A True Test of a Kiteboarders Skill: CR:X Class
One-design classes are the standard in sailing, and soon to be kiteboarding with Neil Prydes CR:X Class, a convertible foil/twintip setup that evens the playing field for racers.
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One-design classes are the standard in sailing, and soon to be kiteboarding with Neil Prydes CR:X Class, a convertible foil/twintip setup that evens the playing field for racers.
Long days, strong winds and perfect cross-off conditions made Cape Town the perfect winter training location for the team from Fanatic and North Sails.
Online or Instore, Windsurf, Kitesurf, Surf, Skimboard, Skateboard, Wetties, Sunnies and surf clothing...all reduced!
Now that foil kites have overtaken inflatables for racing, Ozone could bring back the Edge to its roots. Boosting HUGE and floating for days.
From 'Roll Clouds' to Contrails, the World Meteorological Organisation has classified a bunch of new cloud types for the first time since 1987 - thanks to the internet and people posting pictures of nasty looking storms.
When you're sailing space-age boats that fly, you need something a little more advanced to protect you than an old Type 2 PFD.
Spending an hour to round up these handy spare parts will save your fishing trip at least once in your life. Promise!
Winter is racing season here in Australia - and if you've never entered a stand up paddling event before, now is the perfect time to get started!
You and a friend can win a brand new Core kite just for answering some questions to a survey
On the 1st of April '17, Windforce in Perth will close its doors and lay everything out in the carpark. Grab a bargain and help them clear some stock.
A priority takeoff. Some ramblings in the competitors tent, and an early knockout for Kelly Slater. It all happened at this weeks Quicksilver Pro.
As is often the case. The simplest jokes are the best! In this case, a little tap on the end of a fishing rod can send a mate into a frenzy!!
With strong fleets, cheap running costs and simple sailing characteristics, the Flying 11 is a perfect boat for young sailors transitioning out of Sabots or Optimists.
The Naish Boxer was a familiar name at beaches between 2001 and 2007. But after a decade, Naish decided it's time to bring it back.
200 paddlers. 25 knots. A 3 foot swell and a stand-out team of organisers pulled together a highlight in the 2017 SUP calendar. The 12 Towers.
A foil kite from North, called the Ace. Continuing their Vegas themed naming structure, and promising to be the fastest foil of them all.
Two men jumped in to help a mate in the water off Manly this weekend, but of the three, only two will be fishing again another day...
Legendary kite designer Pat Goodman shows how they're testing prototypes of the 2018 Cabrinha FX, with Nick Jacobsen in Maui, Hawaii.
The Cumbuco Lagoon in Brazil is famous for dune buggies, bikinis and the worlds best freestyle kiteboarders. You've seen the spot before, but these girls take the location to another level.
This is as close to surfing like a dolphin as you can get! Mark Drewelow swims in and surfs inside some little waves in the USA...
While you might not fancy spending 93 days at sea. You can certainly take something way from this monumental journey by stand up paddle board.
The crew from the Cocos Islands are back this winter, with a whole new SUP based holiday package around the Coco Keeling atoll.
Reach that other bank, get over to the good section of the reef, or simply out-cast your mates. These three tips allow you to cast further!
Think your lunch is safe while paddling? Think again!! This Racoon tries to make off with a dry bag filled with snacks.
Around bends barely wide enough to fit the boats through, these guys are racing 30hp fishing tinnies at speeds over 80kmph. It's nuts, it's very Australian, it's called the Red Bull Dinghy Derby.
12m worth of plywood and nylon, brought together some of Australia's best Wakestyle riders for an Aussie Day shindig that will be remembered...
He's on the home stretch now - with a week to go and a board getting lighter by the day, Chris Bertish KNOWS he's going to make it across the Atlantic.
Even though it's the last thing the water touches, a kite surfboards tail makes a HUGE difference in the way a board feels. Watch how the same board, with a different tail changes Carl Ferreira session in Cape Town.
