Reports, Happenings, Events
Townsville's Guilty Pleasures team are more than delighted that last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Race handicap winner, Victoire, will be competing in the IRC Division in this year's SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week.
This week the SUPAA have set out to standardise the distance we paddle in our race format. Much the same as other racing based sports, most notably running.
With the latest release from Alex Campat and the Kiteskate Lab, we thought some of you might be wondering why kiteboarders decide to ditch the straps, lace up a pair of old Nikes and try kiteskating.
A compilation of sending it clips on the Weta
With one week to go before the worlds best surfers descend into Fijian airspace, Taj Burrow is looking forward to a week of perfection in Namotu, Fiji.
Wildlife Victoria put out a plea to Melbourne's fishing fraternity, in a bid to prevent the influx of Swans requiring rescue or treatment as a result of wayward fishing equipment.
QLD's biggest boat show is on again this weekend and tipped to be the biggest in the events history thanks to the coinciding Riviera Festival of Boating.
Title This week it would seem that kiteboarding is all about the girls. Not because it's womens week or anything logical like that, just because there's all of a sudden been an influx of media surrounding the fairer sex and our sport of kiteboarding.
Your local Starboard Dealer is taking orders for 2015 Starboards now.
A new kite specially designed for the waves from the Blade Kites
The worlds news outlets were first in a flurry after he turned up on Bondi, but what began as a simple star-spotting exercise quickly became a bit of a bagging match when Hamilton misjudged a knee-whacker of a wave and fell off his SUP.
Kiteboarding might not yet have reached the magnitude of sports like skydiving when it comes to the tourism industry, but it's certainly been used to spruce up several countries advertising campaigns this year.
Missing out on this year's Vision Surveys Airlie Beach Week and 25th birthday party is not an option. There are lots of choices for how you can join in the fun at this year's regatta being held from 8th to 15th August 2014.
Antill Marine's Jason Antill, is a willing helper in introducing cruising boat owners to the experience of racing in fun regattas such as the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014.
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - PKRA Egypt Coming Up Soon!
Drag out the sunnies and dust off the boardies, it's time to head north to Mooloolaba for the Etchells Australasian Winter Championship. Brisbane's Mark Bradford is calling the Etchells Winters a "perfectly timed event" for him ...
If you love sailing, Sail Mooloolaba 2014 has something to share with everyone
That makes three years in a row, Australia have been crowned the best team of paddlers in the world at the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard championship.
Get offshore to explore new places to kitesurf!
PKRA Superstars will be on the Moon Tour in Zanzibar
It's strange seeing pictures of kites flying around, tiny black figures beneath them, but no spray from boards. We better get used to it though...
Big catches sometimes require taking big risks, but what these guys are up to is simply breathtaking. This is as extreme as rock fishing gets.
Nobody ever really doubted that Slater was still at the top of his game, as evidenced by his performance in round five of the 2014 Billabong Rio Pro.
When the big boss at Oracle says he's wants a water feature in his man made lake, you give him a water feature in his man made lake. But when that water feature happens to be USA-17, the very same trimaran that won the Americas cup in 2010, things might n
School Manager needed for a busy QLD kite store next summer.
The SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week event organisers are offering a very special incentive for boat owners that enter Race Week sooner rather than later.
Hats off again to the crazy paddlers from down south who are running one of the most fun events of the Australian Stand up paddling calendar, the TassieSUP Winter Classic 2014.
This week thirty five kiteboarders had their hearts crushed, dreams shattered and plans ruined, when they got knocked back from the Triple S invitational in Cape Hatteras.
When browsing the internet for interesting things to read over breakfast, we came across this from our American friends. Have you ever heard of 'Noodling?' the investigation of such a sport resulted in weet-bix being sprayed over an iPad.
The Extreme Sailing Series is being talked about all over the world this week, after two of the massive Extreme 40 catamarans were involved in what can only be described as a "T-Bone".
We love animal encounters with stand up paddle boards. There's just something really cool about being able to stand up and see right down into the water, not only does it allow you to see far more than usual, you're also silent and can't really harm anyth
Rewind three years and 99.9% of all kiteboarders would have never heard of Tona, the super-cool company based in Antigua which is in the West Indies. But now, the boys are popping up all over the place, from kite promos to the best of YouTube compilations
Send some love in the general direction of Indonesia this week, because three of our hottest young surfers are over there competing in the Rip Curl GromSearch this week.
There is going to be Cookson conflict on the IRC race course in the Vision Surveys Airlie Beach Race Week, being held from 8th to 15th August 2014.
That chill is in the air again, which means it's time for the annual Triple S competition in Cape Hatteras, USA. This year with a new format, new wildcard entrants and the same old favourites we know and love, we're already excited about what's to come.
Title Dave Kalama is one of the biggest legends in stand up paddling, he knows his stuff, he shares it willingly and it's usually pretty funny when he does so.
It's finally come to fruition. For years it's been generally accepted that one day, we're going to be kiting around in mid air, tethered to a foil underwater. It might even be the new norm when it comes to speed sailing.
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Intense Slalom Action Concludes the 2014 Surf World Cup
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Slalom Action Heats up the PKRA Austria
It's one of the most watched group of videos on the internet, and one of the most exciting and picturesque types of surfing you could possibly watch, so when the ASP announced this week that they've taken over the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards, we all had
It's thanks to these guys that the Naish surf shapes are so so good in the stand up paddling game. Beau Nixon puts on a superb show of stand up paddle surfing in Brazil for the Stand Up world tour earlier in April, and then at the Wadi Adventure.
How many times have you heard (or said it yourself) "Ah, I don't need a life jacket! I can swim, and besides, it's calm today." Chances are at least once in your life.
Sydney yacht Never a Dull Moment has been absent from the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week start line for the past two years, but now find themselves happily drawn back to north Queensland and the 2014 Race Week being held 28th August to 5th September.
Bob Dawson touched on many peoples lives, and had a huge impact on the Kitesurfing world. Bob tragically passed away on the 13th August, 2010.
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Beach Day for the PKRA Austria
It's a simple equation, and it makes for some hilarious viewing. What happens when a guy on your boat hooks a sizable Marlin, reels it in and then proceeds to let it jump right into the back of your boat?
The PWA prepares to enter unchartered waters with an exciting new event for 2014
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Tack and Winkowska Win the Mondial Du Vent
Ben Proffitt is back with his latest installment of Training Diaries from Maui
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 5 MDV
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 4 - Start of the Double Elimination
Warp speed slalom action with the GA Sails Team in Tenerife
SupExplore is pleased to announce the the following confirmed dates so far for The Art Of Sup Clinics through Oz Sup Centre, Jamieson Park Paddle, Botany Bay Sup Club and Dive Skate and Ski.
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Book now for your place in the wind and warm water of Cocos Islands.
When trouble stirs in paradise, the guys from WAKSA are first on the scene to help out, whether it's your beach being threatened, an accident occurring or the promotion of safe kiteboarding, WAKSA and Kiteboarding Australia membership is more than just in
How did you spend your Anzac day? We hope you got a stand up paddle in! But we also hope you took a minute to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Kiri and Taty in ominous form at home in beautiful Bonaire
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