

The rider is aware about the global Covid-19 pandemic, which might cause travel restrictions, the
changing of laws and custom-procedures worldwide on very short notice. Each rider takes part in the
event at his or her own risk, which includes also all travels because of his or her participation at this
event. Each rider is responsible for ensuring and fulfilling all relevant individual travel requirements as
well as fulfilling all legal requirements for border controls, which are necessary for the participation in
the event and for the return home. The GKA, the GKA Event GmbH and the event Organizer cannot be
held legal and/or financial liable by the rider for damage and/or financial losses caused by travel
restrictions, quarantine measures, flight changes or flight cancellations, tests required for entering or
exit countries or because of any other regional, national or international measures associated with the
Covid-19 Pandemic.

IMPORTANT INFO

Competitors have to wear the official lycra at all times when proceeding to the water – also during
training – for optimal recognition above the harness. Competitors will get their names printed on their
personal lycra.
Each rider will get one competition riders’ vest at the registration. Each rider is responsible for his
competition riders’ vests. In case of loss a replacement is not possible!
Competitors shall wear the event advertising lycra vest supplied by the Event Organizer over all other
clothing, including harness on the water at all times during the event and one (1) board sticker to be
placed on the top or on the bottom of the board.

All competitors are required to abide by the advertising rules as laid out in the Rule Book. Competitors
breaching these rules may be warned in writing for the first offence and may incur a fine at the second
offence of not more than $ 500 for each violation. Repeated offenders may be disqualified from the
Event and/or Series.

All rider meetings and opening/closing ceremonies in the schedule are mandatory to all riders. Please be
on time and ready.

There will be free lunch snack (sandwiches and fruits) and water provided for all competitors.

Each rider is entitled to register one caddy. Caddies will not have free access to the Riders Lounge!
Caddies will only have access to the launching area and the equipment tent, to help their fellow riders with
their kite equipment, starting and landing..
The Riders ID-Strap authorizes you to enter the equipment storage container. You will receive the Riders
ID-Strap personally and only at the registration.

Riders are not permitted to publicly associate their names in non-authorized parties/autograph sessions.

There will be a social event-calendar for each event that all riders have to join via social media and
share.

Please use these media hash tags for all social media posts:

@gkakiteworldtour #GKAKiteWorldTour #GKAfreestyle #GKATarifa #Tarifakitepro

Equipment storage

There will be secure storage for all riders’ equipment at the equipment storage container from Monday,
the 22nd of June until Monday, the 28th of June 2021. Access only allowed with valid Rider/Caddy ID-
Straps.

Travel info:

Airports:

Malaga (AGP): 2 hours by car
Jerez (XRY): 1 hour 30min by car
Seville (SVQ): 2 hour 30min by car

By car:

There are plenty of affordable car rental agencies operating mainly in Malaga and also the other Spanish
airports

The adress of the GKA Kite World Cup Tarifa:

Bibo Beach Club
Playa de Valdevaqueros
Tarifa, Spain

Organiser Contact:

Jose Antonio Ortiz
Email: jose@ozu-tarifa.com
Location map:

Visa:

For visa info please email: tom@global-kitesports.org

Accommodation for competitors:

Free accommodation at Camping Las Palomas in Bungalows for 2 for the Top 10 riders (male) and Top 6
riders (female) from the 2019 GKA Freestyle World Ranking (see seeding list above)

Hotel links:

Hotel Los Lances: https://www.hoteltarifalances.com/

Hospederia Al Mundo: https://www.hospederiaalmundo.com/en/

Camping:

https://www.campingpaloma.com/
Bungalows and camping for special riders rate on request.

Event parking:

There will be a dedicated parking area for crew and riders at the Bibo Beach Club in Valdevaqueros Beach

Weather:

Tarifa has a warm Southern European climate. The air temperature during day can be between 28°C the
highest temperatures and lowest of 20°C. The water temperature of the sea is around 20°C, so bringing
a summer wetsuit is recommended! Sunrise is approximately 07.00h and sunset is 21.30h.
Wind direction

Levante: Easterly winds blowing 20-40 knots cross off shore at Valdevaqueros
Poniente: Westerly winds blowing around 12-25 knots cross onshore at Valdevaqueros.

