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We all talk about the same things every year, it's usually around August or early September that we hear of kite brands releasing 'next years' kites, boards and accessories for the world to see.
Reports, Happenings, Events
We all talk about the same things every year, it's usually around August or early September that we hear of kite brands releasing 'next years' kites, boards and accessories for the world to see.
Even Netsch, ever heard of him? Chances are if you live in Australia, you probably haven't. But this guy has some moves! If you've never seen him ride you're missing out.
Do you crave a little more history, some fancy wine or a little French cuisine in your next kiteboarding holiday?
Australia's best kiteboarders are gathered today at the iconic Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne. Racers, Foilers and Freestylers will all be pushing hard, trying to finish the week by standing atop a podium, who will win? And more importantly, will
For an ex world champion like Andy Yates, sometimes it's not about the tricks. Sure, throw a back-mobe here and a flat three there. But going somewhere new, a place nobody has ever kited before or spot that's hard to get to is what turns kiteboarding from
Catamaran, blue water, palm trees swaying, white sandbars and beach umbrellas. Check, check, check and check. The North kiteboarding guys (and a mystery girl) are on an epic kiting adventure to the Caribbean to show off the new North EVO kites, and we're
'With a kite' is the latest kite movie out of the USA that's been reviewed as: "Not quite up to Autofocus standards, but still a great movie about an epic event". While it's not the best review we've ever heard, it's pretty much on the money about this 'd
Do you watch video of freestylers passing their bar effortlessly behind their backs, and wonder how on earth they do it? When first trying a handle-pass it seems near on impossible, and you've most likely found yourself laying face down in a puddle at lea
Ah to live the Antiguan life. Lazing by the beach, pretty girls, beers and blue water. Andre Phillip could be regarded as one of the luckiest guys on the planet. If only we had his style, we too could be living the Antiguan life.
Things were looking so good for the ex world champion, Aaron Hadlow. He advanced through his heats in the Panama stop of the PKRA world tour like he was 20 years old again.
There's no going back now. The amount of kite foiling pictures, movie and talk in the media is insane, Kite foiling is here to stay, and it's going to be the new norm for cruising.
What's our favorite kiting chick up to now? And who's ever heard of ex-pro kiteboarder turned lingerie model?
Freestyle, Formula Course Racing and Kite-Foil Racing divisions in Australian Kitesurfing Nationals!
Wouldn't you love to be Reo Stevens right now. He's aboard the Cabrinha Quest, formerly known as the Best Odyssey which is an ocean going catamaran that does a constant tour of the globe.
Australia's biggest kitesurfing get together gets the green light...
This week the race orientated kiting company ASV announced that they're offering custom colours on not only their kites, but in their boards too! They're the latest company in a recent scramble of manufacturers to offer their customers unique and personal
Teach kitesurfing on the amazing tropical islands that are .. the Cocos
Kitesurfers from around the country will descend on Dongara (Port Denison) for the annual kiting get together.
It was a day of big thrills, hard spills and a very well entertained crowd in Big Bay, South Africa for the Red Bull King of the Air 2014.
Well, as we write this it's only a yellow light. But that means riders need to mobilise, get their kites pumped up and ready to go in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Kitepower team have progressed way past the usual road trip for a kiting session. These guys got the chance to use a light aircraft to get around!
The first ever kite foiling nationals have been announced down in Melbourne, and amidst some controversy about whether it's "too soon" to host such a thing, its attracting some serious interest in the discipline.
Experience the thrill of kiteboarding in the crystal blue waters of Botany Bay, with an experienced kiteboarder from (insert kite shop here) in total control. Feel the wind in your hair, the sea spray in your eyes and the power of the wind through your ha
After his well publicized departure from long time sponsors, Cabrinha. Andre Phillip has since been hanging out with the crew from Slingshot kiteboarding, and of course the Tona brand, of which is he a part owner of.
"Next Level" is a term being thrown around very loosely in the kiteboarding world, but Hannah Whitely is one of the few kiteboarders that fit the bill when it comes to throwing down new tricks, great videos and doing their bit for their sponsors.
Stanton finishes event in style
Jake Gordon has taken out the Lancelin Ocean Classic’s inaugural kite surfing Wave contest on the eve of the event's blue-ribbon Ledge to Lancelin Marathon.
The most anticipated kite movie of this decade has been given a firm release date! March 4th is the date in question, and believe us when we tell you it's going to be good.
