Reports, Happenings, Events
While Australian SUP Rentals are pretty slow during winter, this year over the 4th of July weekend, the USA had it's biggest few days in SUP Rental History. Unfortunately for one new paddler, it was his last.
A year off skiing allowed this daughter to spend some quality time with her dad. What did they do? They went fishing, like they always have...
There's no rivalry more fierce than that between QLD and NSW at State of Origin time. Except for anything between Australia and New Zealand. Could 2021 be the comeback of an Aussie contender in the Americas Cup?
A Perth based company has just started up, with a massive library of fins that you can test out for less than you paid for your smashed avo breakfast this morning.
There's always one who shows up before the seabreeze, and packs up in the dark. Fanatic have a team of these people, windsurfers who are 'Addicted to Ride'.
Stand Up. Speak Out. That's what it says on the back of his shirt, and that's how he's going to raise awareness and support for violence in the home.
The iconic Aussie event will add a new reason to its long, long list of things that bring kiteboarders back each and every year.
Fresh off the shaping room floor, is a whole stack of new foil boards from JP Australia. This trend isn't going away soon!
Plans for an International Fishing Series TV show to be filmed in Townsville hope to bring Asian tourists to the area.
They've done tandem, they entered last year as a trio, and this year, they plan to stick four sailors on a speed board and win the Defi Wind....
When three blokes decided to turn some heads at Defi Wind, they designed a board that can take three rigs!
This pic is not photoshopped, this jetski really did land on top of the surfer he JUST towed in!
This is a truly spectacular place to be stand up paddling - these guys from Fanatic scored some incredible conditions in the French Alps for whitewater SUP.
Think foils are for weekend kiters and freeriders? Think again. Even the hottest wakestyle riders are getting their foil on!
You may remember 'The Boss', from 'How to Dock Like a Boss' a few years ago. Well, he's back again with a sail, that characteristic belly and style you wish you had on the boat ramp...
On top of John John, Slater, and best of all - he's just won at Cloudbreak, his first international win, and he's currently number 1.
This windsurfer is jumping so high, he could have taken out nearby kiteboarding kites. Well, if any were game enough to be out there riding that is!
Seabreeze.com.au Community member David (DJ) John shows how to apply protective rail tape to your stand up paddle board with the 'wet method'.
Don't let numb fingers and toes get you down, kiteboarding in winter can be one serious adventure. Get out there!
It's seriously one of the best fun SUP competitions in Australia, pity it's a bit chilly!
A cloudy winter beach break, a sunny warm display of SUP surfing. Don't miss this chicks smooth style and exceptional tail slides.
Would you be comfortable wearing a life jacket whenever you set foot in your tinny? Whether you're at anchor, cruising down the river, or in open ocean? Have your say!
The Aussie grommie turned pro from Melbourne, Ewan Jaspan has just won something better than the world tour - the Wind Voyage Triple S in Cape Hatteras.
If there was an award for the worst artificial reef in the world for surfing - Narrowneck on the Gold Coast would win it. With an unanimous vote. But that might change in August!
The boys from Smith Optics jumped the 90 miles from Florida to Cuba, for a weekend of fly fishing in the untouched oasis that is the Cayo Cruz Marine Park.
Hydrofoils are both simple, and more complicated than you could ever imagine! Get the gist of how they work in this article.
If you've ever jumped on an Unlimited category race SUP, you know how unstable they are. Imagine paddling one for 24 hours straight, and trying to break a distance record. Bart De Zwart just did it in Switzerland, coming oh-so-close to 200km.
The Americas Cup contenders aren't the only ones making history on foils this week, the world of SUP Foiling has seen some incredible developments, that might mark a turning point in the sports history.
Hanging out for a session, but there's no wind? No worries! Head down to your local Cable Park for some practice this winter.
Episode 2 of Ruben Lenten's On The Fly is out, and they get fined by the cops, climb a fence they didn't need to, and score a mediocre session in France. But it's next episode we can't wait for!