You can find the most accurate online wind forecasts on Windguru and Windy.

Event Schedule

Tuesday, 22nd June 2021

18.00-20.00: Inscription @ Bibo Watersports Center

Wednesday, 23rd June 2021

09.00: Riders Meeting
10.00-19.00: Freestyle competition

Thursday, 24th June 2021

09.00: Skippers Meeting
09.30-19.00: Freestyle competition

Friday,25th June 2021

09.00: Skippers Meeting
09.30-19.00: Freestyle competition

Saturday, 26th June 2021

09.00: Skippers Meeting
09.30-19.00: Freestyle competition

Sunday, 27th June 2021

09.00: Skippers Meeting
09.30-16.30: Freestyle competition
17.00: Closing Ceremony / Prizegiving

Be aware that times of competition can change and will depend on weather conditions. Skippers
Meeting for the following day will always be communicated at the end of the previous day!

Prize money

The prizemoney for the GKA FREESTYLE SUPER GRAND SLAM 2020 held in Tarifa, Spain will be 25.000
Euro. The prizemoney is paid via bank transfer by the organizer to the competitors in line with the GKA
Rulebook.
22.500 Euro will be paid to the winners of the event and 2.500 Euro (10% of the event prizemoney) will
go to the first 3 male and female winners of the GKA Freestyle World Tour end of year ranking, World
Championship Title.

In the case of “no results” due to an Act of God (i.e. bad weather, no wind) 17.500 Euro of the total
prizemoney will distributed equally amongst all riders entered in the event. 2.500 Euro will be kept in
the GKA account for the prizemoney to be paid out to the first three male and female winners of the
GKA Freestyle World Tour end of the year. 5.000 Euro will be retained to the organizer.

The prize money distribution for a valid and completed KWT event will be done according to the
following table:

                       Above 15 competitors                  6 to 15 competitors
                Position         Percentage           Position          Percentage
                    1              30,00 %                1                40%
                    2              22,00 %                2                30%
                    3              15,00 %                3                20%
                    4              9,00 %                 4                10%
                    5              6,00 %               Total              100%
                    5              6,00 %
                    5              6,00 %
                    5              6,00 %
                  Total             100%

Woman’s prize division will be a minimum of 20% with 6 participants and will increase depending on the
final number of woman competitors in proportion of the number of men competing. If the women´s
division doesn’t take place, the full amount allocated as prize money will be added to the men´s division.

Different scenarios:

             Participants     Percentage                        Participants     Percentage
 Men               30              80%              Men               30             67%
 Woman                 6           20%              Woman             15             33%
 Total             38                               Total             45

             Participants     Percentage
 Men               30             50%
 Woman             30             50%
 Total             60
Elimination ladders

      (i)     The elimination ladder used for the KWT Freestyle event shall be Dingle.

      (ii)    KWT 30 Riders Dingle Elimination

      (iii)   KWT 15 Riders Dingle Elimination

      (iv)    Heat Progression:

              (a)     In those dingle eliminations the winner of the first round heats advance to the third
                      round, whilst the second advance to the second round and third placed riders are
                      out of competition.

              (b)     The winners of the second round heats advance to the third round, whilst the second
                      placed riders are out of competition.

              (c)     The winner of the third round heats advance to the fifth round, whilst the second
                      and third placed riders are re-seeded into the fourth round.
              (d)     From the fourth round on, the winner and second placed rider of the heats advance
                      to the next round, whilst the third and fourth placed riders are out of competition,
                      until the final.
Scoring

The GKA Freestyle World Cup Tarifa 2021 will be a mixed freestyle competition (Twintip). Tricks from
the freestyle trick categories and the big air trick categories will be scored according to the wind
conditions.

                                                                      FREESTYLE TRICK CATEGORIES

 Only the best trick per familly will score.

