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Sailing

Magnetic Island Race Week: entries close this Friday

Entries for this year's SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014, close this Friday, 22nd August.

Surfing

Cleanup at Chopes: Judges tower gets barrelled.

You know the feeling. Looking at the horizon you spot a monster, it's building fast and you know you're stuck on the inside. Arms burning, you reach as far as you can in a desperate bid to make it before the lip throws.

Stand Up Paddle

Spontaneousnight-time paddle leads to 36 hours at sea.

This week a woman from Paris was staying in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. A lovely seaside holiday destination in France, when she decided to go for a paddle. So despite it being quite late, she grabbed a stand up paddle board and headed off.

Fishing

Fishing West of the Bridge: A Warning to Sydney Anglers

Despite warning signs in several languages, The Department of Primary Industries in NSW are still finding anglers recreationally fishing in the waters West of Sydney Harbour Bridge, which for years have been banned from commercial fishing.

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: strong tide and wind tests fleet

The Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week fleet continued to experience strong winds and close racing on the penultimate day of the seven-day anniversary event.

Kitesurfing

Experience Kiteboarding from your office chair

Amazing new technology allows you to view kiteboarding from the perspective of a rider - AND control the viewpoint with your mouse

Surfing

Aussie Surfer Dies on Scar Reef, Sumbawa

The tragic death of an Australian Surfer in Western Sumbawa this week shines a spotlight on the dangers of surfing, both locally and overseas in bigger swells. Peter Luke, 27, died while surfing Scar Reef in a swell reported to be around five meters.

Stand Up Paddle

Fanatic Release 2015 SUP/Surf Range

Today Fanatic pushed the big red button and sent their SUP/Surf Collection for 2015 out onto the internet. Their all new website not only looks fresh, but has all the product info you could ever ask for. Here's the low-down on what's changed, what's new a

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: perfect sailing closing day

For those sailors who saw the forecast and the rain, and decided to stay tucked up onshore today , they missed out on a perfect final racing day for the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week.

Kitesurfing

Q&A with Jennie Milton: A Best Team Snowkiter

Hidden in the backcountry is a not-so-little place Jennie likes to call home. With smooth, reliable wind flow, untracked Aussie Pow and plenty of hills to glide from; welcome to Snowkite Base Camp, Thredbo NSW.

Kitesurfing

When art meets kiteboarding

But when done right, a little bit of artwork on a board can go a long way, as surfers have been showing off for years. Alex Lewis-Hughes has done just that with his newly designed graphics on the Axis range in 2015. Not too hot, not too cold.

Sailing

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week begins

Five, Four, One, BOOM! The cannon off the Hamilton Island Yacht club will be firing in a couple of days time for the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race week.

Stand Up Paddle

Kai Lenny turns from Stand Up Paddling to Acting

Could this be the start of Kai Lenny's departure from competitive stand up paddling? He wouldn't be first to wind down competiting in search of an acting job!

Fishing

Weird but Wonderful Fishing Baits

It's the age old question that helps beginners stand out from the crowd, but to many it is a chance to show off their personal discoveries in the scientific field of fish bait.

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: mixed fortunes in several classes

Day 4 of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week saw the monohull, multihull and Sports Boats fleet saw the record fleet encounter another day of challenging racing conditions and plenty of action.

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: second half promises more tough race

With Lay Day almost over the 135-boat record fleet competing in the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week regatta and the Whitsunday Sailing Club race management team are starting to turn their attention towards the next three day's weather and races

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: IRC fleet take centre stage on Day 3

Tony Kirby's Ker 46 Patrice showed the IRC fleet how it is done when they took centre stage on Pioneer Bay today in the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week winning two from two races to remain in first overall.

Sailing

Airlie Beach: damage to rigs, rudders and reputations

The weather models said there would be wind and rain today, and they were right as the south-east kicked up high on Pioneer Bay for Day 1 of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week.

Kitesurfing

4 Kites that have stood the test of time.

The life of a kite model is a complex thing. Every year, undergoing careful and calculated refinement from it's companies R&D team, before emerging 'All New!" at the beginning of the season. Some change for the better, some for the worse, and some have be

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Big Wins at the Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Big Wins at the Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Hadlow and Winkowska Top the Singles in Germany

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Hadlow and Winkowska Top the Singles in Germany

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week 2014: getting ready for a windy week

The record fleet of 135 monohulls and multihulls have spent today carefully checking and re-checking every piece of race equipment as they prepare for tomorrow's start of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week regatta.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Day 7- Riders Prepare for Action in Germany

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 7- Riders Prepare for Action in Germany

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week: monohull experts cross over

The Multihull Racing Division for this year's Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week, which starts on Saturday, has attracted a surprising and impressive team of sailors to its ranks.

Stand Up Paddle

When you get tired, sit down and have a beer.

It's not every day that you see a guy honking down the face of a fun sized wave, with his legs crossed, floppy hat waving in the wind and a Bintang in hand.

Kitesurfing

PFD's now mandatory for offshore kiters in WA.

In the interest of safety, Transport WA in conjunction with WAKSA have implemented new laws requiring the use of PFD (Personal Floatation Devices), Flares and EPIRB devices when kiteboarding more than 400m offshore.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Teasing Winds at the PKRA Germany

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Teasing Winds at the PKRA Germany

Stand Up Paddle

Five stand up paddlers who shaped, inspired and fostered SUP

The modern form of stand up paddling has been around for over 10 years now, and developed into a major discipline in both the surfing, and paddling world. But who are the guys and girls who shone the spotlight on stand up paddling? We've found five paddle

Kitesurfing

Everybody knows - New 2015 range from Best Kiteboarding

Have you ever had an invite to a party that seemed too good to be true? You know, the kinds of party where there's pretty girls, sunset beers and professional kiteboarders everywhere you turn? Everybody knows!

