Windsurfing Down a Mountain (A Snowy One!)
Windsurfers have surfed some mountains before, but they've been made of water. This mountain is made of rocks, and snow.
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Windsurfers have surfed some mountains before, but they've been made of water. This mountain is made of rocks, and snow.
Not just for surfing, this foil from Naish brings the age-old SUP/Windsurf combo board into the new age.
It's steep, it's sketchy, and its shallow. The Vaz brothers join Felippe Gaspar and Lucas Medeiros for a session in Indonesia.
Picking up a fish is best done with a firm grip, fearless attitude and a little know-how. We can help with the last one!
We should be out paddling, but we're having a sale!
Throwing a bar to yourself? That's unheard of, but Keahi just did it with a kite, a hydrofoil and a wave. You HAVE to see this!
It might just revolutionize professional kiteboarding, because never before has there been a pro tour that is exclusively for park style riding. The Kite Park Leage is up and running for real now, and expect greatness.
It's a heavy right hander that rears its ugly head in the biggest of storms, and the backdrop is the Sydney CBD. That's Red Bull Cape Fear, in a nutshell.
It's a different world out there, and thinking twice about riding in the colder months might save more than just a bad hair day...
Tips on getting that fish from the end of your line, into the esky. Part One in our series of basic Fishing How-To articles. You've got a fish on the end of your line, now what?
Armed with a quiver of surfboards and a stash of Ozone Reo's, Ryland Blakeney booked a plane ticket to Indo with the promise of a sick left hander.
Up on the Northern end of the Great Barrier Reef, lies an island named in the 1700's by Captain Cook. He called it Lizard Island, because there were nothing by Lizards inhabiting it - now there's two monkeys too.
Translating to World of Wind, this event in France is one of the biggest and best when it comes to freestyle windsurfing.
Does this mean we should be calling Kai Lenny a 'Super' Waterman? This week he wasn't going to let a sore ankle keep him dry.
Are you're interested in learning to Stand Up Paddle but just don't know where to start? The best way to learn is to book a SUP lesson from an accredited Stand Up Paddle trainers in your area but to get you started we've come up with some beginners tips
There's nothing worse than reeling in your line to find a completely empty hook. Fishing is supposed to get YOU a free lunch... Not the fish!
More than just an awesome event poster - the Mermimbula Sailboard club have been hosting an event for Mal riders for the past 30 years. This years, is called the DoMALd.
Make friends in the lineup - not enemies! Follow these simple rules to stand up paddle surfing and keep the good vibes flowing in the lineup.
How to make your own surfboard hydrofoil - using just a few bits of wood and some fiberglass.
Learning to kitesurf has never been easier! If you're thinking about getting started in the sport, go and chat with an instructor today.
Trade or your old F-One gear
Hydrofoils are adding a new element to windsurfing
You will be catching more mud crabs than you can eat on one Sunday arvo with these tips!
Downwind hydrofoiling hasn't really 'taken off', so to say... But surfing? Holes are being drilled in surf SUPs everywhere!
Australia's Largest Offshore Regatta will be continuing in 2017, with operations on Hamilton Island expected to be running at 100% by August.
From the Rhino, to the Rebel, Dice and now the Ace. North Kiteboarding have been delivering great kites to kiteboarders since 2001.
Hidden in the mountains, with access by airplane only, this kite spot is a perfect flat water freestyle haven. Guaranteed to be secluded.
Three kites, two boards, a harness and a pump in one bag? Easy, just follow these tips to help you fit all your kite gear in one bag, and it will arrive safe and sound to your winter kite safari.
Think you know how to bait a prawn? Think again! These three tips will ensure you're not giving a free lunch to your catch.
To escape his fathers struggle with ALS, Jesper Vesterstroem went windsurfing. When his father passed away, it drove him to sail more, win more, and become a world champion.
The final day of the Margaret River Pro was put on pause after Filipe Toledo and Kolohe Andino noticed some big splashes out the back...
Why are these things causing such a stir in the Stand Up Paddling world? And it is worth giving a foil a try?
A very (very!) near capsize for Oracle Team USA, and disaster for Artemis Racing, who lost a brand new wing sail this week in Bermuda.
Salmon are not only one of the best eating fish around, they're one of the hardest to catch with a rod and reel. Use these five tips to help land one next time you're out fishing
Two teams. Two Goals. One Ball. Weird Paddles with holes cut in them. SUP Polo is coming to Terrigal Lake, and you can try it out!
Paddling in to a gentle ocean swell, Lenny surfed the Alenuih?h? Channel for 50nm on a shortboard.
The lavish life of a professional kiteboarder is amazing. Surf, Sun, Sand - they're living a life that some could only dream of. But they call it 'living in the bubble', and they want to share what it's really like.
Fat up top, skinny down the tail, and kinda short. No we're not talking about Dogman, but his new board!
One-design classes are the standard in sailing, and soon to be kiteboarding with Neil Prydes CR:X Class, a convertible foil/twintip setup that evens the playing field for racers.
Long days, strong winds and perfect cross-off conditions made Cape Town the perfect winter training location for the team from Fanatic and North Sails.
Online or Instore, Windsurf, Kitesurf, Surf, Skimboard, Skateboard, Wetties, Sunnies and surf clothing...all reduced!
Now that foil kites have overtaken inflatables for racing, Ozone could bring back the Edge to its roots. Boosting HUGE and floating for days.
From 'Roll Clouds' to Contrails, the World Meteorological Organisation has classified a bunch of new cloud types for the first time since 1987 - thanks to the internet and people posting pictures of nasty looking storms.
When you're sailing space-age boats that fly, you need something a little more advanced to protect you than an old Type 2 PFD.
Spending an hour to round up these handy spare parts will save your fishing trip at least once in your life. Promise!
Winter is racing season here in Australia - and if you've never entered a stand up paddling event before, now is the perfect time to get started!
Turns are a fast and efficient way of turning up to 180 degrees or more. They are used in general paddling but also in races to perform buoy turns and turning to catch waves whilst SUP surfing.
You and a friend can win a brand new Core kite just for answering some questions to a survey
A priority takeoff. Some ramblings in the competitors tent, and an early knockout for Kelly Slater. It all happened at this weeks Quicksilver Pro.
The final heats of the WA Sabre State Championships were hosted at the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club on the 11th March.
As is often the case. The simplest jokes are the best! In this case, a little tap on the end of a fishing rod can send a mate into a frenzy!!
The Naish Boxer was a familiar name at beaches between 2001 and 2007. But after a decade, Naish decided it's time to bring it back.
With strong fleets, cheap running costs and simple sailing characteristics, the Flying 11 is a perfect boat for young sailors transitioning out of Sabots or Optimists.
200 paddlers. 25 knots. A 3 foot swell and a stand-out team of organisers pulled together a highlight in the 2017 SUP calendar. The 12 Towers.
On the 1st of April '17, Windforce in Perth will close its doors and lay everything out in the carpark. Grab a bargain and help them clear some stock.
A foil kite from North, called the Ace. Continuing their Vegas themed naming structure, and promising to be the fastest foil of them all.
Two men jumped in to help a mate in the water off Manly this weekend, but of the three, only two will be fishing again another day...
Legendary kite designer Pat Goodman shows how they're testing prototypes of the 2018 Cabrinha FX, with Nick Jacobsen in Maui, Hawaii.
The Cumbuco Lagoon in Brazil is famous for dune buggies, bikinis and the worlds best freestyle kiteboarders. You've seen the spot before, but these girls take the location to another level.
This is as close to surfing like a dolphin as you can get! Mark Drewelow swims in and surfs inside some little waves in the USA...
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