 1.- Raileys                                          11.- Backside Spins & Toeside Frontside     16.- Slim Chances                          23.- Toeside Frontside 313s
 Railey                                         R     Backside 1                          BS1     Front roll to wrapped              FR2W    90210                       90210
 Krypt                                          K     Backside 3                          BS3     Slim                                SLIM   Oh Really                    OR
 Krypt to surface pass                         K2SP   Backside 5                          BS5     Slim 5                             SLIM5   Oh Really 7                  OR7
                                                      Backside 7                          BS7     Slim 7                             SLIM7
 2.- Unhooked Front rolls                             Backside 9                          BS9     Slim 9                             SLIM9   24.- Toeside Backside 313s
 Unhooked Front roll                       UHFR       Backside 10                        BS10                                                Toeside Railey to Blind     TSR2B
 Unhooked Front roll to toeside           UHFR2TS     Toeside Frontside 3                TSFS3    17.- S-Mobes                               Toeside Backside 313       TSBS313
 Unhooked Double Front roll                UHFR7      Toeside Frontside 5                TSFS5    S-Mobe                              SM     Toeside Backside 315       TSBS315
 Unhooked Front roll to surface pass      UHFR2SP     Toeside Frontside 7                TSFS7    S-Mobe 5                           SM5
                                                      Toeside Frontside 9                TSFS9    S-Mobe 7                           SM7     25.- G-Spots
 3.- Unhooked Back rolls                              Toeside Frontside 10              TSFS10    S-Mobe 9                           SM9     G-Spot                      GS
 Unhooked Back roll                        UHBR                                                                                              Blind Pete                  BP
 Unhooked Double Back roll                 UHBR7      12.- Backside 313s                          18.- KGBs                                  Blind Pete 5                BP5
 Unhooked Back Roll 5                      UHBR5      Railey to blind                    R2B      Back to Blind                       B2B
 Unhooked Back Roll 5 to surface pass     UHBR2SP     Blind Judge                         BJ      Back backside 1                     B2B    26.- Crowmobes
                                                      Backside 313                      BS313     KGB                                 KGB    Crow Mobe                  CM
 4.- Basic S-Bends                                    Backside 315                      BS315     KGB 5                              KGB5    Crow Mobe 5                CM5
 S-Bend                                         SB    Backside 317                      BS317     KGB 7                              KGB7    Crow Mobe 7                CM7
 Vulcan                                         V     Backside 319                      BS319     KGB 9                              KGB9
 Vulcan to surface pass                        V2SP   Backside 3110                     BS3110    Double back to blind               2B2b    27.- Tootsie Rolls
 Double S-Bend                                 2XSB                                               Double KGB                         2KGB    Tootsie Roll                 TR
                                                      13.- Frontside 313s                                                                    Dum Dum                     DD
 5.- Basic Hinterbergers                              Railey to wrapped                  R2W      19.- Back Mobes                            Dum Dum 5                   DD5
 Hinterberger                                   H     313                                313      Back Roll to wrapped               BR2W
 Hinterberger 5                                 H5    315                                315      Back Mobe                           BM     28.- Pete Roses
 Hinterberger to surface pass                  H2SP   317                                317      Back Mobe 5                         BM5    Pete Rose                   PR
 Double Hinterberger                           2XH    319                                319      Back Mobe 7                         BM7    Pete Rose 5                 PR5
                                                      3110                               3110     Back Mobe 9                         BM9    Pete Rose 7                 PR7
 6.- Basic Toeside Raileys
 Toeside Railey                                TSR    14.- Advanced Hinterbergers                 20.- Front Blind Mobes
 Toeside Railey 1                              TSR1   Hinterberger to wrapped            H2W      Front Blind                          FB
                                                      Hinterberger Frontside 3           HFS3     Front Blind Mobe                    FBM
 7.- Basic Toeside front rolls                        Hinterberger Frontside 5           HFS5     Front Blind Mobe 5                 FBM5
 Toeside Front roll                            TSFR   Hinterberger Frontside 7           HFS7     Front Blind Mobe 7                 FBM7
 Scarcrow                                       SC    Hinterberger Frontside 9           HFS9
                                                      Double Hinterberger to wrapped    2XH2W     21.- Double Half Cabs Variations
 8.- Basic Toeside back rolls                         Double Hinterberger Frontside 3   2XHFS3    Double Half Cab                   2XHC
 Toeside Backroll                           TSBR      Double Hinterberger Frontside 5   2XHFS5    Double Half Cab Mobe             2XHCM
 Toeside Backroll to Revert                TSBR2R     Double Hinterberger Frontside 7   2XHFS7    Double Half Cab Mobe 5           2XHCM5
                                                      Double Hinterberger Frontside 9   2XHFS9
 9.- Basic Tantrums                                                                               22.- Advanced Tantrum Variations
 Tantrum                                         T    15.- Advanced S-Bends                       Double Tantrum                      2XT
 Tantrum to Toeside                            T2TS   S-Bend to Blind                     SB2B    Tantrum to Blind                    T2B
 Bel Air                                        BA    S-Bend backside 1                  SBBS1    Tantrum Backside 3                 TBS3
                                                      Heart Attack                         HA     Bel Air to Blind                   BA2B
 10.- Frontside spins & Toeside Backside Spins        Heart Attack 5                       HA5    Moby Dick                           MD
 Frontside 3                                FS3       Heart Attack 7                       HA7    Moby Dick 5                        MD5
 Frontside 5                                FS5       Heart Attack 9                       HA9    Moby Dick 7                        MD7
 Frontside 7                                FS7       Double S-Bend to Blind            2XSB2B    Whirly Bird                         WB
 Frontside 9                                FS9       Double S-Bend backside 1          2XSBBS1   Whirly Bird 5                      WB5
 Frontside 10                              FS10       Double Heart Attack                 2XHA    Whirly Bird 7                      WB7
 Toeside Backside 1                       TSBS1       Double Heart Attack 5              2XHA5    Whirly Dick                         WD
 Toeside Backside 3                       TSBS3       Double Heart Attack 7              2XHA7
 Toeside Backside 5                       TSBS5
 Toeside Backside 7                       TSBS7
 Toeside Backside 9                       TSBS9
 Toeside Backside 10                     TSBS10
BIG AIR TRICK CATEGORY