Jack O'Neil has passed away at the age of 94, at home in his iconic Santa Cruz beach house, where he's looked over the ocean with one eye since 1959.
A crowdfunding campaign has developed a surfboard fin that acts like a medical bracelet, and tells your rescuers that you don't support a shark cull if you get bitten.
South Africa brings out strange things in some people, and when the Cabrinha team showed up in search of some seriously strong winds - they got up to a bit of mischief. You'll have to wait until the 1st of June to see it all, but right now, Cabrinha are t
Watch as Kai Lenny creates his own mini tornadoes underwater, as he silently cruises by with this hydrofoil.
In the short moment between winching the boat up your trailer, and driving up the ramp to secure it, QLD Police say you must wear a seatbelt, as one boatie found out this week in Caloundra.
With all the mod-cons of a cruiser, and all the performance of a racer (and more!) Pro Snowboarder Travis Rice wanted to exprience the action for himself.
Most kiteboarders today would have never even seen a two line kite, let alone ridden one! But guys were there back in 1996 when it all began, so if anyone is bound to get nostalgic, it's them!
That's a lot of dogs for a single board, but with none-other than the legendary 'Dog Whisperer' Chris De Aboitiz on board - it happened this week in the town of 1770.
If that old spool of fishing line is getting a bit old, UV damaged, or just a little short for your liking, then it's time to re-spool!
Do you own a 2017 Cabrinha kite and control bar? Run down to the garage, and check it for these components before your next session.
You may have seen two kites stacked together by a couple of groms at a kiteboarding comp, but have you ever seen four?
Three-wave hold-downs, 100ft faces and no prize money. You only surf waves like this if you love it, and this group of surfers do.
Why let the Americas Cup have all the fun? Next year the Volvo Ocean Race will be running with two boats, and BOTH have hydrofoils.
It's been an exceptional racing season in WA, but after four rounds - the three on the podium were well in front!
This hilarious clip from surfer Lauren Hill is a slap in the face to all that is sexy in women's surfing. It's real, it's in your face, it's laugh out loud funny.
Cheap, modern, and oh-so-cool. The foiling O'Pen BIC concept is here, and kids everywhere want one.
We've all heard that Ruben Lenten had cancer. He got hit hard by it, but now he's back and doing the same crazy stuff he used to.
High performance meets high volume in this merger between two SUP companies, famous for different reasons.
Windsurfers have surfed some mountains before, but they've been made of water. This mountain is made of rocks, and snow.
Not just for surfing, this foil from Naish brings the age-old SUP/Windsurf combo board into the new age.
It's steep, it's sketchy, and its shallow. The Vaz brothers join Felippe Gaspar and Lucas Medeiros for a session in Indonesia.
Picking up a fish is best done with a firm grip, fearless attitude and a little know-how. We can help with the last one!
We should be out paddling, but we're having a sale!
Learning to kitesurf has never been easier! If you're thinking about getting started in the sport, go and chat with an instructor today.
Throwing a bar to yourself? That's unheard of, but Keahi just did it with a kite, a hydrofoil and a wave. You HAVE to see this!
It might just revolutionize professional kiteboarding, because never before has there been a pro tour that is exclusively for park style riding. The Kite Park Leage is up and running for real now, and expect greatness.
It's a heavy right hander that rears its ugly head in the biggest of storms, and the backdrop is the Sydney CBD. That's Red Bull Cape Fear, in a nutshell.
It's a different world out there, and thinking twice about riding in the colder months might save more than just a bad hair day...
Tips on getting that fish from the end of your line, into the esky. Part One in our series of basic Fishing How-To articles. You've got a fish on the end of your line, now what?
Armed with a quiver of surfboards and a stash of Ozone Reo's, Ryland Blakeney booked a plane ticket to Indo with the promise of a sick left hander.
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