TheAl Gharbia Watersports Festival came to a spectacular end last weekend after nine days of action and intense competition. From 1st to 9th May, the waters around Al Mirfa beach were filled with fast action, fun and some world-class athletes. With competitions in kite boarding, sea kayaking, power-boating, jet skiing, wakeboarding, beach volleyball and beach football, the festival welcomed sports fanatics as well as families throughout the nine-day extravaganza.

All the kiteboard winners – overall and UAE divisions	Kiteboarding – race 1
Maitha Mohammed Ali Al Beloushy from Mirfa, winner of the jet-ski draw	Men’s freestyle kiteboarding – overall division: 1st Markus Mayer, Germany (centre); 2nd Richard Howes, South Africa (right); 3rd Ranjith Powell, Australia (left)
At the winners’ presentations	Women’s freestyle kiteboarding – overall division: 1st Katharina Kaelin, Switzerland (centre); 2nd Angelique Barbier, France (right); 3rd Astrid Petracchi, Austria (left)

 

 

[Originally published in Abu Dhabi Week vol 2 issue 18]