The 2.8 Million Dollar Marlin. Or is it?
Controversy abounds in the USA this week, as the outcome of a multi-million dollar fishing tournament goes to court.
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Controversy abounds in the USA this week, as the outcome of a multi-million dollar fishing tournament goes to court.
While out training at Lower Trestles, California this week, Medina felt a little bump during a top turn. Oh well, just a local!
Given the choice between a tropical beach with palm trees and sunshine; or the muddy slicks and slider park outside Real Watersports? They'd drop that coconut in a heart beat.
Laci Kobulsky and Aaron Hadlow find a spot in Sicily with flat water. Mirror Flat water, with not a single ripple despite having plenty of wind for freestyle.
Will the F4 top the G4 and bring foiling to the owner/racer/cruiser market? We'll find out soon once the boat begins its trials in the US.
Neil Pryde have begun testing a new one-design class that could be used for the Youth Olympics, and perhaps even the major Olympics in the future!
A new tax on tourist surfers aims to provide some income for the local communities in the Mentawai Islands. But should you pay for the privilege of enjoying what nature provides?
Fanatic have launched their 2017 line of Stand Up Paddling equipment, and to show it off they've brought together every facet of the this great sport in one amazing video. You'll be impressed!
Set amongst the oh-so-Australian backdrop of Balmoral, 40 stand up paddlers embarked on on a race that sums up the Aussie weekend paddling scene beautifully.
Whether you're the type of kiter who spends more on gear, than they do on a new car - or you like a arrive at the beach in style. Here's a few tips to help choose the perfect kiteboarding car this summer!
If you've ever wondered how hard it would be to make your own yacht mast, or repair a breakage, watch this video to find out how they're made in the first place.
You might have seen some strange looking surfboards in your time, but have you seen all five of these ones?
Are you a qualified Stand Up Paddle instructor or avid SUPer who is interested in working part-time outdoors over the summer season?
It'll be South Africa VS France in the race to cross the Atlantic by SUP - a 7000km journey that will take four months.
Turns out the extremely rare phenomenon happens in our scaled friends too, as you can see here! This Albino Barra was caught in North QLD this week.
Cure the winter blues with a magical highlight reel from a trip to the Maldives, with the girls from Kaloea Bikinis.
The National Kiteboarding League is back for the 2016/2017 kiteboarding season, and this time it's set to be bigger than ever, with some key changes to make the NKL better for both spectators and riders.
Truly Revolutionary, the new Click Bar from North kiteboarding has features that you probably never knew you needed. But after riding one for just a few sessions, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
What does the Greyhound Racing ban have to do with fishing you ask? Well, recreational anglers might be lead down the same path in the near future - and the industry won't have a chance in the world to stop it...
The sport of Stand Up Paddling wouldn't be the same without these 5 influential paddlers, who have helped shape the exciting world of SUP today.
Kelly isn't so sure about Olympic Surfing... But then again, he's got 11 good reasons to prefer the World Tour...
With high aspect ratios, come efficiency and high performance. Could the Cabrinha Apollo break the barriers that inflatable kites face today?
Along the coastline of Croatia, lie over one thousand islands. This guy, can fit between all of them, right down to their individual rocks, in his little dinghy.
This week Airush kiteboarding released their core range of equipment to complement their more specialised pro collections, and shared a little more information about their "Load Frame' technology in 2017.
Mixed Crew. Fast Speeds. Understandable Races. The Nacra 17 is winning fans worldwide at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Watch an airshow from right below the action, thanks to a small group of stand up paddlers who paddled underneath the RAF Red Arrows at Falmouth Week in the UK.
Since the 1920's, the golden era of classic 'Woodys' being used as surf cars, the roofs of said cars have been made from the same material as they are today: steel. It's so simple. So effective, yet it's taken the better part of 100 years to work this out
Scientists have tested for carbon-14 in sharks eyes, to conclude that they might even live to be over 500 years old.
Three of the North Team set out in search of a truly unique kiteboarding experience, to kite in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia.
You won't see freestyle like this for at least a couple of years, or until the kids learn to mimic the grand masters of modern freestyle like Hadlow...
Would you tell your mates about that time your Daughter caught way more fish than you?
Luiz Diniz is a guy who's bringing the 'Brazilan Takeover' to the stand up paddle world, and he's not even competing in the Stand Up World Tour yet!
Every windsurfer knows the feeling, when the wind is blowing and the gear is in the car. It's a feeling like nothing else.
Twelve: Episode 2 features some of the best aerial surfing you will ever see, and the only way we know how to explain it, is by the force of attraction...
Four years from now - Surfers will be walking around a stadium in Tokyo, dressed in green and gold blazers, following a big sign that says 'Australia'.
Lots of goodies from Cabrinha kties this summer
Taken from the animated movie 'Capture the Flag', this short film isn't quite factually correct when it comes to kiteboarding, but it sure will get the kids stoked on the sport!
Jamie O'Brien drops into some bombs on the North Shore, in a KAYAK!
If you balk at casting your most expensive lure into the mangroves, then this SUV and fishing accessory package is probably not for you...
Breaking a 13 year standing record set by one of the fastest monohulls of all time, Comanche has just crossed the Transatlantic in a touch over 5 days.
Cynthia Brown shows that girls don't need footstraps, as she flies high over the Hood River and Baja...
Not a ripple on the water. Peeling beachie barrels. World SUP surfing champ with a custom under his feet. Watch this incredible display of surfing from Caio Vaz in Indonesia!
How many rips can rip-stop stop, if you add four stops to stop rips?
Another couch, another wave, and a mate to share the fun with - join Dogman and Ploon for another couch surfing adventure on the NSW coast!
Did you know the ideal weight for surfers is between 50 and 70kg? If you don't happen to be in that weight bracket, don't stress! Try these tips to improve your pop-up technique.
Watch out for this ugly little guy on your next walk down the beach!
A recent ruling by NSW Maritime has changed the rules relating to Kiteboarders and Life Jackets. Now, kiters must wear a life jacket. All the time. No matter how close they're kiting from the beach!
Fresh off the cutting room floor - Airush have shown a sneak peak of their 2017 lineup in an appropriately titled video 'This is 2017 Airush'.
While racing on Lake Garda, a GC32 has t-boned a photography RIB while in full flight. Luckily, nobody was hurt.
"What makes me most excited, is when you see somebody riding something a little off the bat, but they're RIPPING. That's where it's at, and that's where we haven't been before."
9000 square foot, 17 overhead cranes, $10 Million. Not to mention the priceless boats it houses!
Every stand up paddler experiences foot cramps when they start- good news! Fixing it is as easy as applying a few techniques.
"The three things you should know that went into making this clip... Geoff Breen, Dogman and Jackson Close. Keahi de Aboitiz can fly a drone. There are three fins on a thruster. Three is a magic number."
This movie promises an incredible story of the sport of kiteboarding, delivered in a full length feature film, shot in 4k.
The new official Australian distributor for Jimmy Lewis Boards has just released a new online store, serving direct to customers Australia-wide.
Watch Robby Swift throw down some insane moves at Pozo during his annual training trip to the windsurfing mecca.
French doctors have proven, and published a paper sharing the secret that every stand up paddler already knew. Stand Up Paddling (or being in the ocean in general) is good for both body and soul.
Everyone who's tried hydrofoiling knows how difficult it is, but even the great Kelly Slater couldn't ride Kai's foiling surfboard!
The first video of a twintip hydrofoil have just hit the internet, complete with
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