Your next SUP Holiday Destination: Croatia
Croatia is known as one of the best kept flat-water secrets of the stand up paddling world with thousands of islands to explore and a strong local paddling scene.
Reports, Happenings, Events
Croatia is known as one of the best kept flat-water secrets of the stand up paddling world with thousands of islands to explore and a strong local paddling scene.
A south African man is in the planning stages of what could be the worlds first Atlantic Ocean crossing by stand up paddle board. Chris Bertish hopes to make the journey in November 2016, but wishes he could leave tomorrow!
We would like to contact past members (and families and friends) of Balmoral Sailing Club (BSC) to invite them to be a part of the Club's 70th Celebrations to be held at Balmoral Sailing Club, The Esplanade, Mosman, NSW on Sunday 18th October 2015 commenc
ActionSportsWA are looking for instructors for their kite schools in Perth, WA for the 2016 season starting in November 2015...
By no means was it gnarly, rad or fully sick, but nobody can deny that the board was surfing a wave, and it did so with all participants on board. Each one of them were totally stoked, and so were the thousands of on-lookers lining the world famous Huntin
The QLD Department of Agriculture and Fisheries reports that they've seen a cultural shift in Recreational Anglers in relation to the reporting of illegal fishing activities.
Mo Freitas has turned his attention to the river lately, and right off the back of this months win at the Payette River Games, he's released a video showing just how cool the whole whitewater thing is.
He's kitelooped from crane tops, he's boosted off Branson's private Island rooftop, this time, he's doing it off the mast tip of the Volvo Ocean 65, Azzam, known as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
Next time you need a baby sitter, call pro kiteboarder from Naish - Jesse Richman. He knows how to get the kids off the screens! Not too good with getting homework done though.
Over in Norway, they take drinking seriously. That includes drinking while on the water, and that comes right down to the sneaky glass of champagne you have with the family on a Sunday afternoon.
This fantastic service will get you back upwind, with crew, after your epic kitesurfing downwinder
Aroona Pty Ltd is proud to announce that it has secured distribution rights of the "Surftech" Brand for the Australian market
Saturday morning, sailors woke to ideal conditions for racing offshore in race one of the Pantaenius Australia 2015 IRC State Championship, the Arlene Race...
"Never hold a fish. A ladies hand should always be kept clean. Girls stay clean. Girls stay dry. A lady. Always rides in the boat."
Glassy water and gentle offshore breezes make winter a great time to get on the water, but the colder weather makes it easy to forget the simple things! Remember these three simple tips when going for a paddle this winter, and get more from your session!
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Youri Zoons incredible 720's and Hadlows technical rotations weren't enough to nab a win from young Cabrinha rider Liam Whaley at the Venezuela stop of the VKWC.
How do you score a perfect 20 you ask? You surf like an absolute bloody legend in Fiji - like Owen Wright did this week at the 2015 Fiji Pro at Cloudbreak.
It's that time of year, and some tips from an experienced traveller.
With two months to go before the 2015 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the entry list has already topped 100 yachts!
Casper Steinfath is currently making waves in both the political side of the sport through the ISA, and the competitive side in not only surfing but both racing disciplines.
The Volvo Ocean race continues to amaze the world with their on board footage and up-to-the-minute race progress reports on social media. This week the team from Dongfeng suffered a little tear in their Code Zero - and the repair is spectacular.
In 2002, two brothers turned a good idea (the inflatable kite) into a great idea with the modern depowerable 'bow kite'. Now, after more than 10 years battling kite companies to license their design, they've handed the fight to a kiteboarding company.
The only thing that gives Noa Dupouy away is his fins in this shot. They look freakishly big for such a narrow built guy, and that's because they are!
Somewhere between the categories of Submarine, Airship and hydrofoil is this creation by French designer Stephane Rousson.
A US based fishing store is this weekend offering trade-in deals for computer and console games in an attempt to get kids outside and enjoying the world of recreational fishing!
Last weekend an 18 year old from the Gold Coast burst onto the world stage with a paddle shattering performance in what was considered the World Championship for 200m sprints - doing it in just 52 seconds.
Paddle in Pink in a flat water short course fun paddle around Noosa Sound on 30th August 2015 with all proceeds being donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Moving from 6/203 Gympie Tce Noosaville to 136 Eumundi Rd Noosaville
It all came down to the final day in the 2015 Venyu Triple S in Cape Hatteras, with the wind finally joining the party - ending the wakeboarding and kicking off the kiting.
