Built in NSW - The worlds most exciting monohulls

Tucked away in a shed on the Central Coast of NSW, is a small group of guys who build what was the wet-dream of every young sailor in the world. The 18ft Skiff.

Stand very, very still... Manatee's swim here

Easily confused for dolphins and sharks at a distance, they're always startling when you're paddling on a SUP, but Dugongs and Manatees are harmless.

Noosa Festival of Surfing - It's got everything but the shar

From longboards to no boards, the Noosa Festival of Surfing celebrates all things surf, at one of the worlds most iconic breaks - First Point, Noosa.

Richard Branson kiting with Adventure Sports in Noosa

Adventure Sports had the pleasure of hosting Sir Richard Branson for a downwinder in Noosa

Casino Carp Catchers - Bounty posted for Carp.

Wanted: Dead, not alive. It's that time of year where recreational anglers in NSW train their sites on Carp, in an attempt to reduce their population.

Sailing to Antarctica, and bringing it home to share

If you ask a sailor the question, most would tell you of one place they'd love to sail one day.

Master and Apprentice - Skipping School to chase slabs.

Russel Bierke is a name you may not have heard before, but rest assured, after this clip of him dropping in to a slabby left in Western Australia, he'll be on screens all over the world.

The Kalama Catch - Stop the Splash!

If a huge eruption of water comes flying towards your ankles, you're pulling too early! Instead, let the blade enter the water cleanly first, then pull it towards you once it's submerged.

Kiteboarding around Burning Man in the Desert

Burning Man is the yearly festival of all things alternative. Held in the middle of the desert, somewhere in Navada, it's something that has to be experienced to be truly believed.

Doing a 'Slater' - That trick nobody knows what to name...

It's been a big couple of months in the surfing world. First the shark frenzy (by the media that is), then the backflip, and this week, it's this thing by Kelly Slater. Nobody knows what to call it.

8% of Australian's commute to work by SUP

It's on the internet, so it must be true! English newspaper 'The Daily Star' reported this week on a group of stand up paddlers choosing to paddle to school, comparing them to Aussie workers.

Liquid Force takes the 2015 AWSI brand of the Year Award!

Top award in the Surf Industry goes to Liquid Force Kiteboarding

Fanatic Boardriders since 1981

Like the sport or not, our windsurfing brethren play a huge part in the equipment we use as Stand Up Paddlers! Fanatic are one of those companies who moved into the stand up paddling game when the sport kicked off several years ago, but that old windsurfi

National Kiteboarding League (NKL) Launches for AUS and NZ

Commencing on the Gold Coast in November 2015, the 7-round Classic Holidays' National Kiteboarding League (NKL) series will travel to five Australian states plus Christchurch, NZ, for a 4-day event in each location, boosting the profile of the sport in Au

Free Bait - Use Barnacles!

Barnacles grow everywhere underwater, and you might be surprised to know just how many critters are living inside it all!

Nautor's Swan 115 - Elegance

At 115ft long, the Finnish yacht maker Nautor's Swan 115 is turning heads, with many calling it one of the most beautiful yachts of all time

The Foil Kites are here to stay - Chrono 2 by Ozone

Shocking the world with the ultra-high-aspect race kite, the Chrono early last year, Ozone kiteboarding just followed it up with the Chrono 2, a kite more akin to a paraglider than anything else.

Izzy Gomez gets her Wings - Surfing in Tahiti

She used to be the up-and-comer female surfer of the Starboard SUP team, but a few years later, the still-in-her-teens Izzy Gomez is surfing with the best, this week in Tahiti.

Reno Romeu soars 100m high in Venezuala - North's Beyond

It has all the quality ingredients of a good kite movie - surly looking locals, crystal blue water and crispy new kites. The riding isn't too shabby either, with the biggest baddest freestylers on the North team strutting their stuff on the all new North

Surfing's Latest 'Moment' in the spotlight: The backflip

Ex 'Big Brother' contestant, ex gymnast, current advocate for having fun in the surf: Dor Damari paddles into a tiny wave on a foamy. He pops up, looks around and launches into a backflip.

Getting Wings - Making a carbon kite-hydrofoil video

If you're a regular in the kiteboarding forums then you'll know all about the hundreds of home-made hydrofoil projects being started around the country.

Nobile is back for 2016!

Nobile is back in Australia with the new 2016 range!

Work in the SUP industry in WA

Cat Fishing in Alabama

No joke, they were actually out there targeting catfish, when a kitten (the furry, paw licking kind) paddled up to their boat.

Candice Appleby leaves Bark, joins Infinity

The California based Surf company Infinity has announced that one of stand up paddlings fastest females has just left her major sponsor to join their 'Speed Freaks' team.

Lee-boards are cool again - Gitana Mono 60

Who would have thought that lee-boards would see a comeback in competitive sailing? The brand new Gitana Mono 60 'Edmond De Rothschild' has just been launched, and quite literally blew itself out of the water.