The Art of Progress - Ozone Releases new Catalyst V1
Long hailed as THE freeride kite for lighter riders, the Ozone Catalyst is now in its sixth generation in 2016 and to celebrate, Ozone have made some hefty changes to the all-rounder.
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Long hailed as THE freeride kite for lighter riders, the Ozone Catalyst is now in its sixth generation in 2016 and to celebrate, Ozone have made some hefty changes to the all-rounder.
If you rather your kite videos in bite sized chunks, then get a mouthful of this latest one from Cabrinha.
What do you when you're starting kitesurfing, or looking for second hand gear?
Registrations are now open to windsurfers, kitesurfers and paddlers to enter the 31st Lancelin Ocean Classic
Lancelin Ocean Classic is back again in 2016 - January 14 to 17
Call it 'curious', maybe 'investigating', or possibly just sizing these two fisherman up for lunch, this great white shark was a little too interested!
This week, Nick Woodman, the genius who devised the GoPro sat down with U.S. talk show host of 'The Late Show', Steven Colbert. Joking around, he shared how the very first GoPro camera came about while in the preparation stages of a surf trip to Australia
The Merimbula Classic, formerly known as 'Mambo' is a culmination of kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand up paddling on one tiny beach on the south NSW coast. Of course it's on again this year (and will be for many to come), from the 26th to the 29th of No
With lighter than desired winds during the first week of the Luderitz speed challenge, Speed Kiters have upped the ante and broken records anyway.
The 100ft super maxi dubbed 'the Aircraft Carrier' is set to return to Australia for the iconic Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on the 26th December.
Last weekend the world saw a side of Stand Up Paddling that few have ever seen, and most likely won't ever see again. The Pacific Paddle Games at Doheny Beach was one of the most extreme examples of stand up paddling competition. Ever.
Garmin's game-changing Panoptix all-seeing sonar technology is now available with a thru-hull transducer for simple installation on larger fibreglass boats.
After massive events all over the world, the Roxy Run Sup Yoga Tour is coming to Australia! This October, join the team from Naish Australia and Roxy in one of the biggest female-only events to hit our shores.
Australian Author Paddy O'Reilly has just announced her latest book 'It happened on a fishing trip', full of classic Aussie stories about the excitement, anticipation and occasional let-down on the water.
Breaking what is surely the longest streak of consecutive surfing days in a row, Dale Webster has hung up his board for a couple of months, ending 14,641 days of surfing.
With just only a month before the National Kiteboarding League (NKL) hits the white sand of the Gold Coast, anticipation is high for Australia's first ever kiteboarding tour.
Daaa Dum. Da Dum! Queue the Jaws theme music, because next time you crash your kite, you'll be thinking about what's lurking beneath the surface.
While flat water hydrofoiling is still quite a ways off for stand up paddlers, hitting the surf with one is knocking on our doorsteps.
In August 2016, the worlds elite surfers will either pack their bags and head for the nearest wave-pool, or give up on the Olympic dream, and head back to the lineup...
Garmin has received the honour of being the most recognised company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).
This week Naish kiteboarding announced that Melbourne's very own Katie Potter is joining their international team! In recognition of her incredible talent in Freestyle Kiteboarding, and her all round nice-girl attitude, Katie is finally getting some credi
For the fishing novice, the part between taking a fish off the hook, and plating it up for dinner is somewhat of a dark art. Not anymore! Thanks to Steve Starling you can learn how to catch, kill, clean, and fillet your catch in less than 10 minutes.
Back in 1884, a small group of sailors got together on Corio Bay in Geelong, for what was then known as The Australia Day Regatta. Over 170 years later, sailors still gather, but number in the thousands for the 'Festival of Sails'.
Back in 2012, North went out on a limb and released their first every wakestyle kiteboard, the Gambler. 5 years on, North pro Craig Cunningham is still riding one, and loves it dearly.
Nic Douglass caught up with two of the fastest foilers in the series, Ricky Lecesse and Nico Parlier to find out what's what, in the world of kite hydrofoil racing.
Are you a qualified Stand Up Paddle instructor or avid SUPer who is interested in working part-time outdoors over the summer season?
WA's premier kitesurfing event is now open for registration
News from WAKSA on events in the upcoming kitesurfing season..
