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SUP downunder is offering you the chance to spend the weekend with one of the world’s best SUP surfers – Kai Bates … and his film crew.
While out for a paddle with his mate in California, a stand up paddler got more than he bargained for chasing the dolphins, when a dolphin leaped out of a wave, colliding with him in mid air!
Patrice Chanzy from F-One scores some incredible barrels and pumping Teahupoo slabs on a recent trip to Tahiti.
Dropping anchor in an unfamiliar anchorage can quickly turn an great experience into one you wish you could forget! Here's three easy tricks that will make your next experience 'dropping the pick' a piece of cake.
When 'The Wedge' decides that it's time for board and rider to become separated, it's time. There is no arguing, and no piece of plastic and Velcro shall keep it from happening. This highlights reel proves it.
Days were looking dark for Central Queensland's most popular fishing competition, the Boyne Hookup, but three volunteers stepped up to save the day.
After coming adrift from anchor on St Martin, in the Caribbean, this mans yacht sunk and he chose to live in his life raft for a few days while he got it sorted out. But to make things less weird, he also hoisted the spinnaker.
Julien Kerneur from France just landed the worlds first ever double backroll on a surfboard, with no straps and no grabs.
Thinking about picking up this new hobby? Here is everything you need to know about kayak fishing, boat accessories and boat safety equipment.
Over the years, many a yacht designer has released a concept stand up paddleboard to show off their 'versatility', but never have they committed to moulds and production!
Do you know what fish this is?
Progression announce their new series of instructional kitesurfing videos.
You name it; it's washed up on a beach somewhere, and that's what the Ocean Ambassadors are trying to turn around. To do it, they're asking for your support, the kiteboarders and stand up paddlers of the world who get so much enjoyment from the ocean and
After walking away from a sailplane crash in 2014, a QLD man has decided to fill in the time while his aircraft gets repaired, by sailing around the world. He's doing it solo, unassisted, and the wrong way around.
In the Namibian desert, a small group of people set out to become the worlds fastest windsurfers.
Read how Kelia Moniz grew up surfing in Waikik learning to live, and love the ocean.
This week North Sails in the UK unveiled their brand new sail loft, the worlds largest with a raised floor of 1,950m2.
Live through the eyes of a spear fisherman in the Cayman Islands, as he gets attacked by a Caribbean Reef Shark. Or does he?
Help find a cure for this disease which affects so many Australians
Know your suitable leader line, the type of it that can help you go close to your underwater fish. Great tips on leader line. Have a good fishing experience.
Soon we'll be talking about Taxi Drivers and Pilots in the same nostalgic tones as we speak of Lighthouse Keepers... But while it might be sad that service based jobs are dying a slow death at the hands of 21st century technology, some jobs are probably b
Not only did this guy have the skills to go deeper than Laird Hamilton on a SUP, he did something way more terrifying... He dropped in on Laird Hamilton!
As Australia enjoys a steady stream of seabreezes for our summer, the Hawaiian Islands are beginning to see the making of a big wave winter, with the first decent swell rolling into a wind-swept 'Jaws' (Pe'ahi) - Jesse Richman was there to kite it.
With many EPIRBs now reaching their expiry dates, it might be time to pull it out of whatever compartment of your boat that you stuffed it in 5 years ago, and give it the once over.
Two hundred paddlers will embark on a downwinder this February, across Port Phillip Bay. They'll be joined by a few hundred kiteboarders, and each and every one will be donating money to cancer research in the 2016 Across The Bay event, supporting the Can
If you've ever fancied contributing to the research and development of kiteboarding equipment, log on to the Airush Lab Rat Survey and share your wisdom with the gurus from Airush. You don't have to ride Airush gear, or have even seen it before to contrib
The Australian V8 Superboat Championship could be settled this weekend at Allcott Hire Park in Temora where Australia's fastest drivers will look to unseat reigning champion, Victorian Phonsy Mullan.
In gusty winds and choppy seas, the worlds best hydrofoilers gave the thumbs up and launched into the 2015 Kite Foil Gold Cup in Townsville last weekend.
With the upturn in the financial state of the world, has come a shift in the way multi millionaires look at sailing boats. They want speed, style, and luxury; but they also want versatility. The latest superyacht: Galateia from Wally has all this, and so
Incredibly fit girls going for it in the fantastic location that is Tahiti.
Instead of bans restricting access to recreational fishing, this time the QLD government has imposed regulations that will improve your chances of catching quality fish in Mackay, Rockhampton and Cairns.
A Perth based design firm has proposed Australia's first ever Wave Garden, but in order to build it, they'll have to knock down Western Australia's largest football stadium
By sponsoring a Vagabond sailing dinghy, Glen not only gets the warm and fuzzies from helping kids get into the amazing sport of sailing, he also finds his name plastered across a sail.
