"Once a joke, now legit"
The UK's biggest big air kite event, run by riders, for the community. PUKL is the event that reformed how UK kite competitions work.
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PUKL doesn't run to a fixed date. It runs to a forecast, across an event window that spans mid September through early November, weekends only. Where we stand is called midweek on a fixed schedule: Amber on the Tuesday, Green confirmed the Wednesday or Thursday before. Storm force big air needs storm force wind, so we wait for it.
3 – 4 October is Speed Week and is not part of the PUKL window.
UK kitesurfing competitions used to struggle badly for traction. Most were pinned to a single fixed weekend, so if the wind didn't show up on that one date, the whole event was cancelled or watered down. Riders would travel, pay entry, and simply not get to compete.
PUKL was built by riders, for the community, to fix that. We pioneered a two month long wind window instead of a single fixed date, so the competition only ever runs when a genuine storm turns up, rather than gambling an entire season on one weekend. It's now the British Kiteboarding National Championships and the biggest kite event on the UK calendar.
We also rebuilt how judging works, replacing inconsistent scoring with a clear points system built around what actually matters in big air. More on that further down the page. The format has been used successfully across our past two events, and it's grown PUKL into a genuine national following, not just a local meet.
Entry ranges from £25 to £70 depending on division, and every penny of it goes straight back out as prize money. PUKL doesn't take a cut.
Last year we paid out £5,000 in total prize money and had 200 to 300 spectators lining the shingle to watch. The event also pulled 250,000 to 300,000 Instagram impressions.
Meeting point is CS Watersports, Portland. This is where check in and the safety briefing happen. The kiting itself launches from Billy Winters Ferry Bridge on Chesil Beach, a short walk away, where the shingle bank meets open water.
This stretch of coast is exposed enough to hold the 35kn+ trigger PUKL needs, though the shingle break can be unforgiving on a low tide. Check in with the safety team before your first session, whatever division you're riding.
PUKL runs in partnership with the BKSA (British Kitesports Association), the National Governing Body for kitesurfing in the UK, recognised by Sport England, Sport Scotland, Sport Wales and Sport Northern Ireland.
That backing means PUKL is run to recognised safety standards, with insured riders and a competition that counts on the national stage, not just a local meet.
Old scoring systems left too much room for inconsistency between judges. PUKL's system is built around what actually matters in big air, scored out of ten per trick.