Junior Kitesurf World Championship in Tarifa waters

The beach of Valdevaqueros in Tarifa crown the new champions in the Twintip and Surfboard modalities, including the Andalusian Noah Nicolás and Rafael Montero.

The world-wide event leaves two new World Champions, a subchampion and a third place on the Andalusian medallion, with an entirely Andalusian podium in the Surfboard Sub 19 discipline, in which Noah Nicolás of the CD Kitesurf Valdevaqueros wins, followed by Domingo Moreno of the CD Explora Water Sports Tarifa, and Javier López of the CD Windsurf Welba. The other World Championship is Rafael Montero from the Kitesurfing Estepona CD.

The Tarifeño Noah Nicolas is one of the most famous Andalusian athletes in recent years, taking a prominent place in the honor of the Andalusian Federation of Vela in the last two seasons. In 2022, Nicholas proclaimed himself the Spanish champion of Kite Expression and only a year later, the rider of the CD Kitesurf Valdevaqueros managed to crown the world champion in the category of Surfboard U19 on the GKA Kite World Tour, going directly to lead the male ranking.

For his part Rafael Montero, 12-year-old Spanish champion and 16-year-old world champion, also holds a prominent place in the Honour Table, awarded in the last year as subchampion Sub 19 at the GKA World Rking and is third in the senior category of Spain.

Twenty U14 men
1st Henry Gerhardt - AUS, 2nd Gonzalo Capela - ESP, 3rd Figo Van Ekeren - HOL

Twenty U16 men
1st Finn Flügel - ALE, 2nd Pedro Morais - BRA, 3rd Ben Felix Gerhardt - AUS

Twenty U16 women
1st Aya Kasabova - BUL, 2nd Anie Branton - ING, 3rd Elena Kyngdon - AUS

Twenty U19 women
1st Phoebe Rocher - FRA, 2nd Ella Nowodzinski - FRA, 3rd Vera Vazquez - ESP

Surfboard U14 men
1st Rodrigo Vargas - ESP, 2nd Juan Moreno - ESP, 3rd Finn Kyngdon - AUS

Surfboard U16 men
1st Leonardo Casati - ITA, 2nd Santiago Montero - ESP, 3rd Pierfrancesco Rizzelo - ITA

Surfboard U19 men
1st Noah Nicolas - FRA, 2nd Sunday Moreno - ESP, 3rd Javier López - ESP

Twenty U19 men
1st Rafa Montero - ESP, 2nd Antoine Ollivier - FRA, 3rd Baptiste Jacquemain - FRA

The Smeralda 888 Class competes in the framework of the Premier Regatta Series in Barcelona waters

The race of the Smeralda 888 class was held in the waters of Barcelona, within the framework of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup, with the Real Club Nautico of Barcelona as host. The Smeralda competed in the sixth Smeralda 888 International Championship of the 2024 calendar. The team "Go My Love" took the victory, followed by "Giada" in second place and "Beda" in third position.

The race of Smeralda 888 coincided with the race field of the Puig Vela Classica Barcelona and the Round Robin from Louis Vuitton America's Cup.