SUP Surfing Snowdonia Wave Garden
The worlds newest wave pool opened last week in Snowdonia, Wales, and it's proving to be one of the best and most unique around. The Starboard SUP crew got to test it out first, and they give it the thumbs up.
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The worlds newest wave pool opened last week in Snowdonia, Wales, and it's proving to be one of the best and most unique around. The Starboard SUP crew got to test it out first, and they give it the thumbs up.
It's long been said that freestyle is like the Gymnastics of kiteboarding, so when a gymnast straps on a harness and some boots, you can expect what comes next...
In a little less than one months time, the worlds fastest kiteboarders will descend upon the little town of Luderitz in Namibia, for the 2015 Chris Benz Luderitz Speed Challenge.
While some guy running around in a fire suit is like, so 90's... Doing it while surfing is a juxtaposition to say the least.
Sydney Harbour Spectacle Announced - Extreme Sailing Series Act 8 - Dec 11-13 2015 - in partnership with Destination NSW
Two blokes in a wooden boat, go on an epic adventure down the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Surfing, fishing, and just chilling out.
A couple of weeks after the excitement of the Molokai to Oahu race subsided, the plot thickens in the Naish R&D department...
One of the worlds most closely guarded nations has opened it's doors to a select few surfers, in the hope that they'll return to the Western world, having discovered some world class breaks that nobody has ever surfed before...
In 2012, F-One began a program dubbed the Next Generation. Kids showing promise in the sport of kiteboarding would be trained and mentored through camps, in the hope that they would one day turn into the next pro team, or stand atop the podium in the worl
What happens when you stick Sam Light and Alex Fox on a charter boat in the British Virgin Islands for a few days? Charter boat? What charter boat?
After a ten week sabbatical, the Australian V8 Superboats Championship will return to action this weekend at the Tweed Valley Jetsprint Club at Cabarita Beach on the north coast of New South Wales for the fourth round of the season. Another strong field o
A team of 5 Windsurfers and 1 Kitesurfer, travel to Mauritius and are about to make a remarkable assault on the team challenge in the premier windsurf and kitesurf event. With all sailors actually from Western Australia, the assault is a good representati
In just a few days time, 10 kiteboarders will set off on a record breaking downwinder to raise funds for MND, Motor Neurone Disease, also known as ALS
The Doubletree (by Hilton) Hotel in Cairns is not your average spot to drop a line in, unless you're one of three blokes this week who couldn't resist a couple of Barramundi.
Balmoral Paddlesurf have a part time position available
Since Core kites hit the shelves of Australia kite stores back in 2008, the brand has always been a little different. One colour scheme, one control system, two models, bi-yearly releases and it wasn't until very recently they released a line of boards wi
Not 7 days after being attacked by a Great White Shark at J-Bay, Mick Fanning was paddling back out at his home break in Tweed Heads. Alone.
The stand up paddle division at Fanatic has just designed the ultimate solution, and it's going to make yoga instructors look like gods.
Dog SUP surfing legend from Noosa, Chris De Aboitiz has just showed off an impressive new trick with his pup Rama, making dog owners all over the world wonder how on earth he does it!
While the surfers on the west coast of America are preparing for storm season by stockpiling surfboards and plywood to board up their windows, over here in Australia things are 'El' little different..
The worlds most prestigious passage crossing race has just been won by Aussie stand up paddler Travis Grant, on a production board! Again!
Not two months since Rainbow Sandals cancelled the world famous Stand Up Paddling race, the Battle of the Paddle, a new event has sprung up to take it's place in the world stand up paddle racing calendar - The Pacific Paddle Games.
It was a win-win for Australian sailing this week when two Aussie boats, sailed by mostly Aussie crews dominated the results for the 2015 Transpac Race from the USA to Hawaii.
After an extremely successful demo tour last season, and a winter-long racing tour with the one design racing class, N1sco, Naish are loading up the vans yet again and heading down the east coast of Australia!
Since kiteboarding began back in the early 2000's, Australia hasn't really had a competitive kiteboarding scene. Until now.
If only the kiteboarding community could see how much money Cabrinha have poured into their movie-making budget this year. Yet again, they've released a feature length kiteboarding blockbuster by Anders Kruger, and it's totally free, available to view rig
The NT Government in conjunction with CrownBet have just announced Australia's most lucrative Barramundi Bounty - fetching 1 million dollars for the apprehension of one particular Barra, dead or alive.
