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Capucine Delannoy
France
Capucine Delannoy is a French professional kitesurfing athlete and the 2025 GKA Kite-Surf World Champion - her fourth world title, sealed with an unbeaten run of finals. She rides North kites with Mystic gear.
Country
France
Main discipline
Wave / Strapless
Current brands
North +1
About
Delannoy reached the final of every event in 2025, winning three including Cape Verde - where she beat her childhood inspiration Moona Whyte in a Ponta Preta final for the first time - and Sylt, sealing the title in Dakhla with a 17.93-point heat. She topped the ranking with 3000 points, having also been champion in 2022 and 2024.
She appears on North's official team-riders page and is listed Mystic - North on the GKA ranking; she won her first Dakhla tour stop back in 2022 as a North rider.
Achievements
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025
1stGKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde - Winner (first win vs Whyte)
GKA Kite World Tour · Wave / Strapless
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
1stGKA Kite-Surf World Champion (reigning champion in early 2023)
GKA Kite World Tour · Wave / Strapless
- 2022
Brands & Sponsors
Current
Team rider
North Kiteboarding, established in 2019, is a New Zealand-originated brand producing kites, kiteboards, wings, and foils. It operates under the North Actionsports Group, with product development in New Zealand and headquarters in the Netherlands.
Listed on North's official team riders page and 'Mystic - North' on the GKA 2025 ranking.
Gear sponsor
Mystic is a Dutch watersports brand offering harnesses, wetsuits, impact vests, apparel and bags.
Listed on the GKA 2025 Kite-Surf ranking.
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Riding styles
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Capucine Delannoy?
- Capucine Delannoy is a French professional kitesurfing athlete and the 2025 GKA Kite-Surf World Champion - her fourth world title, sealed with an unbeaten run of finals.
- Which disciplines does Capucine Delannoy compete in?
- Capucine Delannoy competes in Wave, Strapless Freestyle.
- Which brands does Capucine Delannoy ride for?
- She currently rides for North and Mystic. No other sponsor is confirmed.
- Where is Capucine Delannoy from?
- Capucine Delannoy is listed on KitesurfingOfficial as representing France.
- Where can I follow Capucine Delannoy?
- The links to Instagram are on this profile.
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