ABU DHABI: If you had driven by some of Abu Dhabi’s more serene beaches in recent years, you would have spotted kite surfers above the Gulf’s blue waters. Kite Beach has long been a destination for the city’s watersports lovers.
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And now, official endorsement has arrived. From Saturday, Oct. 25, until Sunday, Nov. 2, the Fahid Island Watersports Festival in Abu Dhabi hosts five disciplines in five official tour competitions.
Inaugurated on Thursday by Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan, president of the UAE’s Sailing and Rowing Federation, the GKA Kite World Tour event is set to showcase the Hydrofoil Big Air World Cup for the duration of the festival.
In addition, the GKA Freestyle World Cup Abu Dhabi season opener takes place from Oct. 25-Nov. 2; the GWA Wingfoil World Tour is center stage from Oct. 28-Nov. 2; the SFT Surf Foil World Tour will crown its champions during the SFT E-Foil competition over Oct. 25-26; and the SFT Wake Foil will take place from Nov. 1-2.
