The First Ever Strapless Double Backroll.
Julien Kerneur from France just landed the worlds first ever double backroll on a surfboard, with no straps and no grabs.
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Julien Kerneur from France just landed the worlds first ever double backroll on a surfboard, with no straps and no grabs.
Before you go rushing out to buy the latest shark repellent for your ankle, consider the facts! Sharks just don't like stand up paddlers...
Progression announce their new series of instructional kitesurfing videos.
This week North Sails in the UK unveiled their brand new sail loft, the worlds largest with a raised floor of 1,950m2.
Read how Kelia Moniz grew up surfing in Waikik learning to live, and love the ocean.
In the Namibian desert, a small group of people set out to become the worlds fastest windsurfers.
After walking away from a sailplane crash in 2014, a QLD man has decided to fill in the time while his aircraft gets repaired, by sailing around the world. He's doing it solo, unassisted, and the wrong way around.
You name it; it's washed up on a beach somewhere, and that's what the Ocean Ambassadors are trying to turn around. To do it, they're asking for your support, the kiteboarders and stand up paddlers of the world who get so much enjoyment from the ocean and
Watch Fanatic's latest video to see what makes the sport of Stand Up Paddling so incredible.
Live through the eyes of a spear fisherman in the Cayman Islands, as he gets attacked by a Caribbean Reef Shark. Or does he?
Help find a cure for this disease which affects so many Australians
As Australia enjoys a steady stream of seabreezes for our summer, the Hawaiian Islands are beginning to see the making of a big wave winter, with the first decent swell rolling into a wind-swept 'Jaws' (Pe'ahi) - Jesse Richman was there to kite it.
Not only did this guy have the skills to go deeper than Laird Hamilton on a SUP, he did something way more terrifying... He dropped in on Laird Hamilton!
Soon we'll be talking about Taxi Drivers and Pilots in the same nostalgic tones as we speak of Lighthouse Keepers... But while it might be sad that service based jobs are dying a slow death at the hands of 21st century technology, some jobs are probably b
Know your suitable leader line, the type of it that can help you go close to your underwater fish. Great tips on leader line. Have a good fishing experience.
If you've ever fancied contributing to the research and development of kiteboarding equipment, log on to the Airush Lab Rat Survey and share your wisdom with the gurus from Airush. You don't have to ride Airush gear, or have even seen it before to contrib
Two hundred paddlers will embark on a downwinder this February, across Port Phillip Bay. They'll be joined by a few hundred kiteboarders, and each and every one will be donating money to cancer research in the 2016 Across The Bay event, supporting the Can
With many EPIRBs now reaching their expiry dates, it might be time to pull it out of whatever compartment of your boat that you stuffed it in 5 years ago, and give it the once over.
Incredibly fit girls going for it in the fantastic location that is Tahiti.
With the upturn in the financial state of the world, has come a shift in the way multi millionaires look at sailing boats. They want speed, style, and luxury; but they also want versatility. The latest superyacht: Galateia from Wally has all this, and so
In gusty winds and choppy seas, the worlds best hydrofoilers gave the thumbs up and launched into the 2015 Kite Foil Gold Cup in Townsville last weekend.
Instead of bans restricting access to recreational fishing, this time the QLD government has imposed regulations that will improve your chances of catching quality fish in Mackay, Rockhampton and Cairns.
A Perth based design firm has proposed Australia's first ever Wave Garden, but in order to build it, they'll have to knock down Western Australia's largest football stadium
The Australian V8 Superboat Championship could be settled this weekend at Allcott Hire Park in Temora where Australia's fastest drivers will look to unseat reigning champion, Victorian Phonsy Mullan.
Long hailed as THE freeride kite for lighter riders, the Ozone Catalyst is now in its sixth generation in 2016 and to celebrate, Ozone have made some hefty changes to the all-rounder.
Earlier this month, the Stand Up World Tour announced that the final two stops of the tour in France and Morocco are cancelled, leaving the sports paddlers in quite a constructive debate as to why.
Have you ever been stand up paddling, seen a splash (or a shadow) and immediately freaked out? Thought a shark was coming for you? Then realized it was just a dolphin?
By sponsoring a Vagabond sailing dinghy, Glen not only gets the warm and fuzzies from helping kids get into the amazing sport of sailing, he also finds his name plastered across a sail.
