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Kitesurfing

How to change your life in 6 easy steps. Learn to Kite!

Learning to kitesurf has never been easier! If you're thinking about getting started in the sport, go and chat with an instructor today.

Kitesurfing

Old F-One Gear Wanted

Trade or your old F-One gear

Windsurfing

Check out these new Windsurfing foils

Hydrofoils are adding a new element to windsurfing

Fishing

Catch More Mud Crabs With These Tips!

You will be catching more mud crabs than you can eat on one Sunday arvo with these tips!

Stand Up Paddle

Will Foiling become a Division at your next Surf Comp?

Downwind hydrofoiling hasn't really 'taken off', so to say... But surfing? Holes are being drilled in surf SUPs everywhere!

Sailing

Even Gusts of 142kts Won't Stop Hammo Race Week!

Australia's Largest Offshore Regatta will be continuing in 2017, with operations on Hamilton Island expected to be running at 100% by August.

Kitesurfing

A short history of North Kiteboarding

From the Rhino, to the Rebel, Dice and now the Ace. North Kiteboarding have been delivering great kites to kiteboarders since 2001.

Kitesurfing

Secret Kite Spot in NZ - Access By Airplane Only!

Hidden in the mountains, with access by airplane only, this kite spot is a perfect flat water freestyle haven. Guaranteed to be secluded.

Kitesurfing

How to Pack a Kiteboarding Travel Bag

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.

Fishing

How to Bait a Prawn (Put it on your hook)

Think you know how to bait a prawn? Think again! These three tips will ensure you're not giving a free lunch to your catch.

Windsurfing

Chasing the Wind: Inspirational Windsurfing Video

To escape his fathers struggle with ALS, Jesper Vesterstroem went windsurfing. When his father passed away, it drove him to sail more, win more, and become a world champion.

Surfing

Sharks in the lineup halt Margaret River Pro

The final day of the Margaret River Pro was put on pause after Filipe Toledo and Kolohe Andino noticed some big splashes out the back...

Stand Up Paddle

What's all the fuss about with Hydrofoils?

Why are these things causing such a stir in the Stand Up Paddling world? And it is worth giving a foil a try?

Sailing

Disaster and Near Misses during Americas Cup Training

A very (very!) near capsize for Oracle Team USA, and disaster for Artemis Racing, who lost a brand new wing sail this week in Bermuda.

Fishing

5 Tips to Catch the Ellusive Salmon this Winter

Salmon are not only one of the best eating fish around, they're one of the hardest to catch with a rod and reel. Use these five tips to help land one next time you're out fishing

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Polo coming to Terrigal Lakes - Try it out!

Two teams. Two Goals. One Ball. Weird Paddles with holes cut in them. SUP Polo is coming to Terrigal Lake, and you can try it out!

Surfing

Kai Lenny just surfed a shortboard for 50nm!

Paddling in to a gentle ocean swell, Lenny surfed the Alenuih?h? Channel for 50nm on a shortboard.

Kitesurfing

Pro Kiteboarders are living in 'The Bubble'.

The lavish life of a professional kiteboarder is amazing. Surf, Sun, Sand - they're living a life that some could only dream of. But they call it 'living in the bubble', and they want to share what it's really like.

Stand Up Paddle

Someone Shaped Dogman a Pro Model, and it RIPS!

Fat up top, skinny down the tail, and kinda short. No we're not talking about Dogman, but his new board!

Kitesurfing

A True Test of a Kiteboarders Skill: CR:X Class

One-design classes are the standard in sailing, and soon to be kiteboarding with Neil Prydes CR:X Class, a convertible foil/twintip setup that evens the playing field for racers.

Windsurfing

Feelin' the Cape Rhythm with Fanatic

Long days, strong winds and perfect cross-off conditions made Cape Town the perfect winter training location for the team from Fanatic and North Sails.