Power Boats

Five Spare Parts That Will Save Your Day on the Water.

We've all seen it, and most of us have done it. You know, that old trick where the wife's standing on the ramp, the kids are in the boat, the car is parked and the day is gorgeous. Where's the key?

Surfing

5 kids that shaped a town

Peter Townend, the grandson of the local Publican was one of two standouts of the era, him and Rabbit Bartolemew, world champ of 1978 and known for being 'that guy' everyone knew was crazy. In contrast to Peter, known as 'PT' who was polished, professiona

Fishing

The fastest woman to 'catch 'em all', couldn't seem them!

A cast like that isn't a big deal for some, but when you can't see, things are a little bit harder. Cynthia is legally blind, but has achieved the personal milestone completely unassisted.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Slalom Racing Brings Big Action in Germany

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Slalom Racing Brings Big Action in Germany

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Day 4 - Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup Continues

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 4 - Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup Continues

Kitesurfing

Naish 2015 new kites & boards

Check the new video from Naish

Kitesurfing

How to make your own Hydrofoil

Want to try hydrofoiling, but DIY is the only option? Here's a great how-to from Mark Todd about making your own kiteboarding Hydrofoil.

Stand Up Paddle

One Million Strokes, Stand Up Paddling from Canada to Mexico

After 58 days on the water, Will Schmidt has just surfed into Mexico. He's paddled all the way from Canada, and broken two records along the way. What an amazing paddle!

Sailing

Magnetic Island Race Week: close of entries fast approaching

The close of entries for this year's SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, which is being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014, is just around the corner.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Day 3 - Beach Day in St Peter-Ording

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 3 - Beach Day in St Peter-Ording

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Day 2- Exciting Day of Racing and Trials Action

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Day 2- Exciting Day of Racing and Trials Action

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Light Winds Start the Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Light Winds Start the Think Blue Kitesurf World Cup

Sailing

Airlie Beach Race Week 2014: one day to close of entries

There is just one day left for skippers to enter their boat in the record-breaking Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week being held from 8th to 15th August 2014.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Rego

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Rego

Stand Up Paddle

What happens when you mix SUP and a water park?

They call it SUPstacle, and despite what you're thinking, it's not a medical condition involving Sup and your. Well you know.

Kitesurfing

The five biggest characters in kiteboarding

Kiteboarding is one of those sports which invites participants of all kinds. From topless photo shoots to the best mustache we've ever seen, we bring you a list of five whacky and downright strange kiteboarders that are dear to our hearts.

Kitesurfing

New kitesurfing clothing brand launches

A new brand of T-Shirts for kitesurfers now available in Australia

Surfing

"Dad used to pay me to come surfing"

After some encouragement, we paddled out and took our place in the lineup. The session itself was alright, but the outcome was what I had hoped for. Son two and three were stoked, chatty, smiling, and they had had fun. They had given it a go, which was al

Fishing

147kg Marlin 'spools a guy' off NSW Coast.

Prized game fish, and dream catch of Anglers around the world, the Striped Marlin is probably number one on the 'must catch' list. But when this guy hooked a 147kg monster off the NSW coast, he wasn't expecting to reel in his whole line.

Sailing

An inside job on the Team Vodaphone Mast

You know you've got a serious boat, when fixing the internals of your mast requires a guy to get inside it.

Sailing

Queensland's Season of Sailing ring master talks winter 2014

Denis Thompson is the ring master of Australia's east coast winter keelboat and multihull racing circuit that started on the weekend with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.

Stand Up Paddle

Gerry Lopez talks Molokai.

Gerry Lopez is a legend of stand up paddling. The guy has been at the forefront of the sports development, shaping both the lifestyle paddling provides, and the equipment we use to participate in it.

Kitesurfing

How to repair and install a kite strut bladder

Have you ever returned from a kiteboarding session to find one of your struts isn't quite as 'happy' as it should be? Leaks in struts are pretty common, and could be caused by any number of things. The good news, is these leaks are easily fixed yourself a

Stand Up Paddle

"My shaft just snapped!" Paddle shafts and your excuses...

Treat your paddle like the fragile shaft of tightly wound carbon fiber that it is, because the damage you cause today, might just bite you in the butt tomorrow.

Kitesurfing

Arcadia Bay to The Strand - Sealink Magnetic Island Kite Rac

It's been hailed as QLD's version of the Lighthouse to Leighton, without the weed issues. So when Australia's fastest racers get on the ferry to Magnetic Island on the 29th of August; we're in for a show.

Fishing

Mangrove Jack caught down in Eden!

Whales migrating north, Killer-jellyfish spreading south, Clown fish swim to Sydney. Stop the press! A Mangrove Jack has been caught off Eden in far southern New South Whales. What's going on with the world?

Power Boats

Outboard Motor Maintenance Tips

With summer fast approaching, why not use the downtime to give your outboard a once over?

Surfing

Surfs like a million bucks...

Over the ditch in New Zealand, a 54 year old guy named Roy Stuart has made headlines all over the world by slapping an exorbitant price tag on one of his hand-made paulownia surfboards. Named 'The Rampant', this marvel is hand carved from Paulownia, with