Reports, Happenings, Events
The perfect tropical cyclone would be the one that slides a hundred kilometers off the coast of Queensland, all the way south to the Gold Coast then out to sea again. But alas, they don't work like that, and while Central Queensland mops up after being ba
In what's being likened to a soap opera tv-series, the Team New Zealand Americas Cup skipper is now calling in the lawyers to settle a bitter dispute amongst the ranks.
What happens when an enthusiastic angler in Brisbane hooks a giant Pike Eel in the Brisbane River? Hilarity, as we found out when we read the story of Rick van der Drift's big catch this week.
Some sorely needed new moorings installed at Rottnest Island, WA
Work in the watersports industry
While QLD cleans up after Cyclone Marcia, stand up paddlers are making the most of some epic downwind and surfing conditions on offer between the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
With waves in the 1ft region last weekend, Dongara in WA became a freestyle paradise during Kitestock 2015.
Change is in the wind for the month-long Sail Mooloolaba celebration of sailing regatta which is held each year throughout June.
Bored at work? Wish you were out sailing? Try this technical sailing game from the guys who made the Sail Racer App. It's frustrating, but fun!
Still reeling after last the news of Sailing's axing from the 2020 Paralympic games in Tokyo? Same here, but there's good news! No, it's not back in the games, but there is a chance for it to be!
After collecting more than 8.7km of fishing line, 1743 fishing hooks and sinkers, 254 lure packets and 1508 bait bags in specialized bins around Perth, the WA Department of Fisheries is planning to spend another $20,000 on expanding the scheme.
It was a final day full of mega loops, handlepasses and much to the crowds delight, wipeouts of epic proportions. For Aaron Hadlow, the day ended atop the coveted King of the Air podium, but for Ruben Lenten, the event favorite, his day ended in hospital.
It seems that every year we get a story about a Tidal Bore delivered to our inbox. Those standing waves of murky brown water, slowly moving down a river and occasionally big enough to stand up paddle surf. But this ones a little different!
After an apparent win in the 'Save our Broadwater' campaign to prevent a cruise terminal being built on the gold coast, the popular surfing location TOS or 'The Other Side' is now being included in a proposal to protect some of the Gold Coasts most iconic
Mooloolaba Yacht Club and Mates4Mates have joined forces for a regional wounded veterans sailing program.
Job opportunity to be involved in SUP in NSW..
With an entire week of sitting around and little in the way of wind, the boys at the top of the Woo leaderboards got up to some serious mischief in Cape Town this week, while they waited for the Red Bull King of the Air to begin.
An award winning animator, a representative of the American Canoe Association and a stand up paddler walk into a bar..
Port Douglas in North Queensland was the scene of quite an exciting catch this week, when a recreational angler hauled in a very rare species of swordfish. The Green Swordfish measuring 4.2m long was caught off the beach, but retrieving it could have resu
Worried about paddling out this week after last week's double shark attack on the northern NSW coast? Fear not! Well, actually, fear less! There's an app for that.
A casual afternoon on the water ended in tragedy for a young sailor and his mate, when their Flying 11 capsized on Lake Macquarie this week.
While the rest of the worlds kiting elite are shredding in Cape Town for the Red Bull King of the Air, where's Youri Zoon? Surely someone who can boost, loop and show off with the best of them should be there right?
In a video released today, professional surfer and all round inspirational surfer girl - Beth Hamilton announced she's pregnant. But wait! She's been surfing Teahupoo!!
A short day on the beach for the races with a grim forecast which ended in racing being postponed for the day at 12pm finalised the results for the 3rd and final day of the Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships. Steve Alle
Western Australian boat owners are being given the chance to participate in a review of the use and management of boat moorings in WA.
What an awesome Kitesurfing getaway for the winter months.
By the time fundraising is over, the Across the Bay to Conquer Cancer charity event will have raised over $70,000. When you consider the trek was 75km from Rosebud to St Kilda, that's some pretty good mileage, almost $1,000 per kilometer kited!
In an interesting contrast, the company that makes billions of plastic ball-point pens is now producing what they call the most environmentally friendly mass produced stand up paddle boards ever, dubbed 'Earth - Deep into Nature'.
It's not all blue skies and board shorts this time of year; half of the world is freezing their butts off and wishing they lived on the Sunshine Coast. People like Manca Notar, a Slovenian stand up paddler for Naish, who had to take her board up the slope
It's a sad day for the sport of sailing, (and for 7 a-side football) as it was booted out of the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo due it not being 'fresh enough'.
Ever wondered what it looks like when 30,000 people go ice fishing on one lake? You probably haven't wondered; but just in case you did, it looks like this.