Windsurfing

Surf Sail Australia Mega Easter Now On

Online or Instore, Windsurf, Kitesurf, Surf, Skimboard, Skateboard, Wetties, Sunnies and surf clothing...all reduced!

Kitesurfing

Just for Jumping - Ozone Announces Edge V9

Now that foil kites have overtaken inflatables for racing, Ozone could bring back the Edge to its roots. Boosting HUGE and floating for days.

Kitesurfing

New Cloud Types Defined - First time in 30 years!

From 'Roll Clouds' to Contrails, the World Meteorological Organisation has classified a bunch of new cloud types for the first time since 1987 - thanks to the internet and people posting pictures of nasty looking storms.

Sailing

Next Generation Life Jackets for the America Cup

When you're sailing space-age boats that fly, you need something a little more advanced to protect you than an old Type 2 PFD.

Power Boats

These 5 Spare Parts Will Save The Day!

Spending an hour to round up these handy spare parts will save your fishing trip at least once in your life. Promise!

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Racing: Get into it this winter!

Winter is racing season here in Australia - and if you've never entered a stand up paddling event before, now is the perfect time to get started!

Stand Up Paddle

The Pivot Turn

Turns are a fast and efficient way of turning up to 180 degrees or more. They are used in general paddling but also in races to perform buoy turns and turning to catch waves whilst SUP surfing.

Kitesurfing

Win a Core Kite

You and a friend can win a brand new Core kite just for answering some questions to a survey

Surfing

Medina Sends Kelly Back to the Retirement Home..

A priority takeoff. Some ramblings in the competitors tent, and an early knockout for Kelly Slater. It all happened at this weeks Quicksilver Pro.

Sailing

Sabre Sailing WA State Championship2016/2016

The final heats of the WA Sabre State Championships were hosted at the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club on the 11th March.

Fishing

The Sneaky Rod Tap - A Practical Joke for Anglers

As is often the case. The simplest jokes are the best! In this case, a little tap on the end of a fishing rod can send a mate into a frenzy!!

Kitesurfing

Naish Bring Back a Legend - The Boxer is Back!

The Naish Boxer was a familiar name at beaches between 2001 and 2007. But after a decade, Naish decided it's time to bring it back.

Sailing

The Best Dinghy Choice for Junior Sailors - Flying 11!

With strong fleets, cheap running costs and simple sailing characteristics, the Flying 11 is a perfect boat for young sailors transitioning out of Sabots or Optimists.

Stand Up Paddle

Highlights from the 12 Towers Downwinder.

200 paddlers. 25 knots. A 3 foot swell and a stand-out team of organisers pulled together a highlight in the 2017 SUP calendar. The 12 Towers.

Windsurfing

Windforce Closing Down - Huge Carpark Sale!

On the 1st of April '17, Windforce in Perth will close its doors and lay everything out in the carpark. Grab a bargain and help them clear some stock.

Kitesurfing

North Releases First Foil Kite - The Ace.

A foil kite from North, called the Ace. Continuing their Vegas themed naming structure, and promising to be the fastest foil of them all.

Fishing

One dead. Two rescued. Sydney Rock Fishing Tragedy.

Two men jumped in to help a mate in the water off Manly this weekend, but of the three, only two will be fishing again another day...

Kitesurfing

Behind the Scenes Testing with Cabrinha's Pat Goodman.

Legendary kite designer Pat Goodman shows how they're testing prototypes of the 2018 Cabrinha FX, with Nick Jacobsen in Maui, Hawaii.

Kitesurfing

Big Moves in Bikinis - The Kite Sista Chicks in Brazil.

The Cumbuco Lagoon in Brazil is famous for dune buggies, bikinis and the worlds best freestyle kiteboarders. You've seen the spot before, but these girls take the location to another level.

Surfing

Surfing in it's absolute purest form.

This is as close to surfing like a dolphin as you can get! Mark Drewelow swims in and surfs inside some little waves in the USA...