Monster waves, moving at blistering speeds. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a couple of brave surfers to make history at one of the best days EVER at Nazare, Portugal.
ASWA are going to Mauritius to ride some world class waves over winter. Two weeks of Sunshine, resorts, kiting and much more ...
The Surfers Rescue Program is about to receive more funding from the NSW government to help train every-day surfers to assist in the rescue of swimmers in need.
These guys spent a few days camping on a deserted island in tropical QLD, catching some incredible fish, a decent sized shark and something, that would have been awesome. But it got away.
Who better to learn a thing or two from, than a couple of the best big air kiteboarders in the world, while they sit around on a 40 knot day in Cape Town!
More than a month after the first racers crossed the finish line in the Vendee Globe Ocean Race, Conrad Colman finally finished last night after losing his mast and constructing a jury rig.
The importance of releasing your Quick Release is highlighted in this scary video of a guy who dropped his kite a little too close to a pole.
With the motivation and financial backing that a new sponsor brings, Toby Cracknell promises to be faster, more consistent and on our screens a whole lot more in 2017.
Don't let the mid-season swell get you down! SUP's are always fun, no matter how good the waves are.
The Gold Coast turned it on for the grand final of the NKL, and young grommie from QLD Kye Evans took first place. In fact it was a QLD trifecta, with two from the Sunshine Coast and one from the Gold Coast on the podium!
Your opportunity to SUP the Mentawai's this April - get in quick spots are limited!
Surfing Victoria is proud to announce Core Boardsports, Geelong's leading board sports retailer has signed on to support the HIF Victorian SUP Titles in 2017.
Watch this incredible journey two stand up paddlers made through Norway in the middle of winter, and you will never need air conditioning again!
When Mick Fanning pumped his little heart out down the line of a mystery right hander in Africa this week, the internet demanded to know: Where is it!!!!! But do they really want to know?
It's the biggest development in Americas Cup Sailing since Hydrofoils, but will other teams bother to replicate the pedal powered Kiwi cat?
While you might say that every great kiteboarding photo has a rider, water, and some sand. This probably isn't what you first pictured!
After 6 rounds of high octane Freestyle and Big Air action around Australia and New Zealand. The NKL is coming back to the Gold Coast for one last hurrah.
Seven teams set out on a 500nm journey in traditional Ngalawa's. Made from Mango tree's, for the 2017 Ngalawa Cup.
It's so small you might never know it's there, but all over the ocean, tiny fragments of plastic are floating around.
Riding a board that's too long to be a shortboard, and too short to be a longboard, Torren Martyn slays a South American point break with it anyway...
With fresh investors, a unified world tour and promises of the biggest 2017 season Stand Up Paddling has ever seen, the APP is coming out swinging the big guns!
One of the great things about all paddle sports, is that they all share one basic technique. The Paddle Stroke. Learn from a legend in the OC community, with this funny clinic video!
Sharks aren't always scary. When you know they're there, kiteboarding around a shark can be fun!
After spending 8 years out of the water for safety reasons, recently retired President of the United States, Barack Obama booked himself some kiteboarding lessons.
Help Goulburn and Ovens river research
For one day only come and check out the bargains and get yourself some new toys / spare parts / free sausage sizzle.
Senior Shop Manager needed for thriving kitestore in NSW
Over on Oahu this week, it's the Volcom Pipeline Pro. Waves are pumping, but not like anyone expected.
While you might think the 'Cup contenders are 'Super Yachts'. The REAL kind of Super Yacht is coming to Bermuda too, and these old girls might just steal the show!
A fun session in waist high waves turns into attempting a Hang 5, but not before some beach shenanigans.
Watch this lucky stand up paddler enjoy some incredibly beautiful conditions on Lake Eibsee in Bavaria.
Cheating? Maybe. Awesome? Absolutely! These guys strap a squid to a quadcopter and drop it right in the middle of a school of tuna.
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