The Best Kiteboarding Adventures Happen in Winter!
Don't let numb fingers and toes get you down, kiteboarding in winter can be one serious adventure. Get out there!

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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.
Up on the Northern end of the Great Barrier Reef, lies an island named in the 1700's by Captain Cook. He called it Lizard Island, because there were nothing by Lizards inhabiting it - now there's two monkeys too.
Translating to World of Wind, this event in France is one of the biggest and best when it comes to freestyle windsurfing.
Are you're interested in learning to Stand Up Paddle but just don't know where to start? The best way to learn is to book a SUP lesson from an accredited Stand Up Paddle trainers in your area but to get you started we've come up with some beginners tips
Does this mean we should be calling Kai Lenny a 'Super' Waterman? This week he wasn't going to let a sore ankle keep him dry.
I'm so happy to join the Simmer Style INT team and in the same time also take on selling all their products as a sales representative here.
The final heats of the WA Sabre State Championships were hosted at the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club on the 11th March.
There's nothing worse than reeling in your line to find a completely empty hook. Fishing is supposed to get YOU a free lunch... Not the fish!
More than just an awesome event poster - the Mermimbula Sailboard club have been hosting an event for Mal riders for the past 30 years. This years, is called the DoMALd.
Make friends in the lineup - not enemies! Follow these simple rules to stand up paddle surfing and keep the good vibes flowing in the lineup.
How to make your own surfboard hydrofoil - using just a few bits of wood and some fiberglass.
Trade or your old F-One gear
You will be catching more mud crabs than you can eat on one Sunday arvo with these tips!
Downwind hydrofoiling hasn't really 'taken off', so to say... But surfing? Holes are being drilled in surf SUPs everywhere!
Australia's Largest Offshore Regatta will be continuing in 2017, with operations on Hamilton Island expected to be running at 100% by August.
From the Rhino, to the Rebel, Dice and now the Ace. North Kiteboarding have been delivering great kites to kiteboarders since 2001.
Hidden in the mountains, with access by airplane only, this kite spot is a perfect flat water freestyle haven. Guaranteed to be secluded.
Hydrofoils are adding a new element to windsurfing
Three kites, two boards, a harness and a pump in one bag? Easy, just follow these tips to help you fit all your kite gear in one bag, and it will arrive safe and sound to your winter kite safari.
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