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It's the end of an era for the largest windsurfing, kiteboarding, stand up paddling and sailing company in the word - Neil Pryde.
Nothing makes you want to try unhooking, like watching a professional do it right.
They're off! This week the two doctors Tony Miller-Greenman and Michael Leith set off on a marathon paddle to raise funds for Beyond Blue, a foundation that helps sufferers of Anxiety and Depression.
Find out the in's and out of Private Mooring within NSW
We love Christmas time. The water is warm, the skies are blue and the waves are great for SUP surfing. We also love the photos we get every year of people trying to stand up paddle in Santa outfits. How could you resist the temptation to strap on a beard,
You don't hear too much about Best surfboards here in Australia, but after this little video from the guys in Portugal, we might start seeing them a lot more.
Coreban Stand Up Paddle Boarding products in ACT, NSW, QLD and TAS
Well, she's definitely the most determined in Quebec anyway. Who else would get out there in the middle of winter and train like she does?
Guy Cribb Windsurfing INtuition is touring Australia for three weeks in Jan/ Feb 2014- WA, Mel, Syd and Brisi.... If you love windsurfing, you'll love this!
Epic event again this year - great SUPing on Saturday followed by howling 30 knots on Sunday to keep all the windsurfers stoked!
Ever wanted to be involved in making a stand up paddling movie? Well now you've got the chance to be a part of the sequel to Stand Up Paddlings most watched documentary, appropriately named: A Stand Up Paddle Movie.
Looks like long distance racing and doing laps around a course are very different things if Marvin Baumeister's performance is anything to go by at this weeks Lighthouse to Leighton event in WA.
Despite obtaining a penalty after breaking the start, Gruber held his lead finishing top after Day Two of the Kiteracing Oceanic Championships at Leighton Beach, Fremantle.
World Champion makes his mark in Perth on Day 1 of the Kiteracing Oceanic Championships
In the middle of summer we're used to dripping with sweat, 30 degrees plus with only your apparent wind to cool you down. But next time you're feeling a little hot and bothered during a paddle, think of these guys and you'll instantly get a nice cold chil
It's all happening this week over in Perth, where the Kite Racing Oceanic Championships are being held at Leighton Beach, Western Australia.
When you think of Japan, you think technology and cars and food and crowded cities full of busy people. You wouldn't think about a thriving whitewater stand up paddling scene would you?
Need a fix of blue water and palm trees this week? Cabrinha have come to show off their products (and riders) with this video from the Cabrinha Quest.
Press Release on the new Coreban Sonic now available in Australia
KITERACING OCEANIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - 10 to 15 December 2013 - Leighton Beach, Fremantle, WA
In these days of new sponsors, riders jumping ship and the endless pursuit of endorsements and better deals, it’s refreshing to see Kai Lenny getting so stoked about re-signing with his long term sponsors Naish.
A series of how to videos on the Weta Trimaran
Did you ever see the recent Kiteworld magazine with Keahi on the cover? He's deep in a barrel somewhere in Indonesia, if you photoshopped his kite out of the image, surfers wouldn't even blink, they'd just give a nod of approval and turn the page.
The biggest kiteracing event to come to Australia is here next week....
Beautifully narrated by Rob Pirie, this little ripper of a surf clip is one of the best we've seen in a long time thanks to some great clips, good narration and top notch production.
Ever wanted to try hydrofoiling but didn't want to drop $3000 on a top of the line foil? Building one yourself is an option that DOES work and can make foiling not only affordable, but easy!
We had a great time in Tauranga, New Zealand at WetaFest
Ever wondered how much weight could be suspended by your kite lines while you're riding along? The McClintock brothers thought they'd find out by suspending a kiteboarder in the middle!
Despite the fact there's probably still some lingering hangovers, the Merimbula Classic is over for another year, and as usual was one of the best weekends you could ever have on a SUP.
Paul Jackson from Currumbin is up to something . And it involves one massive, and we mean massive, inflatable stand up paddle board.
It's been a tough weeks racing in China, but the fierce competition and exceptional conditions for racing have brought kite racing once again into the spotlight as a legitimate sailing sport.