The 22nd of July, 2015 will go down in history as 'the day Niccolo Porcella should have died.' Forget Fanning and his shark attack, this guy was actually millimeters from death when he went over the falls.
Kiteshop/school in Brisbane seeks partners/investors
The pass-time of surfing has inspired creative minds to produce some pretty weird content since it's beginning. None more so than this video featuring surfing zombies. Braaaaaaaains!
Ex-World Freestyle Kiteboarding Champ from the Sunshine Coast, Andy Yates is still hard at work on the 'media hunter' path for his sponsors Ozone, Xenon and Sony.
Have you ever heard the story about Bananas on a fishing boat? One of the sports longest running traditions is still going strong, but who was the guy who decided that Bananas on boats are a cardinal sin?
With this weeks wintery weather in QLD, including a dusting of snow just west of Brisbane, the conditions were perfect for those willing to brave the water!
A Portuguese man has submitted a claim to the Guniness Book of World Records last week after a downwinder of epic proportions.
Nocher and Kalinina Crowned after Fraught Final Day at Kite Race Worlds
QLD based Super-Maxi Wild Oats XI has just began a race against a Hurricane in the Transpac Race from LA to Hawaii.
Teams dressed up to perform skits on Waikiki Beach, before paddling out on home made paddle craft to surf a wave!
Winter Series results Race1, Race2 of 4.
A great windsurf legend has died. We will never forget him.
Western Australia's IRC competitors will line up again this weekend for a passage race on Saturday and a resail of the windward-leeward racing on Sunday. Teams are midway through the Pantaenius Australia 2015 WA IRC Championship.
Further Drama in High Stakes Racing at Kite Worlds in Italy
Dame Ellen MacArthur tore the record books apart and threw them overboard when she set off on an around the world record attempt in 2005. By February 7, she became the fastest person (not just woman) to sail around the world solo, doing it in 71 days, 14
Nocher Clinches Kite Foil Championship in Italy with Imperious Display
Leading Kite Course Board Racers Trade Top Spots in Topsy-Turvy Contests
Spaniard's Consistency Proves Telling in Engrossing Kite Racing Battles
This week Slingshot was one of the first cabs off the rank to release new gear - one standout was their new wave kite, appropriately named the 'Wave SST'.
You're never too old to go sailing, but maybe there's an age cut-off for the tiny 8ft Sabot Class, normally reserved for children under the age of 16.
The worlds most famous stand up paddler and his wife, Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece just got a whole lot more famous for all the right reasons. On the contrary to what you might think if we told you they were photographed completely starkers.
Tight High-Octane Racing in Ideal Conditions Throws Up Enthralling Battles
It's not all about the racing for many stand up paddlers, and an event like Race the Lake of the Sky highlights many facets of the incredibly diverse sport of stand up paddling.
Whether you're still in the boat and never tried kayak fishing, or just getting started in the Kayak fishing department, pro fisher-yak-man Brian Vincent has a few tips to help you along.
It's got whales, shipwrecks, deserted point breaks and sequence after sequence of the worlds best professional surfers. Guys like Owen Wright, Craig Anderson, Liard Hamilton and Dion Agius to name a few.
Don't let the wintery conditions put a stop to your fishing! Rug up and get out to the coast for a fish while nobody else is!
Cruising across the reef on a twintip is nice, but have you ever wanted to see more of what's under your board?
Near Flawless Performance Gives Nocher Edge in Thrilling Kite Foil Championship Opener
The Back Mobe is one of kiteboarding's sweetest moves you can learn. Easily worthy of pro status at your local, stomping a solid backmobe will certainly attract attention.
Tricky Conditions With Gusty Cross-Offshore Winds Cut Short Racing
All it takes is a little know-how, several hours and some old stuff laying around in the shed to make your very own hydrofoil. It makes you wonder why we didn't think of this years ago!
"I've always wondered what it's like at that beach now. Were the locals inspired by getting a taste for surfing? The fantasy was, that they created a thriving surf scene." Tells Filmmaker Jamie Tierney.
Have you ever tried taking your pooch for a paddle? Some dogs love it, some don't, and this guy Ollie. He don't.
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