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Moona Whyte, wave competiton winner in Dakhla, Morocco and women’s point score leader on 2014 PKRA World Tour. Photo: Toby Bromwich / PKRA
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* America’s Moona Whyte from Hawaii is “stoked” as she wins Wave Competition at PKRA’s Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup, and 1st place standing on PKRA 2014 World Tour *
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PKRA Morocco 2014 Kiteboarding World Cup Dakhla Comes to a Close
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American Moona Whyte from Hawaii won the women’s wave-riding competition, and the top spot in world tour rankings, in an incredible week at the 2014 Kiteboarding World Cup in Dakhla, Morocco.
It was the second stop on this season’s world kiteboarding tour and the fifth time the PKRA tour has come to compete in this ideal setting of Dakhla Lagoon.
After experiencing an amazing taste of Saharan hospitality and culture, the competitors and organizers were thrilled at the success of the event.
In true Moroccan style, a beautiful awards ceremony honored the champions at the Dakhla Attitude Camp on the edge of the lagoon. In front of an audience of journalists, riders, officials and fans, trophies and prize money totaling $47,000 was awarded to the winners.
Wave Competition
In the wave competition, Keahi De Aboitiz, from Australia for the men, and Moona Whyte, from the US for the women, earned the top spots after an action-packed day of wave riding at Oum Lamboir, a wave spot with perfect right-hand break at the ocean beach just outside of Dakhla.
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An impressive fleet of talent showcased an extremely high level of wave riding in variable wave conditions and winds that increased throughout the day.
“It feels really good and I’m really stoked,” said Whyte, who demonstrated her fluid style and rail-to-rail turns to narrowly beat out UK’s Kirsty Jones, despite Jones’ excellent wave selection and down-the-line rides.
“It was a really tough competition,” said Whyte. “All the girls rode really well. Every year it’s getting better and better for the girls and everyone’s progressing. So it’s really great to see and be a part of.”
The wave discipline here in Dakhla saw an incredible pool of talent coming together after very few wave events in 2013.
As the first wave stop of the 2014 PKRA tour, riders are hungry for more.
Speaking with Jalou Langeree, third place finisher in the women’s waves, “The level of riding improved a lot since last year. I came from a competition in Maui in December and I already thought the level was high. Seeing everyone ride now, riding in these conditions, they were just so good!”
Freestyle Competition
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In the freestyle competition, Marc Jacobs, from New Zealand for the men, and Gisela Pulido, from Spain for the women, won an acrobatic freestyle double elimination at the PKRA Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup.
In strong winds reaching more than 30 knots, the double elimination kicked off in Dakhla lagoon with riders using 6 and 7m kites and launching into some truly remarkable ariel acrobatics.
Many freestyle competitors remarked that this event had some of the strongest winds they had experienced here in Dakhla.
Despite the challenging conditions, riders were stoked to have experienced such remarkable riding here.
“I’m going home really happy and super surprised because the conditions were hard, which is not usual for Dakhla. With the really strong winds and coming back after the knee injury it feels really good to pull it together and deliver a podium result,” said Bruna Kajiya, from Brazil, who took silver for the women in freestyle.
The next stop for the PKRA World Tour will be the Mundial Du Vent in Leucate, France.
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The 2014 Dakhla Kiteboarding World Cup wave competition took place just outside the city of Dakhla, at the beautiful wave spot of Oum Lamboir, which is a classic right hand point break that offers up perfect peeling waves and side-shore wind. PKRA
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2014 Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup WinnersImage may be NSFW.
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March 18-24, 2014
Wave Women
1st – Moona Whyte (US)
2nd – Kirsty Jones (UK)
3rd – Jalou Langeree (NL)
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Salma Firiti, Morocco, in Women’s Freestyle competition, Dakhla, 2013. PKRA
Wave Men
1st – Keahi De Aboitiz (AU)
2nd – Pedro Henrique (BR)
3rd – Mitu Montiero (CV).
Freestyle Women
1st – Gisela Pulido (ES)
2nd –Bruna Kajiya (BR)
3rd – Winkowska (PL).
Freestyle Men
1st – Marc Jacobs (NZ)
2nd – Christophe Tack (BE)
3rd – Alex Neto (BR)
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More Videos:
Introduction to 2014 Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup
Finals of the Double Elimination Kiteboard competition – Men and Women
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Bustling Dakhla — where the Sahara meets the Sea — is a center of commerce, culture, and tourism in Morocco’s southern provinces. MOTM
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