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Reports, Happenings, Events
The 'Most Extreme Kiteboarder on Earth' is back with a new video, and vows to return to the Red Bull King of the Air.
Nearly 60 months on the road, kiteboarding everywhere and spending most of it outdoors. Katie Potter knows that it's better to be outside!
It was the middle of winter, and the mother of all storms hit the East Coast. Like someone snapped their fingers the skies clear and the swell PUMPED. It was June on the Sunshine Coast.
An inspirational clip from Fanatic SUP and Windsurfing. They've been Board Riding since 1981, so they know a thing or two about New Years Resolutions...
20ft monsters with 10ft foamies aren't the most appealing conditions in the world, but when there's a WSL event on, the best just get it done. Jamie Mitchell is one of those surfers, making the most of the conditions and taking home what could be the las
It's always a laugh to see someone in a Santa costume paddling, surfing, sailing, whatever. But when an armada of them go paddling down the river together, that's awesome!
Legend windsurfer will be in the field as this years event.
Maui Fin Co. (MFC Hawaii) announced today that Aroona Group will become its new distributor in Australia and New Zealand
Instead of kicking out, throwing your hands up in despair and whinging about drop-ins as you paddle back out, watch these two and enjoy your next drop-in!
Don't pile into the car this December, grab the boards and go for a paddle! The canal networks around Australia are teeming with incredible light displays, and what better way to enjoy them than from the water?
This photo is disgusting... Imagine what else is floating around in that bay! Swishing around your feet as you paddle around!
One rainy day. Two giant inflatable things. Three mates. What could go wrong?
During the start of the CYCA's Big Boat Challenge, the 100ft Maxi Scallywag had to squeeze between two spectator vessels, with mere centimeters to spare!
The Classic Holidays NKL has come to a close in Christchurch following three days of kiteboarding action at The Estuary.
From double overhead barrels in Bali, to ankle high bay waves - the humble wave exit is capable of extreme embarrassment. It's here for you to to enjoy!
Looking for present ideas for anglers this Christmas? We've got a tacklebox full of great gift ideas right here.
This is not your average surfboard aerial fest. Nor is it a style fest on a longboard. It's just 'a' style. His own style.
Jump high, board off, pull hard. That's a Dirty loop, and when someone actually lands one, they're going to win the Red Bull King of the Air.
7000km, four months, and who knows how many paddle stokes from now; Chris Bertish might step off his 20ft paddle board on the sands of Florida.
He was know for his book. His courses. His legendary tactics. But mostly, Paul Elvstrom was known as a great sailor.
The Classic Holidays NKL is proudly sponsored by Classic Holidays and Kiteboarding Australia, and supported by industry sponsors Ozone, Cabrinha, North, Axis and Konrad, and exclusive car hire partner, RedSpot.
Work in the incredible Lancelin, Western Australia
The Blue Planet moto is to "help more people have more fun on the water" - we feel we have continued the tradition here in Aus over the last 5 years and hope to do so for many more!
International riders on foil boards show just how fast they can go in the annual WA Kitesurfing event.
Near perfect conditions blew in for the 24-kilometre race, the Stand Up Surf Shop King of the Cut, with southerly winds at 18 to 20 knots.
What would you do if your favourite fishing spot was suddenly closed? 59 of Sydney and surrounding areas best are under threat, but luckily, we have the Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW
Taking over the distribution of F-One in Australia, Proteus Distribution are bringing the entire range of F-One SUP to the country, including the foils and kiteboarding range.
You seriously won't find a cleaner wave than in this video from the Kelly Slater Wave Company... It's absolute perfection on all counts!
From First Point in Noosa on a surfboard, to charging Teahupoo with a kite. Take a trip through Keahi De Aboitiz' photo album, and find out how he became the kiter he is today.
Self-employed mother of two Jaclyn Nicholl, aka Cracker Jack, has taken her passion and turned it into a personal challenge as she contests Australia's fastest downwind race the Stand Up Surf Shop King of the Cut on Saturday (3 December).
