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, 16^th to 21^th 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.