Défi Kite Gruissan
Dates
8–10 May 2026
13th edition — part of the Défi Wind Gruissan week (8–17 May).
Plage des Chalets, Gruissan, France
The 2026 edition
The 13th edition ran 8–10 May 2026 inside the Défi Wind Gruissan week (8–17 May) — three days of mass-start kite racing before the windsurf fleet took over the bay.
About the event
The Défi Kite is part of the legendary Défi Wind week in Gruissan — the biggest mass-start format in wind sports. Hundreds of kiters share one start line for long downwind legs along Plage des Chalets in the Tramontane; amateurs race the same course as champions, and the atmosphere is closer to a festival than a regatta.
The organizer
Défi Wind
Event organizer · Trusted Network profile
About this organizer
Organizer of the legendary Défi Wind week in Gruissan — the biggest mass-start format in wind sports, including the Défi Kite for kiteboarders.
Sources
- defiwind.fr · fetched 2026-07-02
- kiteculture.fr · fetched 2026-07-02
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