Reports, Happenings, Events
After Jesse Richman set the record back in 2013, being towed up by a boat to a height of 240m using his kitesurfing kite, Nick Jacobsen has finally had the opportunity to beat him. Smashing the record, soaring to 277m high!
Slowly spreading across the sky, a lightning bolt in super slow motion is mesmerizing to watch. Absorb yourself in it right now!
Up close and tactical racing from the Volvo Ocean Race, in South Africa's Big Bay.
They're the worlds fastest ocean racers, and Kevin Langeree wanted to try and keep up with them on his kiteboard...
Got your kitesurfing certification and looking to teach kitesurfing in WA?
Hard-to-buy-for angler in your life? No sweat. Here's five ideas which will leave them smiling.
You know the typical layout... Bunks in the stern, nav table/galley/lounge in the middle and double bed in the nose. Not this one...
Freezing waves, thick wetsuits, angry sea lions. This clip is one of the best to come from the Hawaiian Summer...
Winner of five consecutive Pro Kiteboard Riders' Association (PKRA) world titles, Aaron Hadlow, will return to Perth next month (9 December) to defend his 2016 Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton (RBL2L) Twin Tip title.
These three are in for a real chance of scoring a wild card entry to this years Red Bull King of the Air, and make for some amazing viewing.
"More than anything this is just a metaphor for the funny little world we live in. We all know it doesn't last forever so we're just enjoying it while we can." - Craig Cunningham
Stand up paddle boards don't fit underneath Christmas trees, so we've got 5 Christmas Gift Ideas for Stand Up Paddlers that won't break the bank, (in fact they're all under $50!)
For the first time, competitors will wear tracking devices and can be followed in real time
The Merimbula Classic incorporating the Australian National Title for 2017 is a wrap.
Get down to Mandurah for this great SUP event and have a go. Get involved. Meet new friends.
Looking to learn the absolute basics of SUP foiling? This video from Horue will show you how to get started.
It's even better than a postcard... This spot is an absolute must see, if you love light wind kite foiling.
An underwater photoshoot with a couple of kiteboarders makes for some amazing shots!
Truly revolutionary for the sport of sailing and promising faster speeds, safer sailing and more exciting races. These foiling monohulls will change sailing.
This is some of the smoothest SUP foiling you've seen yet, from Zane Schwietzer
In a speed channel in France, one kiteboarder has ridden faster than anyone ever has before. 57.97 knots!
The holy grail of many an angler, the GT (Giant Trevally) is big, powerful and puts up the fight of a lifetime. They're not easy to catch, especially off the rocks, but the boys from Morningtide have it down to an artform.
Shocked at how expensive SUP foils are? Here's three ways to buy a cheap one!
How can a tiny little piece of composite cost as much as an entire SUP? Here's three reasons why SUP Foils are so expensive (but totally worth it!)
Would you expect a car to perform well with flat tires? Kites are the same! All manufacturers base their kites around a specific pressure, so here's how to make sure your kite is flying at its best.
Did you know that a lot of brands all use the same factory in China to make their surfboards, sups and sailboards?
Not the biggest, not the cleanest, but there was still some craaaaaaaazy waves surfed at Portugal's big wave capital on Wednesday the 8th November.
Two girls on Oahu's North Shore have put together one of the biggest comps ever to be held at Waimea Bay! Betty Depolito and Wrenna Delgado are the women behind the Red Bull Queen of the Bay, and if they pull it off, 36 women will be thrust into the big w
It was big. It was gnarly, and on this incredibly rare occasion; it was windy. So Jesse Richman pumped up and went out to kite Portugal's Nazare...
In 2017, we've shared a lot of videos featuring Roger 'The Dogman' Saunders, so when we heard about a highlight reel making its way onto YouTube, we got over there quick-smart for a squiz.
Limited in production, hand finished, and the highest quality you'll find in windsurfing, one guy from Melbourne is going it on his own with a bespoke brand.
Want to try hydrofoiling, but DIY is the only option? Here's a great how-to from Mark Todd about making your own kiteboarding Hydrofoil.
That's the 8th $10,000 Barra caught in the Territory this month, so what are you waiting for!? Head up there and drop a line in!
For years, it's been the first event of the WSL World Tour, but in 2019 the Gold Coast will be second cab off the rank, to Hawaii, in a major redesign for the world tour.
Kites are more durable than ever, but sometimes damage seems a little unfair. We've put together a guide on what kind of things can be claimed under kite warrantee, and what's best left for the local repair guy.
He makes some strange videos, and this one is a little whacky, but most importantly, illustrates that it IS possible for a hipster to keep their beard from getting snagged in their depower cleat. Because you know... That'd hurt...
It's the most talked about event in the Aussie calendar, and it's only a month away!
Sarah Hackford from Red Paddle Co Australia, on the trip she made with her daughter Celia to one of Charlotte Piho's SUP yoga retreats in the Cook Islands.
They're young, they're fearless and they're LIVE on the internet!
Try this technique to get more speed out of your foil on a flat day!
Has the Americas Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race or the Extreme Sailing series piqued your interest in the sport of sailing? Red Bull have made the ultimate introduction to the sport, which will inspire you to book your first sailing lessons straight away!
One look at this board will either start the cravings, or evoke that smell non-smokers hate. Because it's made from 10,000 cigarette butts!
One of Perth's longest running, and largest kitesurfing stores has an opening for a new staff member this summer - so what are you waiting for?!
Airborne in Perth are on the search for someone who LOVES watersports, and wants to become part of one of the longest running, and largest SUP stores in the country.
From Bundaberg to Burleigh, this interactive map shows you most of the popular kiteboarding spots on the QLD Coast!
With the release of Starboard's 2018 range, they slipped in a couple of new additions to the fleet, the most colourful of which is a new line of inflatables called Tikhine, and they need to be seen to be truly appreciated.
This pump makes inflating your SUP quick, easy and allows you to get the maximum pressure
A small team of talented kitesurfers who make up the crew behind Freedom Kite Magazine, have just made their back catalogue available for free on the App store!
This December, the Wild Mob Youth Ambassadors will collect, sort and analyse nearly a tonne of plastic waste found off Mackay in North QLD.
Nobody goes as high as Toledo, and nobody surfs as well. But behind the surfer, there's another guy, and he's pretty cool too.
Standing on top of a paint covered inflatable SUP, this artist paints incredible portraits of women on buildings and the edges of waterways around the world.
Don't worry, it's not a ban for all fishing, but it does stop you taking some pretty popular fish home for dinner.
It's almost time for the Merimbula Classic, and this years poster is a cracker!!!
Rolex sponsor the worlds biggest sailing events, and now they're the official supports of World Sailing....
This trick can fix inverted kites lines in a jiffy - so you can save your session, or at least a lot of time messing around on the beach!
Save fuel, look cool - proven by an aeronautics professor. This way of strapping your SUP Board to your car means you'll spend less, and lessen the risk of damaging your board when it's on the room.
The 8th annual Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton kiteboard race will be contested on Saturday 9 December and strong competitor interest is anticipated.
Not since 1983, has the new York Yacht Club challenged an Americas Cup. That was the year Australia II won, so there's going to be quite the challenge put up in the 36th Americas cup!
It's one of the best tourism initiatives in Australia, where 100 fish have been tagged and released in the Territories best fishing spots - each worth $100k!
Lists, Fitness, and fun are three keys to be a SUPer mum according to NSP Pro Charlotte Spicer, in this interview with her sponsors.
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