Sailing Legend - Bob Oatley dies aged 87
It's a sad day for the sailing community, who awoke this morning to hear of the death of Robert Oatley, sailing legend and owner of Wild Oats XI.
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It's a sad day for the sailing community, who awoke this morning to hear of the death of Robert Oatley, sailing legend and owner of Wild Oats XI.
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QLD super-grom Manny Blanch made the most of the school holidays this summer, with a 'supreme' two-day kite trip to Elliot Heads on the central coast for some flat water sessions.
With the increased fishing activity over the holiday season, came some new warnings from the SA Department of Primary Industries aimed those anglers targeting sharks in close proximity to beaches.
Since the 1950's, surfers have been cross-stepping their way to the nose of their longboards and dropping their toes off the edge. It was cool then, and it's still super cool now.
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Those exquisite masterpieces (see what we did there?) found on super yachts, and even cruisers these days, are made with sticky tape, plastic bags, a big oven and a Stanley knife. Basically.
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Ozone team rider Jake Kelsick shows us how to relaunch a C kite, the easy way! Using the new Ozone C4, he's got some tips that will have you up and riding again in no time.
With 2016 just around the corner, make a New Years 'Sup-olution' to help keep you motivated, train harder or surf a little longer in the new year.
With a full moon landing smack bang in the afternoon of Christmas Day this year, anglers who scored a fishing pass were treated to all-time fishing conditions for the first time since 1977.
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A Recreational Fishing Survey in South Australia has revealed some fantastic insights into who's dropping a line in on the weekends, or surprisingly, after school!
Nicolas Jarossay along with Ludovic & J?r?my Teulade go on a downwinder in 50 knots along the French Coastline! If only the down wind runs on the Gold Coast blew up to those kinds of strengths!
From Sumbawa to Australia, Kai Bates, one of the worlds best stand up paddle surfers, goes island hopping on an adventure like no other.
Whether it was a case of Star Wars mania sweeping the globe, or something fun to do on a Sunday afternoon... These surfers dressed up as Storm Troopers are pretty cool...
Intheloop is one of Australia's longest running kite schools. You will be working in a relaxed environment in one of Australia's best locations.
With 100,000 baby snapper to raise and release into the Cockburn Sound, RecFishWest need your help to fund the project.
Last seen motoring from the harbor in Hamilton Island, with a cut off bow (looking more akin to a 90ft Sabot!) early this year, Wild Oats XI has spend the winter in Sydney undergoing one of the most expensive nose-jobs in sailing history.
This week the WSL released their highly anticipated schedule for 2016. Much to the delight of surfers, it once again includes the now-infamous South African break, Jeffreys Bay, where 'that' shark attack happened last year.
You read that title right, all those things were instrumental in catching a few fish for these blokes, who might just have invented the most hilarious way to fish in decades.
New sponsor? Epic kite trip to Brazil? Brand spankers gear? Time to make a kiteboarding movie! But if you want to maximize views, and get the maddest respect from your peers, make sure to follow Sam Medysky and Craig Cunningham's tips.
Buying a present for the stand up paddler in your life is either troublesome, or expensive, because all the gear isn't cheap!
After 32 years in the business, the owner of Sunshine Coast SUP Centre is looking to retire. Would you like to invest in the stand up paddling industry?
Describing this years 'Doctor' as the race of his life, Matt Nottage took line honours over a hungry pack of a-list stand up paddlers, from Rottnest Island to Sorrento this weekend. Setting him up for an amazing summer of SUP racing.
After his kite deflated while kiting off Mandurah, WA, a kiteboarder spend the night on a shallow sandbar, waiting for daybreak. Meanwhile, search parties scoured the inlet for signs of the missing man.
The NKL hits Goolwa Beach for the South Australian leg of the NKL national series
With forecast storms and variable winds forecast, before racers even began the run from Rottnest Island to Leighton beach, they knew they were in for a tough race.
Sometimes the organisers of an event just get it right the first time, like the World Surf League's Pe'ahi Challenge on Maui this weekend. Not only did they attract the worlds best big wave surfers to Pe'ahi (Jaws) they scored one of the best days in hist
Thinking about going for a drive to check out the Christmas lights in your neighborhood this year? Go for a paddle instead! Canal properties love decorating their pontoons and backyards with lights, so hit the canals with a few of your mates one night
Against not only the worlds fastest racers, but the fleet of unlimited boards racing from Mandurah on the WA Coast, Matt Nottage has taken the high from last weeks win at the Doctor, and carried it through to win the King of the Cut!
Teamed up with Airbus, the American Team defending the Americas Cup is relying on aerodynamics, far more than conventional hydrodynamics, in their bid to win a match race in the sky above Bermuda in 2017.
With a whopper of an El Nino cycle looming over Australia this summer, farmers are pleading for a miracle, but what about the fisherman? Here's how El Nino might affect you, and the fish you catch.
Now the first solid swells of the winter season are rolling into Oahu's North Shore, all the surf sponsors houses are chock-a-block with professional surfers, and the lineup could only be described as A-list.
Now that summer has well and truly begun, and the beaches are packed, perhaps it's time for you to check your kitesurfing equipment is up to scratch.
Australia's first ever kiteboarding circuit, the Classic Holidays National Kiteboarding League made it's debut on the Gold Coast this weekend, and it went down as one of the biggest things to happen in Australian kiteboarding, and kitesurfing history.
The kiter girls over in the USA have just released their latest video about a tour they took of the wind turbines in The Columbia River Gorge, and shared an update on what they're up to, a year after their first video.
The venerable Cabrinha Switchblade has been billed as a 'kite that can do it all' by many a salesman, but you have probably never seen one flown like this!
Follow our step by step guide to selling used stand up paddling equipment with Seabreeze.com.au, so you can sell it fast, and for a good price.
SUP downunder is offering you the chance to spend the weekend with one of the world’s best SUP surfers – Kai Bates … and his film crew.
While out for a paddle with his mate in California, a stand up paddler got more than he bargained for chasing the dolphins, when a dolphin leaped out of a wave, colliding with him in mid air!
Patrice Chanzy from F-One scores some incredible barrels and pumping Teahupoo slabs on a recent trip to Tahiti.
Dropping anchor in an unfamiliar anchorage can quickly turn an great experience into one you wish you could forget! Here's three easy tricks that will make your next experience 'dropping the pick' a piece of cake.
When 'The Wedge' decides that it's time for board and rider to become separated, it's time. There is no arguing, and no piece of plastic and Velcro shall keep it from happening. This highlights reel proves it.
Days were looking dark for Central Queensland's most popular fishing competition, the Boyne Hookup, but three volunteers stepped up to save the day.
After coming adrift from anchor on St Martin, in the Caribbean, this mans yacht sunk and he chose to live in his life raft for a few days while he got it sorted out. But to make things less weird, he also hoisted the spinnaker.
Julien Kerneur from France just landed the worlds first ever double backroll on a surfboard, with no straps and no grabs.
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Over the years, many a yacht designer has released a concept stand up paddleboard to show off their 'versatility', but never have they committed to moulds and production!
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