We are excited to welcome Tectonics Maui and their successful range of Fins to our line-up.
The Classic Holidays National Kiteboarding League Round 2 in Perth came to a close yesterday with Western Australia's best kiteboarders battling the wind and the waves at The Pond, Safety Bay.
Close racing and perfect conditions were served up to competitors at this weeks Patrik Slalom Series in Safety Bay, WA!
Work in St Kilda, Rye, Altona, PArkdale, Brighton and Balnarring for a new Liquid Force Centre in Melbourne: Kitearmada!
Western Australia's premier Windsurfing Event has invited SUP back for 2016!
Western Australia's top kiteboarders will be putting on their best show as Round 2 of the Classic Holidays National Kiteboarding League (NKL) hits Perth this week.
Reports from various clean up groups along coastal areas in WA have indicated that litter related to recreational fishing has become a significant problem.
The famed 'Fremantle Doctor', a strong consistent wind that hits southern Western Australia every afternoon over summer, was the catalyst for West Oz Downwind Week, a cluster of five downwind Stand Up Paddle (SUP) and paddle sport events held in the space
It's been years, hundreds; if not thousands of of wipeouts and hundreds of thousands of degrees turned in the air. Finally, Albee Layer has pulled off his 'little' project...
With winds less than 10 knots all weekend, it was a beach party for the riders competing in the first round of the National Kite League.
Newly crowned champion Australian Michael Booth to compete against over 130 international, interstate and local competitors in the World's fastest downwind paddle. 3 - 4 December 2016, Mandurah, Western Australia
Over your head? Over their head? What if you're really short? How about in a carve? All these questions will NEVER be answered! But it's interesting to think about, when someone describes the waves as 'Overhead'.
Cheaper than a bobber, more durable than a balloon. Condoms are the ideal way to float bait out to sea!
Christophe Tack might be a self confessed newbie when it comes to hitting kickers, but if his latest vid is anything to go by, we might have a new champion in town!
What happens when you cross a surf movie, with a cartoon and an artist - plus an acid tab? Something like this!
It's a cruel cruel world when you play the game of competitive freestyle windsurfing, but when you're as good as Maarten Van Ochten - even crashing looks awesome!
Sofi Chevalier: Kiteboarder, bikini model and editor of Kite Sista Mag, shows you how to swap bikinis between your pretty one and functional one, without flashing the beach.
Full time or part time but you must be available in the weekends. KA, IKO, BKSA, VDWS certified and you must have or be able to get a working holiday visa in Australia if you are not a resident.
Two front rolls and a 360 degree shuv-it. That's 900 degrees of strapless wizardy that nobody thought possible just a few years ago. And Matchu Lopes busts one out in training this week!
With one board, and so many competitors, it was close racing and a few shenanigans at Narrabeen last weekend for the 2016 N1SCO SUP World Championships.
Back in August, the worlds best kiteboarders headed home to the Hood River, Orgeon to spend a few days hitting the park. Here's the highlights reel, and it's jaw-dropping.
It was big. It was choppy. It was classic Peahi conditions for the 2016 Peahi Challenge.
No radio, no GPS, he didn't even know if his tracker was working. Guy started out with a bit of misfortune, but on the day he decided to find his limit, nothing could stop him.
Using rods up to 4m long, Chimps in Africa have been caught fishing off the banks, catching algae and eating it.
There's a simple fact about bindings. Wakeboarding bindings just don't cut it, when it comes to kiteboarding. That's why Airush designed their range of bindings from the ground up.
On the bench, not arrived, laid up, missed their flight, girlfriend issues... Whatever. Go surfing anyway, like Bernd Roediger does with his little Naish Hokua LE
The NKL was launched this week in the heart of Melbourne with a couple of team riders and some kiteboarding gear - it's going to be huge!
The swell is pumping and the wind is cranking. It's the conditions that Hookipa is famous for
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