The 2015 Australian National Racing Titles are held in sunny and windy Townsville. It is shaping up to be a cracker event.
It's the southern Hemispheres longest kiteboarding race, and entries are now open for the 2015 edition of the Lighthouse to Leighton in Western Australia.
Work with the sports you love in Perth this summer
The most responsive autopilot on the water is now available from Garmin
Despite the blustery winds roaring between the canals on the Gold Coast, Stand Up Paddlers from all over Australia (and NZ) paddled into the unknown for the first ever Red Bull Water Maze this weekend.
From longboards to no boards, the Noosa Festival of Surfing celebrates all things surf, at one of the worlds most iconic breaks - First Point, Noosa.
If you ask a sailor the question, most would tell you of one place they'd love to sail one day.
Easily confused for dolphins and sharks at a distance, they're always startling when you're paddling on a SUP, but Dugongs and Manatees are harmless.
Wanted: Dead, not alive. It's that time of year where recreational anglers in NSW train their sites on Carp, in an attempt to reduce their population.
It's a popular and well known technique to extend your kiteboarding lines in light winds, but this is taking it to a whole new level.
Three men from politically opposed countries have spent 12 hours on the water in an attempt to end conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
You can win a 2016 Park HD of your very own! Get started now by writing a caption for one of Naish's promo pics, share it and enter the draw...
Tucked away in a shed on the Central Coast of NSW, is a small group of guys who build what was the wet-dream of every young sailor in the world. The 18ft Skiff.
With Spring in the air, and kids off school - why not take the opportunity to take them fishing?
Adventure Sports had the pleasure of hosting Sir Richard Branson for a downwinder in Noosa
Burning Man is the yearly festival of all things alternative. Held in the middle of the desert, somewhere in Navada, it's something that has to be experienced to be truly believed.
Top award in the Surf Industry goes to Liquid Force Kiteboarding
Barnacles grow everywhere underwater, and you might be surprised to know just how many critters are living inside it all!
It's been a big couple of months in the surfing world. First the shark frenzy (by the media that is), then the backflip, and this week, it's this thing by Kelly Slater. Nobody knows what to call it.
It's on the internet, so it must be true! English newspaper 'The Daily Star' reported this week on a group of stand up paddlers choosing to paddle to school, comparing them to Aussie workers.
Like the sport or not, our windsurfing brethren play a huge part in the equipment we use as Stand Up Paddlers! Fanatic are one of those companies who moved into the stand up paddling game when the sport kicked off several years ago, but that old windsurfi
At 115ft long, the Finnish yacht maker Nautor's Swan 115 is turning heads, with many calling it one of the most beautiful yachts of all time
Shocking the world with the ultra-high-aspect race kite, the Chrono early last year, Ozone kiteboarding just followed it up with the Chrono 2, a kite more akin to a paraglider than anything else.
She used to be the up-and-comer female surfer of the Starboard SUP team, but a few years later, the still-in-her-teens Izzy Gomez is surfing with the best, this week in Tahiti.
It has all the quality ingredients of a good kite movie - surly looking locals, crystal blue water and crispy new kites. The riding isn't too shabby either, with the biggest baddest freestylers on the North team strutting their stuff on the all new North
Ex 'Big Brother' contestant, ex gymnast, current advocate for having fun in the surf: Dor Damari paddles into a tiny wave on a foamy. He pops up, looks around and launches into a backflip.
Russel Bierke is a name you may not have heard before, but rest assured, after this clip of him dropping in to a slabby left in Western Australia, he'll be on screens all over the world.
If a huge eruption of water comes flying towards your ankles, you're pulling too early! Instead, let the blade enter the water cleanly first, then pull it towards you once it's submerged.
A feature length movie 'The Search for Freedom' has just been released online, after much anticipation from the action sports community worldwide.
Commencing on the Gold Coast in November 2015, the 7-round Classic Holidays' National Kiteboarding League (NKL) series will travel to five Australian states plus Christchurch, NZ, for a 4-day event in each location, boosting the profile of the sport in Au
While you won't be seeing a single handlepass or even any air-time in this movie, you will be seeing some incredible kiteboarding talent from Alvaro Pastor. He's six years old...
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