Not free for the taking, but it's worth it - Cocos Islands
Tom Hebert and Reno Romeu hit the island paradise off the West Australian coast, but they find that you need to give back, in order to score the perfect kiteboarding conditions.
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Tom Hebert and Reno Romeu hit the island paradise off the West Australian coast, but they find that you need to give back, in order to score the perfect kiteboarding conditions.
A unique way of exercising, a great way to burn calories, and new way of using your SUP!
It's faster, it's easier to fly, it inflates faster, and it deflates faster. How? Because Ozone said it had to.
Off the coast of Exmouth in WA, one man reeled in a monster last week, starting off 2018 with an Aussie record.
New style, same team based event. Kite Jam is back in 2018, and now going global!
As Australia swelters through a heat wave this weekend, the US is shivering in their wetsuit booties. No more so than these guys
Handle passes, backflips and round-the-boat shenanigans, this guy is taking wakestyle into the future by doing it on a foil.
News Years Resolution for 2018 - Tick! These guys scored on day one...
The new range of Halco Lures
It was one of those partnerships that we thought would continue for a looooooooong time. And it did, 16 years, but today Kai Lenny split with Naish.
It's that time of year again! Make a difference to your paddling in 2018, by setting some goals and targets for your paddling.
They handed him a kite, and said 'try and break this!'.
Four ladies. Four surfers. A whole line of retro swimwear and a few minutes to show it all off.
It's not an event ok! But this weekend, 24 paddlers raced from Point Arkwright to Cotton Tree, Matt Nottage and Kate Baker were the winners, and it will be on again next year. Want an invite? You can't have one!
This week was picture perfect in Perth. Blue skies, green arrows and for once, it all fell on the week that most Australian's have off. The Xmas to New Years break!
It's one of the best moves in kite foiling, but unlike the same move on a twintip, it's not easy!
The largest fines in fishing history were handed out this week in a NSW court, over an illegal fishing scheme based on the overfishing of Rock Lobsters.
These two mates have been waiting for a solid foil session all Hawaiian winter. Finally, the scored one, hitting pipeline with the foil.
I'm Bruna Kajiya, and I dedicate my life to kiteboarding.
Lose your Ego. Trust your shaper. Forget about 'that' board. Accept that it's not going to last - and love your next board!
Everybody can foil with the 3.3m UFO from Fulcrum Speedworks. And now they're coming to Australia.
Setting a new world record, with a boost of 29.0m, Josh Emanuel is now almost certain to score an entry to the Red Bull King of the Air.
Cheesy title aside, this foil surfing is remarkable due to the glassy water and silky smooth skills of the foiler - Ludovic Dulou.
Not only is this some of the most incredible sailing you will see, it's certainly the most unconformable. With freezing cold water, huge swell and constant spray in the your face.
A genius idea for SUP foilers this week, which will leave you wondering why you never thought of it!
Don't get sucked into mowing the lawn, try these three kiteboarding tricks that will improve your kiteboarding this weekend!
Andy Irons went back to back on his first world title, John John wants that too. Then he's after Kelly....
Tony Smith is the guy behind a small company making SUPS in the US, and he tells an incredible story of his journey from making a project SUP in his backyard, to paddling down tiny rivers in Nicaragua where nobody has ever seen a stand up paddle board.
After Jesse Richman set the record back in 2013, being towed up by a boat to a height of 240m using his kitesurfing kite, Nick Jacobsen has finally had the opportunity to beat him. Smashing the record, soaring to 277m high!
Slowly spreading across the sky, a lightning bolt in super slow motion is mesmerizing to watch. Absorb yourself in it right now!
Up close and tactical racing from the Volvo Ocean Race, in South Africa's Big Bay.
They're the worlds fastest ocean racers, and Kevin Langeree wanted to try and keep up with them on his kiteboard...
Got your kitesurfing certification and looking to teach kitesurfing in WA?
Hard-to-buy-for angler in your life? No sweat. Here's five ideas which will leave them smiling.
You know the typical layout... Bunks in the stern, nav table/galley/lounge in the middle and double bed in the nose. Not this one...
Freezing waves, thick wetsuits, angry sea lions. This clip is one of the best to come from the Hawaiian Summer...
Winner of five consecutive Pro Kiteboard Riders' Association (PKRA) world titles, Aaron Hadlow, will return to Perth next month (9 December) to defend his 2016 Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton (RBL2L) Twin Tip title.
These three are in for a real chance of scoring a wild card entry to this years Red Bull King of the Air, and make for some amazing viewing.
"More than anything this is just a metaphor for the funny little world we live in. We all know it doesn't last forever so we're just enjoying it while we can." - Craig Cunningham
Stand up paddle boards don't fit underneath Christmas trees, so we've got 5 Christmas Gift Ideas for Stand Up Paddlers that won't break the bank, (in fact they're all under $50!)
For the first time, competitors will wear tracking devices and can be followed in real time
The Merimbula Classic incorporating the Australian National Title for 2017 is a wrap.
Get down to Mandurah for this great SUP event and have a go. Get involved. Meet new friends.
Looking to learn the absolute basics of SUP foiling? This video from Horue will show you how to get started.
It's even better than a postcard... This spot is an absolute must see, if you love light wind kite foiling.
An underwater photoshoot with a couple of kiteboarders makes for some amazing shots!
Truly revolutionary for the sport of sailing and promising faster speeds, safer sailing and more exciting races. These foiling monohulls will change sailing.
This is some of the smoothest SUP foiling you've seen yet, from Zane Schwietzer
In a speed channel in France, one kiteboarder has ridden faster than anyone ever has before. 57.97 knots!
The holy grail of many an angler, the GT (Giant Trevally) is big, powerful and puts up the fight of a lifetime. They're not easy to catch, especially off the rocks, but the boys from Morningtide have it down to an artform.
Shocked at how expensive SUP foils are? Here's three ways to buy a cheap one!
How can a tiny little piece of composite cost as much as an entire SUP? Here's three reasons why SUP Foils are so expensive (but totally worth it!)
Would you expect a car to perform well with flat tires? Kites are the same! All manufacturers base their kites around a specific pressure, so here's how to make sure your kite is flying at its best.
Did you know that a lot of brands all use the same factory in China to make their surfboards, sups and sailboards?
Not the biggest, not the cleanest, but there was still some craaaaaaaazy waves surfed at Portugal's big wave capital on Wednesday the 8th November.
Two girls on Oahu's North Shore have put together one of the biggest comps ever to be held at Waimea Bay! Betty Depolito and Wrenna Delgado are the women behind the Red Bull Queen of the Bay, and if they pull it off, 36 women will be thrust into the big w
It was big. It was gnarly, and on this incredibly rare occasion; it was windy. So Jesse Richman pumped up and went out to kite Portugal's Nazare...
In 2017, we've shared a lot of videos featuring Roger 'The Dogman' Saunders, so when we heard about a highlight reel making its way onto YouTube, we got over there quick-smart for a squiz.
Limited in production, hand finished, and the highest quality you'll find in windsurfing, one guy from Melbourne is going it on his own with a bespoke brand.
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