C KITE - C MAURITIUS PRESSBOOK 2025

I f you subscribed to us this time last year you might remember that I attended the annual C Kite Festival in Mauritius. When I got the invite to go back this year, I have to admit I was slightly apprehensive about attending a second time – would it be as fun or would it feel slightly déjà vu? Well I needn’t have worried – C Mauritius Palmar stepped it up a notch and brought the vibes! And the weather gods were on point as well – if anything, an already tropical island was even warmer and windier than last year – I was on my 9m most days. As I said last year, the east coast of Mauritius is a fantastic place to kite with its spacious lagoons and flat-water perfect for beginners or improving your trick repertoire, and it makes for an ideal alternative to the busier Le Morne in the southwest. C Mauritius Palmar provides the perfect location on the lagoon – you can go from bed to board in seconds and lap up those awesome kiting conditions, then relax at the hotel spa or do any of the non-kiting activities on offer, and refuel on delicious meals and cocktails that are provided as part of the all-in clusive deal. But I think what really made the C Kite Festival special for me were the people C Mauritius had invited along and the other kiters at the event. Kiting is an individual sport and it can be so easy to have a session then go home without talking to another soul, but alternatively it can pro vide a massive sense of community – as you’ll have read in The Wind Games, a few features back. Attending the festival were friendly faces I’d met before either at the event last year like the welcoming staff, Antoine, Louka Pitot, photographer Ricardo Pinto and videographer Diogo Cardoso, or old friends from the past: fellow UK kiters Tom Court and Hannah Whiteley, Julia Castro who I’d met in Fuerteven tura where she lives, Gisela Pulido who took a break from her busy racing schedule to attend, and video editor Alice Callow, also a friend from the UK. Then there were new faces like Val Garat who I hadn’t met before, and the wonderfully effervescent Influencer Marco Ferre ro, known as @iconize on Instagram – definitely check out his Reels if you don’t already know him.

I wasn’t sure what to expect at the C Kite Festival. What exactly had I signed up for… We all know Le Morne but I hadn’t heard anything about the spot on the east coast of Mauritius. Sometimes I go by the motto of YOLO – You Only Live Once – so it was time to check out what the east coast has to offer. From the moment I ar rived I was quietly humbled. The setup of the festival was on point. Antoine and the organization certainly know how to do a festival right. The event is held directly at the beautiful big lagoon with its tur quoise waters and just a few steps away from your room. If I was to describe this event in three words it would be luxury, surprising and welcoming. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was jam packed with fun activities and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. The spot really impressed me as well. We had wind every day and so many good vibes with the riders and lo cals. It was beautiful and definitely on my list of places to go back to. Hannah Whiteley

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