Masters of stand up paddling Robby Naish and Kai Lenny are stars in the latest short from Jon Long.
Get a stand up paddle board before the end of financial year.
6ft swell and smooth faces were all Hawaiian stand up paddle surfer Zane Schweitzer needed to win the 2015 Sapinus Pro Tahiti this week, beating rival Caio Vaz before a critical event in Brazil.
One of QLD's biggest and longest running fishing events is about to kick off this weekend, with an exceptional forecast and giant boat-loads of prizes on offer.
At a stormy and choppy beach called 'The Spot' in Zandvoort, Holland. Invited kiteboarders from around the world took the biggest kites they dared, and sent them hard during the Red Bull Mega Loop Challnge.
Holly Beck is a surf instructor extraordinaire. She's also a pro surfer, but today we're marveling at her instruction technique, because she's released one of the best how-to video's for beginner surfers you'll find on the internet.
The only thing better than meeting Sir Richard Branson himself, would be to boost off the roof of his very own island mansion on Necker Island. At least for Nick Jacobsen anyway!
Chris Bertish took a small group of explorers into the Okavango Delta in April, with a few experienced paddlers and some who'd never even stood on a SUP before!
Surf photographer Chris Burkard tells the world about why he LOVES being a surf photographer, even when he's shivering in below zero temperatures.
Have you ever looked back on a video of yourself catching a fish, and thought "I'm sure that fish was bigger than that!" Have you ever looked back and thought "Geez, I squealed like a girl when that monster popped up!".
Ever wondered what goes through the mind of the guys hitting those monster obstacles in Cape Hatteras?
The Newport stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race had a surprise in store for Becca (soon to be) Walker, when she was hoisted up the mast of the Ocean 65 - Alvimedica during an elaborate marriage proposal by her boyfriend Taylor.
Dates announced for the 2016 Lancelin Ocean Classic and for the first year ever, the windsurf and kitesurf marathons will follow the same course!
Sean Yoro, or Hula as he's known online, paints incredible artwork on suburban walls. Unlike his back-street counterparts however, you might be hard pressed to label this guy a graffiti artist.
As the sport of kiteboarding nears 20 years of life in its modern form, things are changing
They say it's the next big thing, the future of the sport of stand up paddleboarding
This incredible sequence of images was taken by a local photographer in Manly, NSW this week, just 24 hours before a fishermans body washed up at nearby Grotto Point - highlighting the incredibly danger of rock fishing on ocean coastlines.
What was formerly the worlds fastest sailing craft - Hydroptere, is planning to break the world record for the fastest transpacific crossing from Los Angeles to Honolulu, doing it in just 4 days.
Far, far away in the land of aloha, there's a surfer named Patri McLaughlin who is blowing minds with a trick that simply defies gravity. The strapless double frontroll.
You thought stand up paddle boards are huge! Check out this 42 foot monster being prepared at Huntington Beach in the USA to set a new world record for the most people ever on a surfboard.
A kiteboarder has been attacked while relaunching his kite off Casuarina in the Northern Territory. The 2.5m croc latched onto Chris Keeping's shoulder and arm, before being poked in the eye and swimming off.
Australia was one of 27 nations to paddle it out at the 2015 World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championships in Mexico. While the Aussies failed to claim a fifth straight win, they still managed to come away with a quiver full of medals.
Four years in a row was the plan, but alas our team of Aussie paddlers couldn't walk away with the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Mexico this week.
Recreational anglers have been campaigning for years to ban commercial fishing in Port Phillip Bay, and just when it looked like laws were about to be laid down the Greens Party leader from Victoria, Greg Barber has objected.
Featuring St Kilda, Dolls Point and Brighton to name a few, chances are your local has been graced by the presence of Liam Whaley and his mates as they did the rounds of Australia last season.
'River Walkers' is a short film by Waterlust in conjunction with Imagine Surf, about the possibilities that can be explored with an inflatable SUP, some running water and a few serious balance skills.
The Audi Hamilton Island Race Week isn't all about super maxi's and IRC divison yachts, nor is it about the glitz and glamour of the on-shore activities on Bob Oatleys very own island.
That little speech at the beginning of a commercial flight is sometimes interesting, but usually not. This one uses surfers as hosties!
Spectacular pictures are spreading around the sailing community this week after a massive squall swept through a fleet of small yachts and dinghys on Lake Garda, Italy during the annual Centomiglia regatta.
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