Yücel Paralik on the beach with his kite gear, with a big air jump in the sky behind him

Professional big air kiteboarder from Türkiye / Cyprus

Yücel
Paralik

World records / Competition / Progression / Content

I ride when everyone else packs up. Started at nine, more than a decade in strong wind, and in April 2026 two measured world records in Cape Verde: 62.9 metres of jump height and 111 seconds of airtime. Next: Red Bull Megaloop.

Work with me

62.9 m

World record jump height using magic gusts

120M+ views

111 s

World record airtime

Cape Verde, April 2026

Round 3

GKA Kite World Tour Mykonos

Debut

Round 3

Red Bull Megaloop 2025

Debut

119.6K

Instagram followers

77.4M

Views last 30 days

45.1M

Viewers last 30 days

1M

Profile visits

Instagram insights, 17 August 2026

Yücel Paralik inverted mid-megaloop high above Table Bay in Cape TownYücel Paralik on the sand with his GONG board and kites rigged

Records & milestones

All results

World Record Jump Height

Cape Verde / 15 Apr 2026

Measured jump height of 62.9 metres, recorded with the Wingman app.

62.9 m

World Record Airtime

Cape Verde / 15 Apr 2026

Measured airtime of 111 seconds, recorded with the Wingman app.

111 s

Red Bull Megaloop Challenge 2025

Zandvoort, Netherlands / 02 Oct 2025

Debut at the Red Bull Megaloop Challenge. Reached Round 3.

Round 3

Upcoming schedule

Full calendar

01 Sep 2026 to 30 Nov 2026

Red Bull Megaloop Challenge 2026

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Invited

15 Sep 2026 to 27 Sep 2026

Cold Hawaii Games 2026

Klitmøller, Denmark

Confirmed

01 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026

Red Bull King of the Air Qualifier — Taiwan 2026

Taiwan

Qualifying

15 Nov 2026 to 15 Dec 2026

Red Bull King of the Air 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

Qualifying

Confirmed Instagram insights, taken from the account on 17 August 2026.

119.6K

Instagram followers

77.4M

Views last 30 days

96.3M

Views last 90 days

1M

Profile visits last 30 days

Kite map

28 spots

Every spot ridden, from Cape Verde record water and Cape Town big air to home gusts in Cyprus and Türkiye.

Tap a marker for spot details. Lime markers are key sessions.

Short story

Built by storms

Born in 2005 between Türkiye and Cyprus. Started kiteboarding at nine. More than a decade in strong wind, from 50+ knot days to the international circuit. In April 2026 in Cape Verde I put down two measured world records: 62.9 metres of jump height and 111 seconds of airtime. The next target is Red Bull Megaloop and King of the Air.

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Black and white portrait of Yücel Paralik holding his kite lines

Partners

All partners

GONG / GONG Galaxy

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Product launches, storm chases, record attempts, event appearances and long term team spots. Send the brief and I will come back with numbers.

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Game

Kite to the moon

Full game

Steer the kite up through birds, drones and debris. Beat the 62.9 m height record and 111 s airtime record, then keep climbing all the way to the moon.

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Yücel Paralik launched high above the beach by a GONG kite during a big air session