 Up to three tricks per familly can score, but not the same trick.

 29.- Kiteloops                                                      32.- Jumps & Rolls
 Kiteloop                                          KL                Jump                    J
 Kiteloop Backroll                                 KLBR              Front Roll             FR
 Kiteloop Backroll 7                               KLBR7             Front Roll 7          FR7
 Kiteloop Frontroll                                KLFR              Front Roll 10        FR10
 Kiteloop Frontroll 7                              KLFR7             Back Roll             BR
 Kiteloop Double Half Cab                          KL2HC             Back Roll 5          BR5
 Kiteloop Double Half Cab Mobe                     KL2HCM            Back Roll 7          BR7
 Kiteloop One Foot                                 KLOF              Back Roll 9          BR9
 Kiteloop Board Off                                KLBO              Back Roll 10         BR10
 Kiteloop Tic Tac                                  KLTT              Kung Fu                KF
 Kiteloop Frontroll Board Off                      KLFRBO
 Kiteloop KGB (HK to UNHK)                         KLKGB
 Kiteloop Backroll Frontside 3 (HK to UNHK)        KLBRFS3
 Kiteloop Backroll Frontside 5 (HK to UNHK)        KLBRFS5

 30.- Sent Passes
 Sent pass                                             SP
 Double Sent pass                                     2SP
 Triple Sent pass                                     3SP
 Backroll Sent pass                                  BRSP
 Backroll 7 Sent pass                                BR7SP
 Kung fu pass                                         KFP
 Kung fu double pass                                  KF2P