Over 80 Sabres will compete in the upcoming Nationals Regatta 29th December - 4th January at PDSC. This will be the first time the National Regatta will be held in WA.
We hear about the 'next big thing' all the time. From the weird bent paddle shafts, to special cutouts and vent holes in boards, technological advances in equipment come in all kinds of shapes and sizes in the bid to be 'that thing' that changes the sport
That's it for the Gold Coast's biggest ever kiteboarding event! After 3 days of kiting and a rest day, kiteboarders from all over Australia are looking back on an amazing event that will no doubt return bigger and better next year.
If the latest schedule released by SUPracer is as true as they say it is, Australia could see the worlds best stand up paddlers converge on the land down-under as early as May next year!
Despite mother nature throwing some of the biggest storms of this season at the Gold Coast this weekend, it hasn't put a dampner on the Kite Jam Australia at all!
Catchability for iPhone has been designed in Australia specifically for fishing in Australia.
A Christmas gift that will last the year.
The Kiteracing Oceanic Championships will create plenty of excitement when it takes over Leighton Beach from 10 to 15 December 2013 with six days of kiteracing action and entertainment.
The 31-boat fleet are working through their way last minute key jobs before racing in the Etchells National Championship, being hosted by Southport Yacht Cub on the Gold Coast, starts tomorrow.
With only a few days of competition left in the Luderitz Speed Challenge, a Frenchman in Salin-de-Giraud has smashed the previous record out of the water and shone the spotlight away from what was thought to be the fastest channel on earth.
This is what stand up paddle surfing will look like in 5 years from now. Average punters will be dropping into waves like this, standing tall in barrels and dropping off lips like it's no problem.
This week we bring you something inspirational. Can you imagine being paralyzed from the waist down, and thinking "You know what, I think I'll give kiteboarding a try".
After an incredible four days of paddling on the Gold Coast, five new Australian champions have been carried up the beach...
Check the webcams, grab your camera, get in the car right now! The Stand Up Paddling nationals are on at Currumbin on the Gold Coast.
Fans of slow-mo footage rejoice! Cabrinha have come to the party with 11 minutes of epic footage shot in Hawaii, about a little sport we like to call kitesurfing.
Learn to be a SUP instructor
It's hard to pick who is likely to be in the top five at this year's Etchells National Championship being held at Southport Yacht Club from 11th to 16th November 2013.
Honda releases brand new BF80 and BF100 outboard engines
It's been hailed as the 'new Mambo' event for kiteboarders, but can the Gold Coast offer the charm (and the BBQ) of the long running Merimbula Classic?
This week, David "DJ" John from down in Melbourne put together a fantastic how-to on protecting the blade of your paddle with nothing more than a roll of electrical tape.
Within the coming weeks SUP Hire Australia will launch six of its integrated high performance SUP Hire Centres.
It was only a matter of time before someone decided it would be a great idea to mix football and stand up paddling. And where better to bring the sport of stand up paddle ball to life than Manly, NSW.
When Ruben Lenten designs a competition, you know its going to be big. This week in Zandvoort, Holland, 16 crazy kiteboarders took to the water in a bid to see who has the biggest loop.
Huh? Surf Racing? This isn't stand up paddling! Or could this be the new big thing in kiteboarding?
It's been a while since we've brought you some four legged action, and there's nothing more fun than watching a big slobbery dog go surfing. So here's a fun little video of a Labrador and a Pug on stand up paddle boards.
It's only a few weeks until the countries best stand up paddlers descend on Currumbin, QLD for the Australian Stand Up Paddle Nationals! Get ready Australia, it's going to be ON!
Get to know the North kiteboarding freestylers like never before, as they hit the US for a while on the search of flat water and obstacles.
Bertrand is one of the busiest people around, with commitments now extending beyond his sailing world and into the presidency of Swimming Australia. Yet, without hesitation, he will make the time to compete at next month's Etchells National Championship.
Every year Airush kiteboarding does a little survey, they ask all kinds of questions about your kiteboarding habits and what you'd like to see from them over the coming year, and then they implement those suggestions into their product lineup.
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Camooweal, QLD |
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Mount Read, TAS |
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