Stand Up Paddle

Three Takeaways from Chris Bertish's Incredible SUP Crossing

While you might not fancy spending 93 days at sea. You can certainly take something way from this monumental journey by stand up paddle board.

Stand Up Paddle

Zephyr SUP Tours go paddling in the Cocos Keeling Attol

The crew from the Cocos Islands are back this winter, with a whole new SUP based holiday package around the Coco Keeling atoll.

Fishing

Three Tips to Increase Your Casting Distance

Reach that other bank, get over to the good section of the reef, or simply out-cast your mates. These three tips allow you to cast further!

Stand Up Paddle

Cheeky Racoon Tries to Steal Stand Up Paddlers Lunch

Think your lunch is safe while paddling? Think again!! This Racoon tries to make off with a dry bag filled with snacks.

Power Boats

Insane Tinnie Racing on the Murray River

Around bends barely wide enough to fit the boats through, these guys are racing 30hp fishing tinnies at speeds over 80kmph. It's nuts, it's very Australian, it's called the Red Bull Dinghy Derby.

Windsurfing

Jesper Orth joins Simmer Style as a team rider and importer

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.

Surfing

Now THIS is Big Wave Surfing. Nazare bombs.

Monster waves, moving at blistering speeds. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a couple of brave surfers to make history at one of the best days EVER at Nazare, Portugal.

Kitesurfing

The Bootleg Slider Project - Success in SA!

12m worth of plywood and nylon, brought together some of Australia's best Wakestyle riders for an Aussie Day shindig that will be remembered...

Stand Up Paddle

Bertish is about to catch one final runner to the beach...

He's on the home stretch now - with a week to go and a board getting lighter by the day, Chris Bertish KNOWS he's going to make it across the Atlantic.

Kitesurfing

Testing Tails for Airush with Carl Ferreira

Even though it's the last thing the water touches, a kite surfboards tail makes a HUGE difference in the way a board feels. Watch how the same board, with a different tail changes Carl Ferreira session in Cape Town.

Surfing

Government Funding Turning Surfers into Lifeguards

The Surfers Rescue Program is about to receive more funding from the NSW government to help train every-day surfers to assist in the rescue of swimmers in need.

Fishing

Fishing & Camping on a Deserted Island for a Week

These guys spent a few days camping on a deserted island in tropical QLD, catching some incredible fish, a decent sized shark and something, that would have been awesome. But it got away.

Kitesurfing

How to Kiteboard in Crazy Strong Winds with Kevin Langaree.

Who better to learn a thing or two from, than a couple of the best big air kiteboarders in the world, while they sit around on a 40 knot day in Cape Town!

Sailing

The Slowest Vendee Globe Ever. Conrad Colman

More than a month after the first racers crossed the finish line in the Vendee Globe Ocean Race, Conrad Colman finally finished last night after losing his mast and constructing a jury rig.

Kitesurfing

Watch and Learn from this Horrifying Kitemare.

The importance of releasing your Quick Release is highlighted in this scary video of a guy who dropped his kite a little too close to a pole.

Stand Up Paddle

New Boards for the Unstoppable Toby Cracknell - Infinity

With the motivation and financial backing that a new sponsor brings, Toby Cracknell promises to be faster, more consistent and on our screens a whole lot more in 2017.

Stand Up Paddle

Fun SUPping in Miserable Conditions with Jackson Close.

Don't let the mid-season swell get you down! SUP's are always fun, no matter how good the waves are.

Kitesurfing

ASWA Mauritius Kitesurfing Trip 2017

ASWA are going to Mauritius to ride some world class waves over winter. Two weeks of Sunshine, resorts, kiting and much more ...

Kitesurfing

Aussie Champions Crowned in NKL Grand Final!

The Gold Coast turned it on for the grand final of the NKL, and young grommie from QLD Kye Evans took first place. In fact it was a QLD trifecta, with two from the Sunshine Coast and one from the Gold Coast on the podium!