Pro's in the Pond
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!
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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.
In perfect weather conditions 17-year-old Olly Bridge from Devon, UK stormed across the Indian Ocean from Rottnest Island, Western Australia to win the fifth annual Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton kiteboarding race today.
While belting along at 19 knots last week, the Volvo 60 Team Vestas Wind ran into the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean, 430 km north east of Mauritius. Tearing the stern of the multi-million dollar boat to pieces and leaving the crew left stran
He was still competing last July, only a couple of months ago, but this week surfers on the Central Coast said goodbye to one of Australia's surfing legends, Barry (Magoo) McGuigan.
After the big news this month of Tom Carrolls new line of stand up paddle boards, this week he offers the stand up paddlers of the world this, one of the most beautifully shot Stand up paddling films you'll find on the internet.
A Victorian Angler, Glenn Greene was this week fined $3000 for writing out his own Recreational Fishing Licenses in Victoria, after being mistakenly given 5000 blank licenses in 2013.
WA's offshore fleet was blessed with ideal conditions for the two-day Rockingham Race Weekend off the coast of Perth, WA. Hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, the event is part of the Farrawa Cup Series.
Girls and women all over the world are celebrate female kiting and there are lots of activities happening all over the world
International Female Kite Week is not only fun for the girls, but also for those guys that want to support female kiters around the world or just win some amazing prizes no matter what!
This coming week there's some heavy artillery stationed at beaches around Australia, with several world class riders doing clinics, demo days or simply showing off at a beach near you.
The Stand Up World Tour event known as 'Spot-X' was kept behind tight lips this year, with the location only being announced at the last minute for competitors who flew in from all over the world to compete, hang out and sample the incredible waves Morocc
The longest running event of it's type in Australia...
Conditions are looking promising for the longest kite race in Australia
Jamie Mitchell has donated a signature colour blue and black carbon Quickblade Paddle to PACA - Paddle Against Child Abuse. Here's your chance to own it.
This week down in Merimbula, NSW, Airton Cozzolino achieved at the 2014 Australian Wave Nationals what many kiteboarders have been trying for years.
Blue Skies, Small swell and the QLD grommies running around whinging about the cold, it must be mid weekend at the Merimbula Classic!
The highest attended kitesurfing event in Australia is on again!
"Ahhhhhh!" Now you immediately understand which fish we're talking about, but alas, the picture you're thinking of in your head (from Finding Nemo) is not quite a perfect rendition of the actual fish.
After a days boating it is important that you flush your outboard with fresh water to ensure its longevity.
Thirty one yachts are gearing up for the Rockingham Race Weekend, hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Contested off the coast of WA, racing will be on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November.
This week an accountant from New Zealand has one-upped Sailor of the Year, Jimmy Spithill in one of the most unique races ever seen in sailing.
In 2013-2014, Inland Waterways saw the highest number of drowning deaths (39%), compared to Swimming Pools (15%) and Beaches (13%). Overall, 266 people drowned in Australian waterways and 105 of these occurred in Inland Waterways (National Drowning Report
If you've spent any time online this month you are sure to have been bombarded with submissions for the Red Bull King of the Air, a competition held in Cape Town for the biggest, baddest kiteboarders on earth to show the world what they've got.
Surfing Victoria is proud to announce Kieser Training as the Presenting Partner of the 2015 HIF SUP Festival to be held at Inverloch on January 10th and 11th 2015.
Three Aussie girls have paddled out in Maui with guns blazing as they fight for the World Title, but who's it gonna' be?
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