Nobody can deny that Kelly Slater is on the move, whether it's the rumoured departure from the world tour, or simply doing getting on with his life outside of the surfing world. Either way, you now have the opportunity to sit on a Kelly Slater inspired co
Right now, the worlds best kiteboarders are sitting around in Cape Town, waiting. Just waiting. for the first signs of sand lapping at their knees and salt stinging their eyes. The one week window of the Red Bull King of the air is on, and this year is go
After a busy season of free-ride racing & course racing, Perth now boast the largest and growing racing fleet in Australia for Formula & Foil racers. WAKSA now kindly invites all racers to compete at the State Title Championships. Results rankings c
Have you ever seen injured or trapped wildlife while you're out kiteboarding? Mitu Monteiro has; and completed his good deed for the day when he saved this stricken sea turtle with a surfboard and his kite.
Teahupoo is known as one of the worlds best waves for barreled, and when Aussie surfer Jarrad Batza was there this week, he filmed some of the best we've ever seen of a stand up paddler.
The 12 Towers Ocean SUP Race is back for it's fourth year in a row, and this year it's going to be bigger than ever before with not one, but two events in once.
Well, muddy is the least of their problems if the current state of Guanabara Bay is anything to go by.
Since the 70's, windsurfers have enjoyed the unique conditions offered by Currumbin, on the southern end of the Gold Coast. So have kiteboarders since the sport began back in the early 2000's. But before that, before the windsurfers, were the swimmers, an
In a terribly unlucky heat last weekend, Tyler Wright found herself quite literally sitting on the fence at Cronulla, when she went down in a heat of the Australian Boardriders Battle.
Last year it raised a whopping $130,000 for Prostate Cancer, and it's back once again to live up to it's title of the biggest fishing event in Australia. The Pirtek Fishing Challenge! Entries are now open, and for just $20, you too can join the effort thi
It's been a long paddle for Currumbin SUPerstars Paul and Angie Jackson, from starting their own little store called Roar Industries several years ago, to chasing down world titles in racing divisions during 2015. But now, they've both turned a corner in
That's what they're promising. The biggest and best kite movie ever! The Art of Fight of Snowboarding, the Endless Summer of Surfing, big movies that define a sport. This is what 'Chapter One', seeks to become for kiteboarding.
If you've got aspirations of becoming the next big thing in kiteboarding, you better get in line, and if you look way up to the very front of such line, you'll notice a guy named Jake Kelsick standing there.
Boards were broken, paddles were lost, blood was spilled and still, everyone emerged with a huge smile on their faces. It was an epic day, with some epic shots to prove it.
The Farrawa Cup Series concluded with the 67th Bunbury and Return Ocean Race over the weekend of 17-18 January. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is proud to host the annual event, WA's oldest blue water event. The 169 nautical mile race is rewarding and ch
With an election looming in Queensland, now is your chance to influence a major change for recreational fishing in the state!
After a few months out of the water, Taj Burrow is back in the lineup, and ready to get back on the bucking bronco that is the world tour.
The Minister for Primary Industries recently announced that the Department of Primary Industries will be deploying an offshore recreational fishing reef in the Shoalhaven area to increase recreational fishing opportunities.
2015 we are hosting CABRINHA pro Rider Nick JACOBSEN in Africa for Wildlife safari and kite in Zanzibar + FIJI (sponsored by BEST KITES)+ PNG LIVE ABOARD BOAT TRIP (sponsored by KITEMAG)
Bundaberg Sailing Club members successful at Aust. titles.
Cabrinha are bringing you the best of the best with a WhirlWind Tour around Australia. With International team riders Liam Whaley, James Boulding, Jamie Barrow and Local team riders Dan Sweeney, Alec Sheather and Luke Smith. Come and meet the team, learn
What happens when you put ten stand up paddlers in an Olympic swimming pool? Not much, but if you add a ball and a set of inflatable soccer goals, things get interesting!
Did you miss Aaron Hadlow while he was in Oz last week? Pretend you didn't by watching his latest video about his return to competitive riding in 2015.
The international sailing communities eyes are on Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club in Victoria this week, as their favourite little boats are flying around the bay during in the 2015 Moth Worlds.
In 1915, Duke Kahanamoku surfed the first waves in Australia at Freshwater, introducing Australia to the sport that would one day become an ingrained part of the nations sporting culture.
With kiteboarding becoming so popular around Australia, metro beaches like Dolls Point in Sydney are becoming hotspots for potential incidents involving kiters. So to prevent accidents, and provide a helpful set of rules for new kiteboarders, NSW Maritime
Finally, YouTube mega-star Devin Graham has turned his camera towards some surfers. Kind of, they're flow riders, but it's like surfing, except indoors and with boards that are more akin to skateboards.
Look out for new rules coming in February for fresh water fishing if you're in QLD!
Hey, hey! Not like that. We're talking about getting barreled (well, kinda) on an inflatable surf mat with 7 of your mates, like Jamie O'Brien was doing in Makaha this December.
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