 31.- Board offs
 One Foot                                          OF
 Backroll One Foot                                 BROF
 Frontroll One Foot                                FROF
 Frontroll 7 One Foot                              FR7OF
 Board Off                                         BO
 Tic Tac                                           TT
 Double Tic Tac                                    2TT
 Flip                                              FL
 Double Flip                                       2FL
 Tic Tac Flip                                      TTFL
 Board Pass                                        BP
 Backroll Board Off                                BRBO
 Backroll 7 Board Off                              BR7BO
 Backroll10 Board Off                              BR10BO
 Frontroll Board Off                               FRBO
 Frontroll 7 Board Off                             FR7BO
 Frontroll 10 Board Off                            FR10BO
 Backroll Tic Tac                                  BRTT
 Backroll 7 Tic Tac                                BR7TT
 Frontroll Tic Tac                                 FRTT
 Frontroll 7 Tic Tac                               FR7TT
 Backroll Flip                                     BRFL
 Backroll 7 Flip                                   BR7FL
 Frontroll Flip                                    FRFL
 Frontroll 7 Flip                                  FR7FL
 Innovation                                        I

Depending on the given conditions, weight given to each trick category shall be modified. The following
formats will be used:
- Light wind: 100% freestyle.
- Good wind: strong focus on freestyle with some big-air components.
- Strong wind: strong focus on big air with some freestyle components.

Different examples:

- Light wind:
         (i) Four 4 best freestyle tricks (from different family) count.
- Good wind:
         (i) Three 3 best freestyle tricks (from different family) count + 1 best big air trick count or
         (ii) 2 best freestyle tricks (from different family) count + 2 best big air tricks count.
- Strong wind:
         (i) 2 best freestyle tricks (from different family) count + 2 best big air tricks count or
         (ii) 1 best freestyle trick count + 3 best big air tricks count.
         (iii) 4 best big air tricks count.
Rulebook

The “GKA Kite World Tour Rulebook 2020” is available for download on the official GKA Kite World Tour
website:

https://www.gkakiteworldtour.com/rulebooks/2020/GKA%20Kite%20World%20Tour%20Rulebook%202
020.pdf

Covid-19 Pandemic Disclaimer

Every competitor must be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic situation and its changing restrictions and
regulations on travel protocols and event regulations. In case the event will be cancelled because of
reasons not under the responsibility of the GKA, the GKA Event GmbH and/or the Organizer, neither the
GKA, nor the GKA Event GmbH, nor the Organizer can be hold legally responsible for any financial losses.

The rider is aware about the global Covid-19 pandemic, which might cause travel restrictions, the
changing of laws and custom-procedures worldwide on very short notice. Each rider takes part in the
event at his or her own risk, which includes also all travels because of his or her participation at this
event. Each rider is responsible for ensuring and fulfilling all relevant individual travel requirements as
well as fulfilling all legal requirements for border controls, which are necessary for the participation in
the event and for the return home. The GKA, the GKA Event GmbH and the event Organizer cannot be
held legal and/or financial liable by the rider for damage and/or financial losses caused by travel
restrictions, quarantine measures, flight changes or flight cancellations, tests required for entering or
exit countries or because of any other regional, national or international measures associated with the
Covid-19 Pandemic.

GKA Staff at the Freestyle World Cup Spain, Tarifa 2021

Event Manager: Jo Ciastula
Race Director: Juan Antonio Aragon
Head Judge: Alvaro Onieva
Judge: Rui Meira
Judge: Dani Jimenez
Judge: Javo Santangelo
Media Coordinator/ Social Media: Rasa Iselionyte
Press: Sasha Jadeg
Foto: Samuel Cardenas
Video production: Mintautas Grigas
Any question please contact our Tour Manager Tom Hartmann at tom@global-kitesports.org

We look forward to seeing you very soon!

The GKA Team

* 5-STAR World Cup includes (1) Livestream, (2) International TV coverage and (3) 30.000,- Prizemoney.
4-STAR World Cup includes 2 out of the 3 assumptions of a 5-STAR World Cup.
3-STAR World Cup includes 1 out of the 3 assumption of a 5-STAR World Cup.
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