This week, Nick Woodman, the genius who devised the GoPro sat down with U.S. talk show host of 'The Late Show', Steven Colbert. Joking around, he shared how the very first GoPro camera came about while in the preparation stages of a surf trip to Australia
The Merimbula Classic, formerly known as 'Mambo' is a culmination of kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand up paddling on one tiny beach on the south NSW coast. Of course it's on again this year (and will be for many to come), from the 26th to the 29th of No
With lighter than desired winds during the first week of the Luderitz speed challenge, Speed Kiters have upped the ante and broken records anyway.
Lancelin Ocean Classic is back again in 2016 - January 14 to 17
Registrations are now open to windsurfers, kitesurfers and paddlers to enter the 31st Lancelin Ocean Classic
The 100ft super maxi dubbed 'the Aircraft Carrier' is set to return to Australia for the iconic Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on the 26th December.
Garmin's game-changing Panoptix all-seeing sonar technology is now available with a thru-hull transducer for simple installation on larger fibreglass boats.
Last weekend the world saw a side of Stand Up Paddling that few have ever seen, and most likely won't ever see again. The Pacific Paddle Games at Doheny Beach was one of the most extreme examples of stand up paddling competition. Ever.
What do you when you're starting kitesurfing, or looking for second hand gear?
Call it 'curious', maybe 'investigating', or possibly just sizing these two fisherman up for lunch, this great white shark was a little too interested!
After massive events all over the world, the Roxy Run Sup Yoga Tour is coming to Australia! This October, join the team from Naish Australia and Roxy in one of the biggest female-only events to hit our shores.
Australian Author Paddy O'Reilly has just announced her latest book 'It happened on a fishing trip', full of classic Aussie stories about the excitement, anticipation and occasional let-down on the water.
Breaking what is surely the longest streak of consecutive surfing days in a row, Dale Webster has hung up his board for a couple of months, ending 14,641 days of surfing.
With just only a month before the National Kiteboarding League (NKL) hits the white sand of the Gold Coast, anticipation is high for Australia's first ever kiteboarding tour.
If you rather your kite videos in bite sized chunks, then get a mouthful of this latest one from Cabrinha.
Daaa Dum. Da Dum! Queue the Jaws theme music, because next time you crash your kite, you'll be thinking about what's lurking beneath the surface.
While flat water hydrofoiling is still quite a ways off for stand up paddlers, hitting the surf with one is knocking on our doorsteps.
In August 2016, the worlds elite surfers will either pack their bags and head for the nearest wave-pool, or give up on the Olympic dream, and head back to the lineup...
Garmin has received the honour of being the most recognised company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).
This week Naish kiteboarding announced that Melbourne's very own Katie Potter is joining their international team! In recognition of her incredible talent in Freestyle Kiteboarding, and her all round nice-girl attitude, Katie is finally getting some credi
For the fishing novice, the part between taking a fish off the hook, and plating it up for dinner is somewhat of a dark art. Not anymore! Thanks to Steve Starling you can learn how to catch, kill, clean, and fillet your catch in less than 10 minutes.
Back in 1884, a small group of sailors got together on Corio Bay in Geelong, for what was then known as The Australia Day Regatta. Over 170 years later, sailors still gather, but number in the thousands for the 'Festival of Sails'.
Are you a qualified Stand Up Paddle instructor or avid SUPer who is interested in working part-time outdoors over the summer season?
WA's premier kitesurfing event is now open for registration
News from WAKSA on events in the upcoming kitesurfing season..
The 2015 Australian National Racing Titles are held in sunny and windy Townsville. It is shaping up to be a cracker event.
While sharks are scary, so are stand up paddle boards, so here's three reasons why you are NOT going to be attacked by a shark on your next session, or the one after that, or the one 5 days from now.
It's the southern Hemispheres longest kiteboarding race, and entries are now open for the 2015 edition of the Lighthouse to Leighton in Western Australia.
Work with the sports you love in Perth this summer
The most responsive autopilot on the water is now available from Garmin
Nic Douglass caught up with two of the fastest foilers in the series, Ricky Lecesse and Nico Parlier to find out what's what, in the world of kite hydrofoil racing.
2 Masts - Neil Pryde Matrix X65 370cm SD Carbon Mast ($200) Comes with Mast...
$250
5.5 metre
Duotone Slick SLS wing 5.5 wing in immaculate condition Also have 4.5 wing...
$650
Duotone Stash 4m Parawing - As New Great clean and simple parawing up for...
$550
130 cm
Great condition !! Recently serviced with new antenna, bearings and speed...
$7,500
75 cm
Both as new with bags.
$1,200
48 cm
Sunova Pilot TR3 TEC foil board: TR3: EPS foam core (lightweight), Paulownia...
$750
250 cm x 146 litres
Nice board in very good condition. It hasn't been used much. I'm not certain...
$500