Fishing & Camping on a Deserted Island for a Week
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.
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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.
A twilight final for one of the most anticipated events of the year, and a well deserving winner. Nick Jacobsen has won the 2017 Red Bull King of the Air.
Another light start for the NKL, with exceptional conditions for the remainder of the weekend in Melbourne!
After several years worth of cringe-worthy crashes in Cape Town, and almost losing a competitor last year as a result of a wipeout - organizers have this year made impact vests mandatory.
With the 2016/2017 Vendee Globe finishing this week, and the first three boats being of the flying type, the future of Ocean Racing is clear.
In an incredible 51 days straight, Chris Bertish has paddled more than half way across the Atlantic Ocean on his stand up paddleboard.
Not only is Mick a household name, hero to many a grommie, shark puncher and legend of surfing. He's Officer of the Order of Australia. Congrats Mick!
Make your first time Stand Up Paddling a GREAT one with these tips from Dylan at Surf Mania in WA.
VICTORIAN KITEBOARDERS RAMP UP FOR ROUND 5 OF NATIONAL KITEBOARDING LEAGUE IN MELBOURNE
For too long SUP Surfers have been missing out on epic surf holidays, forgotten and shunned by the surf community. Now is your opportunity.
Come & meet the legend himself JP!
Light winds on day one didn't stop NSW's best kiteboarders from hitting Dolls Point this weekend, for Round 4 of the NKL.
AID Partners LLC, an Asian private equity firm have just invested in the Waterman League, securing their future and beginning a new global world tour.
When you've won almost every other title in watersports, why not try your hand at the WSL?
Check out these incredible images of kiteboarder chick Kea Janssen riding on WA's Hutt River, with bright pink water.
It was a howling South Westerly for last weekends iconic Ledge to Lancelin Marathon, but despite the conditions a kiteboarder still won it.
Two of the worlds most extreme kiteboarders, with true pedigree in the King Of The Air, won't be competing in this years event due to injuries sustained in training.
With only one month until the Grand Final on the Gold Coast, Sydney will play host to Australia's best kiteboarders at the iconic Dolls Point.
It's all about taking big Risks says the ex-world freestyle champ and reigning Red Bull King of the Air winner. Wait until you hear what he's got planned for 2017 though...
From the Triple S to the current competitive Wakestyle scene, Sam Light is a man with his finger on the pulse of what's really going on in Kiteboarding.
Better to be safe in the marina wishing you were out there, than to be out there wishing you were in the Marina!
Paddling with kids is the best. Now you can make it even better!
Not sure who should be more scared in this pic. The surfing dog, or the photographer in the water.
Hosting the Pitwater Classic race and stacks of family orientated events, the Sydney SUP Festival is an event you can't miss out on!
Master of both technical and stylish trickery, Jake Kelsick gets back to basics with 5 great tricks for beginner kiteboarders.
You won't find smoother kiteboarding than what's shown here from Karolina Winkowska on her 2016 trip to Brazil...
It's 8 days of Pure Stoke, and Stand Up Paddling is once again a major component of the worlds biggest surf festival.
The new Naish Quest is a board designed for exploring, which is just as much fun as pushing yourself to the limit sometimes. Check out DJ's latest adventure!
At the first Fish Auction of the year, Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market made quite a hefty profit on one Bluefin Tuna, fetching more than $800,000 over market value.
Pumping out a wave every 3 seconds, this commercial wave pool is set to be installed within the year in downtown Melbourne, Sydney and Perth!
When hundreds of thousands of people line the streets of California to watch a parade. They want to be entertained by surfing dogs in a wave pool. Right?
A larrikin who was 'just having a coffee' with his mates, turned into an internet superstar yesterday, when he was filmed fishing in floodwater in Melbourne City.
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North Head, NSW |
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Little Bay, NSW |
11 kn NE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
16 kn NE |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Maatsuyker Island, TAS |
33 kn NW |
14° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Narrabri, NSW |
Calm |
23° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
8 kn WNW |
40° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Hotham, VIC |
9 kn NNW |
10° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Bundaberg Airport, QLD |
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