Have you ever been stand up paddling, seen a splash (or a shadow) and immediately freaked out? Thought a shark was coming for you? Then realized it was just a dolphin?
Earlier this month, the Stand Up World Tour announced that the final two stops of the tour in France and Morocco are cancelled, leaving the sports paddlers in quite a constructive debate as to why.
Long hailed as THE freeride kite for lighter riders, the Ozone Catalyst is now in its sixth generation in 2016 and to celebrate, Ozone have made some hefty changes to the all-rounder.
If you rather your kite videos in bite sized chunks, then get a mouthful of this latest one from Cabrinha.
What do you when you're starting kitesurfing, or looking for second hand gear?
Registrations are now open to windsurfers, kitesurfers and paddlers to enter the 31st Lancelin Ocean Classic
Lancelin Ocean Classic is back again in 2016 - January 14 to 17
Call it 'curious', maybe 'investigating', or possibly just sizing these two fisherman up for lunch, this great white shark was a little too interested!
This week, Nick Woodman, the genius who devised the GoPro sat down with U.S. talk show host of 'The Late Show', Steven Colbert. Joking around, he shared how the very first GoPro camera came about while in the preparation stages of a surf trip to Australia
The Merimbula Classic, formerly known as 'Mambo' is a culmination of kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand up paddling on one tiny beach on the south NSW coast. Of course it's on again this year (and will be for many to come), from the 26th to the 29th of No
With lighter than desired winds during the first week of the Luderitz speed challenge, Speed Kiters have upped the ante and broken records anyway.
The 100ft super maxi dubbed 'the Aircraft Carrier' is set to return to Australia for the iconic Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on the 26th December.
Last weekend the world saw a side of Stand Up Paddling that few have ever seen, and most likely won't ever see again. The Pacific Paddle Games at Doheny Beach was one of the most extreme examples of stand up paddling competition. Ever.
Garmin's game-changing Panoptix all-seeing sonar technology is now available with a thru-hull transducer for simple installation on larger fibreglass boats.
After massive events all over the world, the Roxy Run Sup Yoga Tour is coming to Australia! This October, join the team from Naish Australia and Roxy in one of the biggest female-only events to hit our shores.
Australian Author Paddy O'Reilly has just announced her latest book 'It happened on a fishing trip', full of classic Aussie stories about the excitement, anticipation and occasional let-down on the water.
Breaking what is surely the longest streak of consecutive surfing days in a row, Dale Webster has hung up his board for a couple of months, ending 14,641 days of surfing.
With just only a month before the National Kiteboarding League (NKL) hits the white sand of the Gold Coast, anticipation is high for Australia's first ever kiteboarding tour.
Daaa Dum. Da Dum! Queue the Jaws theme music, because next time you crash your kite, you'll be thinking about what's lurking beneath the surface.
While flat water hydrofoiling is still quite a ways off for stand up paddlers, hitting the surf with one is knocking on our doorsteps.
In August 2016, the worlds elite surfers will either pack their bags and head for the nearest wave-pool, or give up on the Olympic dream, and head back to the lineup...
Garmin has received the honour of being the most recognised company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).
This week Naish kiteboarding announced that Melbourne's very own Katie Potter is joining their international team! In recognition of her incredible talent in Freestyle Kiteboarding, and her all round nice-girl attitude, Katie is finally getting some credi
For the fishing novice, the part between taking a fish off the hook, and plating it up for dinner is somewhat of a dark art. Not anymore! Thanks to Steve Starling you can learn how to catch, kill, clean, and fillet your catch in less than 10 minutes.
Back in 1884, a small group of sailors got together on Corio Bay in Geelong, for what was then known as The Australia Day Regatta. Over 170 years later, sailors still gather, but number in the thousands for the 'Festival of Sails'.
Back in 2012, North went out on a limb and released their first every wakestyle kiteboard, the Gambler. 5 years on, North pro Craig Cunningham is still riding one, and loves it dearly.
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1130S $1050 SOLD 85cm high modulus mast. Good condition. $850 SOLD 850S $800...
$690
Blue line 90 - 460 SDM - in great condition
$200
130 cm
Board with foil as shown in photos. Board & foil excellent condition. 2 masts
$1,000
145 cm
Brand New Great beginner board! Will get you up and riding in no time. Sizes...
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7' 8" x 25.2 inches
WAVECHASER 235 R1 - 86L - SUP/SURF I've only ridden this board twice, but I've...
$500
Great condition, not much use. Will be passing through Perth mid-April. Can...
$800
3.7 metre
A unique kite for those that want to enjoy the carve and true drift of a foil...
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