2009 KITEBOARD PRO WORLD TOUR - SINCE 98
WESTERLAND / SYLT / GERMANY
16th / 21th June 2009
Freestyle – Wave Masters – Course Racing – Kiteloop
50,000€ prize money
Kitesurf World Cup Westerland /Sylt 2009
Sylt, the best and the most beautiful place to hold a kiteboarding event in Germany will be the scene of
the Westerland Kitesurf World Cup, scheduled in June, 16th to 21th 2009.
This exciting event is the result of a co-organization agreement between Brand Guides Gmbh & Co.KG
dealing with Kitesurfing since 2002 and the KPWT (Kiteboard Pro World Tour), World Championship
Tour sanctioned by IKA and ISAF, and the world cup of kitesurfing since 1998 .
For the KPWT this is the opportunity to visit for the first time in the tour history Germany. Tour promoter
Frédéric Gravoille explains: “For us in global kitesurfing Germany with the myth of Westerland always
was a challenge to be visited.
Thilo Trefz, CEO of Brand Guides GmbH & Co.KG, says about it: We experienced now the location
for five years with the national tour always with perfect and powerful conditions for the sport in
Germany. In this case we can put together the international image of this wonderful destination with the
best kitesurfing professionals in the world.
Located in Westerland , the Sylt Kitesurf World Cup will be a great opportunity for the best professional
international kiteboarders to gain points for the 2009 World Cup title. A frenetic audit can follow the
contest just from across the promenade. A spectacular prize money of 50.000€ will motivate the
athletes to show their wide range of skills and talents. The competition will cover runs for the Freestyle,
Wave riding, Course racing, and Kiteloop World Championships.
Gabriele Weidner / Peter Douven, in charge of the Westerland Tourism Marketing explains: Sylt has
leading status for German tourism – for us it is important to ensure that Westerland has a dynamic
image in the long term. The exiting and expanding new sport of kitesurfing definitely therefore is a great
chance to attract spectators and media on international level.
