Reports, Happenings, Events
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.
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
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.
I'm so happy to join the Simmer Style INT team and in the same time also take on selling all their products as a sales representative here.
The final heats of the WA Sabre State Championships were hosted at the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club on the 11th March.
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.
Trade or your old F-One gear
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.
Hydrofoils are adding a new element to windsurfing
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.
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.
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!
You and a friend can win a brand new Core kite just for answering some questions to a survey
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 priority takeoff. Some ramblings in the competitors tent, and an early knockout for Kelly Slater. It all happened at this weeks Quicksilver Pro.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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...
While you might not fancy spending 93 days at sea. You can certainly take something way from this monumental journey by stand up paddle board.
The crew from the Cocos Islands are back this winter, with a whole new SUP based holiday package around the Coco Keeling atoll.
Reach that other bank, get over to the good section of the reef, or simply out-cast your mates. These three tips allow you to cast further!
Think your lunch is safe while paddling? Think again!! This Racoon tries to make off with a dry bag filled with snacks.
Around bends barely wide enough to fit the boats through, these guys are racing 30hp fishing tinnies at speeds over 80kmph. It's nuts, it's very Australian, it's called the Red Bull Dinghy Derby.
12m worth of plywood and nylon, brought together some of Australia's best Wakestyle riders for an Aussie Day shindig that will be remembered...
He's on the home stretch now - with a week to go and a board getting lighter by the day, Chris Bertish KNOWS he's going to make it across the Atlantic.
Even though it's the last thing the water touches, a kite surfboards tail makes a HUGE difference in the way a board feels. Watch how the same board, with a different tail changes Carl Ferreira session in Cape Town.
Monster waves, moving at blistering speeds. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a couple of brave surfers to make history at one of the best days EVER at Nazare, Portugal.
ASWA are going to Mauritius to ride some world class waves over winter. Two weeks of Sunshine, resorts, kiting and much more ...
The Surfers Rescue Program is about to receive more funding from the NSW government to help train every-day surfers to assist in the rescue of swimmers in need.
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