Yachts drop anchor during race at Hamilton Island Race Week.
Light winds have hampered racing off Hamilton Island with the first two days of racing being held in winds in the sub 5 knot range, allowing the high performance divisions to shine.
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Light winds have hampered racing off Hamilton Island with the first two days of racing being held in winds in the sub 5 knot range, allowing the high performance divisions to shine.
Every year in winter, small groups of shop owners get flown all over the world by kiteboarding companies showing off shiney new kites and slick looking boards.
Entries for this year's SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014, close this Friday, 22nd August.
The Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week fleet continued to experience strong winds and close racing on the penultimate day of the seven-day anniversary event.
Amazing new technology allows you to view kiteboarding from the perspective of a rider - AND control the viewpoint with your mouse
Five, Four, One, BOOM! The cannon off the Hamilton Island Yacht club will be firing in a couple of days time for the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race week.
Hidden in the backcountry is a not-so-little place Jennie likes to call home. With smooth, reliable wind flow, untracked Aussie Pow and plenty of hills to glide from; welcome to Snowkite Base Camp, Thredbo NSW.
It's the age old question that helps beginners stand out from the crowd, but to many it is a chance to show off their personal discoveries in the scientific field of fish bait.
The tragic death of an Australian Surfer in Western Sumbawa this week shines a spotlight on the dangers of surfing, both locally and overseas in bigger swells. Peter Luke, 27, died while surfing Scar Reef in a swell reported to be around five meters.
Today Fanatic pushed the big red button and sent their SUP/Surf Collection for 2015 out onto the internet. Their all new website not only looks fresh, but has all the product info you could ever ask for. Here's the low-down on what's changed, what's new a
For those sailors who saw the forecast and the rain, and decided to stay tucked up onshore today , they missed out on a perfect final racing day for the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week.
Could this be the start of Kai Lenny's departure from competitive stand up paddling? He wouldn't be first to wind down competiting in search of an acting job!
Day 4 of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week saw the monohull, multihull and Sports Boats fleet saw the record fleet encounter another day of challenging racing conditions and plenty of action.
But when done right, a little bit of artwork on a board can go a long way, as surfers have been showing off for years. Alex Lewis-Hughes has done just that with his newly designed graphics on the Axis range in 2015. Not too hot, not too cold.
With Lay Day almost over the 135-boat record fleet competing in the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week regatta and the Whitsunday Sailing Club race management team are starting to turn their attention towards the next three day's weather and races
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The Multihull Racing Division for this year's Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week, which starts on Saturday, has attracted a surprising and impressive team of sailors to its ranks.
Tony Kirby's Ker 46 Patrice showed the IRC fleet how it is done when they took centre stage on Pioneer Bay today in the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week winning two from two races to remain in first overall.
The record fleet of 135 monohulls and multihulls have spent today carefully checking and re-checking every piece of race equipment as they prepare for tomorrow's start of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week regatta.
The weather models said there would be wind and rain today, and they were right as the south-east kicked up high on Pioneer Bay for Day 1 of the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week.
The life of a kite model is a complex thing. Every year, undergoing careful and calculated refinement from it's companies R&D team, before emerging 'All New!" at the beginning of the season. Some change for the better, some for the worse, and some have be
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Hadlow and Winkowska Top the Singles in Germany
It's not every day that you see a guy honking down the face of a fun sized wave, with his legs crossed, floppy hat waving in the wind and a Bintang in hand.
A cast like that isn't a big deal for some, but when you can't see, things are a little bit harder. Cynthia is legally blind, but has achieved the personal milestone completely unassisted.
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We've all seen it, and most of us have done it. You know, that old trick where the wife's standing on the ramp, the kids are in the boat, the car is parked and the day is gorgeous. Where's the key?
Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Teasing Winds at the PKRA Germany
Peter Townend, the grandson of the local Publican was one of two standouts of the era, him and Rabbit Bartolemew, world champ of 1978 and known for being 'that guy' everyone knew was crazy. In contrast to Peter, known as 'PT' who was polished, professiona
In the interest of safety, Transport WA in conjunction with WAKSA have implemented new laws requiring the use of PFD (Personal Floatation Devices), Flares and EPIRB devices when kiteboarding more than 400m offshore.
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The modern form of stand up paddling has been around for over 10 years now, and developed into a major discipline in both the surfing, and paddling world. But who are the guys and girls who shone the spotlight on stand up paddling? We've found five paddle
Have you ever had an invite to a party that seemed too good to be true? You know, the kinds of party where there's pretty girls, sunset beers and professional kiteboarders everywhere you turn? Everybody knows!
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After 58 days on the water, Will Schmidt has just surfed into Mexico. He's paddled all the way from Canada, and broken two records along the way. What an amazing paddle!
The close of entries for this year's SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, which is being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014, is just around the corner.
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You know you've got a serious boat, when fixing the internals of your mast requires a guy to get inside it.
There is just one day left for skippers to enter their boat in the record-breaking Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week being held from 8th to 15th August 2014.
Prized game fish, and dream catch of Anglers around the world, the Striped Marlin is probably number one on the 'must catch' list. But when this guy hooked a 147kg monster off the NSW coast, he wasn't expecting to reel in his whole line.
After some encouragement, we paddled out and took our place in the lineup. The session itself was alright, but the outcome was what I had hoped for. Son two and three were stoked, chatty, smiling, and they had had fun. They had given it a go, which was al
They call it SUPstacle, and despite what you're thinking, it's not a medical condition involving Sup and your. Well you know.
Kiteboarding is one of those sports which invites participants of all kinds. From topless photo shoots to the best mustache we've ever seen, we bring you a list of five whacky and downright strange kiteboarders that are dear to our hearts.
A new brand of T-Shirts for kitesurfers now available in Australia
Denis Thompson is the ring master of Australia's east coast winter keelboat and multihull racing circuit that started on the weekend with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
Gerry Lopez is a legend of stand up paddling. The guy has been at the forefront of the sports development, shaping both the lifestyle paddling provides, and the equipment we use to participate in it.
Have you ever returned from a kiteboarding session to find one of your struts isn't quite as 'happy' as it should be? Leaks in struts are pretty common, and could be caused by any number of things. The good news, is these leaks are easily fixed yourself a
It's been hailed as QLD's version of the Lighthouse to Leighton, without the weed issues. So when Australia's fastest racers get on the ferry to Magnetic Island on the 29th of August; we're in for a show.
Over the ditch in New Zealand, a 54 year old guy named Roy Stuart has made headlines all over the world by slapping an exorbitant price tag on one of his hand-made paulownia surfboards. Named 'The Rampant', this marvel is hand carved from Paulownia, with
With summer fast approaching, why not use the downtime to give your outboard a once over?
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Whales migrating north, Killer-jellyfish spreading south, Clown fish swim to Sydney. Stop the press! A Mangrove Jack has been caught off Eden in far southern New South Whales. What's going on with the world?
Treat your paddle like the fragile shaft of tightly wound carbon fiber that it is, because the damage you cause today, might just bite you in the butt tomorrow.
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Kite Townsville's International Kiteboarding Championship will provide a dramatic back-drop to the annual SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week with both events being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014.
Kite Townsville's International Kiteboarding Championship will provide a dramatic back-drop to the annual SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week with both events being held from 28th August to 2nd September 2014.
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