Have you ever needed to hold someone elses kite while they adjust their harness? In that split second you're hooked to two kites at once, surely the thought crossed your mind. Is it possible to kite with both of these?
If you own Cabrinha Hydra bindings...
Watch the Kite Racing world championships in China for yourself with this fantastic video from Icarus Sailing Media.
It's the end of an era for the largest windsurfing, kiteboarding, stand up paddling and sailing company in the word - Neil Pryde.
Nothing makes you want to try unhooking, like watching a professional do it right.
You don't hear too much about Best surfboards here in Australia, but after this little video from the guys in Portugal, we might start seeing them a lot more.
Well, she's definitely the most determined in Quebec anyway. Who else would get out there in the middle of winter and train like she does?
Looks like long distance racing and doing laps around a course are very different things if Marvin Baumeister's performance is anything to go by at this weeks Lighthouse to Leighton event in WA.
Despite obtaining a penalty after breaking the start, Gruber held his lead finishing top after Day Two of the Kiteracing Oceanic Championships at Leighton Beach, Fremantle.
World Champion makes his mark in Perth on Day 1 of the Kiteracing Oceanic Championships
It's all happening this week over in Perth, where the Kite Racing Oceanic Championships are being held at Leighton Beach, Western Australia.
Need a fix of blue water and palm trees this week? Cabrinha have come to show off their products (and riders) with this video from the Cabrinha Quest.
KITERACING OCEANIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - 10 to 15 December 2013 - Leighton Beach, Fremantle, WA
Did you ever see the recent Kiteworld magazine with Keahi on the cover? He's deep in a barrel somewhere in Indonesia, if you photoshopped his kite out of the image, surfers wouldn't even blink, they'd just give a nod of approval and turn the page.
The biggest kiteracing event to come to Australia is here next week....
Ever wanted to try hydrofoiling but didn't want to drop $3000 on a top of the line foil? Building one yourself is an option that DOES work and can make foiling not only affordable, but easy!
Ever wondered how much weight could be suspended by your kite lines while you're riding along? The McClintock brothers thought they'd find out by suspending a kiteboarder in the middle!
It's been a tough weeks racing in China, but the fierce competition and exceptional conditions for racing have brought kite racing once again into the spotlight as a legitimate sailing sport.
That's it for the Gold Coast's biggest ever kiteboarding event! After 3 days of kiting and a rest day, kiteboarders from all over Australia are looking back on an amazing event that will no doubt return bigger and better next year.
Despite mother nature throwing some of the biggest storms of this season at the Gold Coast this weekend, it hasn't put a dampner on the Kite Jam Australia at all!
The Kiteracing Oceanic Championships will create plenty of excitement when it takes over Leighton Beach from 10 to 15 December 2013 with six days of kiteracing action and entertainment.
With only a few days of competition left in the Luderitz Speed Challenge, a Frenchman in Salin-de-Giraud has smashed the previous record out of the water and shone the spotlight away from what was thought to be the fastest channel on earth.
This week we bring you something inspirational. Can you imagine being paralyzed from the waist down, and thinking "You know what, I think I'll give kiteboarding a try".
Fans of slow-mo footage rejoice! Cabrinha have come to the party with 11 minutes of epic footage shot in Hawaii, about a little sport we like to call kitesurfing.
It's been hailed as the 'new Mambo' event for kiteboarders, but can the Gold Coast offer the charm (and the BBQ) of the long running Merimbula Classic?
When Ruben Lenten designs a competition, you know its going to be big. This week in Zandvoort, Holland, 16 crazy kiteboarders took to the water in a bid to see who has the biggest loop.
Huh? Surf Racing? This isn't stand up paddling! Or could this be the new big thing in kiteboarding?
Get to know the North kiteboarding freestylers like never before, as they hit the US for a while on the search of flat water and obstacles.
Every year Airush kiteboarding does a little survey, they ask all kinds of questions about your kiteboarding habits and what you'd like to see from them over the coming year, and then they implement those suggestions into their product lineup.
Spending time at the beach is a normal family activity for most, but the Bridge family from East Devon in England take it to a completely new level with a combination of six world championships for Kiteracing and numerous other awards and a world record t
Seeking a level 1 or level 2 IKO qualified teacher to join our school team on a full-time seasonal basis.
Every year the worlds fastest kiteboarders pack their little kites, take hacksaws to their twintips and head to Namibia, for a little place called Luderitz.
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