12 Towers Ocean Paddle Festival
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.

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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.
Throw a dart at the coastline of Australia and it's bound to land on a professional kiteboarders head right now, with so many of them here to sample the Australian summer season!
As we begin 2015, Surf Life Saving Australia has looked back on 2014, to a year where Rock Fishing was declared as the most dangerous activity you can do on the coast.
Dave Kalama is without a doubt one of the most influential stand up paddlers in the sport thanks to his impressive history as a waterman, and his unique talent with a paddle in his hand. But one thing sets Kalama apart from the rest, and that is his abili
The rules are simple. Boards must have one fin, and they must be shaped before 1985. That goes for the grommies too, which provides an interesting juxtaposition when they're holding a board twice their age under their arms! Let alone when they try and pun
After a foggy start in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, the crews aboard Volvo Ocean 65's are still putting along very slowly in winds of 2 knots at most.
It's been a few years since the last 'big thing' in kiteboarding, which was arguably the shift to three strut kites. Now, Slingshot promises to revolutionize the equipment we use with the Intuitive Response System (IRS).
Synchronized Back-Mobes. Tucked away in a corner of the mud flats at Sandgate (in Queensland) for the past few years, these two have been quietly working on their kiting skills and improving their trick-lists.
In what's set to be the biggest move since Andre Phillip left Cabrinha, Susi Mai has this week teased that she too might be leaving the kiteboarding giant to ride for the niche wakestyle company Tona kiteboards.
Just when you think you've seen it all, some guy shows up with a fancy paddle and makes some inspiring pictures to set you straight. Paddling is a sport of beauty, and this proves it.
Someone obviously turned on a very large light at the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club in Victoria, because hundred of Moths are currently flying in from all over the world!
If you're a regular on the Seabreeze.com.au forums then you'll know about David (DJ) John. This guy has got to spent more time with a paddle in his hands than any stand up paddler in Australia. Some would even say he's Australia's most fanatical stand up
This unfortunate situation was realized by a Victorian man earlier this week after he was taken to hospital with some pretty serious wounds to his upper thigh.
While unfortunate that super-maxi Perpetual LOYAL suffered hull damage only 24 hours into their 2014 Sydney to Hobart Campaign, professional surfer Sally Fitzgibbons was thankful for the early arrival on dry land.
What would you do if you were kiting around and noticed a man and woman out the back, struggling in the whitewater?
With 2015 looking to continue the upward trend of the sport of stand up paddling, why not make a resolution to improve your paddling experience? In 2014 we've seen new clubs start, disciplines expand and competitions run in the most amazing of locations!
If you're a kiteboarder, you understand what this sport is a way of life. Kiteboarders never look at the world in the same way after their first kite lesson, and after a season at the beach, we all begin to use a unique set of phrases that only kiteboarde
Right now the crews of the 117 yachts entered in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart are hard at work, prepping for the journey down Australia's East coast, across Bass Strait to the Derwent River in Hobart.
If the worlds surfing grommies weren't looking up to John John Florence before, they certainly are now. The 22 year old Hawaiian surfer is as next level as Super Mario down a drainpipe.
In a quietly released statement from the NSW Government this week, Recreational fishing will continue from the popular Cape Byron and Tyagarah Beach in Byron Bay, NSW.
The year is coming to an end, but for Australian's it's no big deal. Summer rolls on, stand up paddling is in full swing and prospects for 2015 are bright.
Haines Signature Boats, manufacturers of Australia's best-built boats, is extremely proud to announce a class-leading, technological addition to their manufacturing process.
After a trip from Melbourne up the east coast 'countryside', Dave Kalama landed on the Gold Coast this week for a few surf sessions, some product demos and a good ol' chat in front of a camera. Oh, and he feel victim to one of the oldest tricks in the 'Au
One of the sports most exciting classes of sailing, the Extreme 40 has just completed a year long series that took the fleet around the world, racing over 230 races in 8 locations, all culminating in an epic finale right here in Sydney.
Title This week an 18 year old man was bitten by a shark while spearfishing off the QLD coast, later dying from his injuries.
Conditions have been world class in Perth this week, so you can imagine the beaches were literally jam packed with kiteboarders doing downwinders!
Rottnest Island in Western Australia is a pretty special place. Not only is it ideal for stand up paddling, kiteboarding and windsurfing, it's an incredible sanctuary for marine life big and small.
It's being called Animal Thursday, the 'Black Swell', or just simply the biggest day of the year. Pumped out by supertyphoon Hagupit (the same one that smashed the Phillipines early last week), the waves were reaching heights in excess of 100ft.
When news of a once-in-a-lifetime storm hit the headlines this week, Kevin Langeree and Ruben Lenten got on the first flight out to Ireland, with 5m kites in their bags and a film crew in tow to film the lot.
Entries now open for this iconic windsurfing & kitesurfing race
The phrase "Like a girl" has been copping a bit of flak lately, so when we say Gisela Pulido and Paula Novotn? kite 'like girls', we mean they kite better than most guys we know!
"You don't see people walking like crabs do ya, people walk forward, with the direction in front of them. No-ones walking sideways, we need to take this back. We didn't walk out of a cave sideways, so we're certainly not going to surf sideways."
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you rigged your trailer-sailor on the ramp (like many do), and hoisted the sails? Would you be able to sail that trailer right down the ramp?
And you thought you'd seen it all. Nuh uh, no way, you've never seen this before! Imagine a surfer having the skills to fall off his surfboard, body surf the same wave, then catch his surfboard as it flicks out of the whitewater to simply get back on and
Did you miss the King of the Cut event in WA last weekend? It was Australia's biggest and best downwind run, with over 80 paddlers surfing their way up the WA coastline including some big names from overseas! Don't worry if you did miss it, because Matty
In a bid to boost the Tasmanian Game Fishing Tourism industry, both the state and federal government are providing funding to local businesses in order to help them get started.
Kiting on Christmas day is a must-do experience for any kiteboarder, the stoke you share with other kiters, the burning sand on your feet and the smell of Beers and BBQ's on the beach make it a truly great session no matter the conditions.
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Warburto Point, SA |
9 kn E |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Wattamolla, NSW |
27 kn S |
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Most Windless in Australia |
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Gympie, QLD |
Calm |
12° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Troughton Island, WA |
14 kn SSW |
26° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Baw Baw, VIC |
4 kn SSE |
-15° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Canterbury, NSW |
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