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Windsurfing

RS:X Convertible Hydrofoil Begins Testing

A few months after Neil Pryde teased a revolutionary new one-design concept, initial testing has begun off New Caledonia.

Surfing

Nobody wants 'Surfers Ear' this winter - Do you?

Ear plugs are a whole lot less dorky looking than a surgeon with a chisel inside your ear canal! Here's some facts about Surfers Ear as we come into the season you're most at risk.

Stand Up Paddle

Three Month World Record SUP Crossing - Abandoned on day 1

Years in the planning and the potential for three months at sea, quickly turned from one mans dream to a nightmare in the Atlantic. On day one.

Kitesurfing

Kiteboarding the biggest waves in the world

Some of the biggest waves in the world roll into Nazar?, and this week there was one kiteboarder there to ride them....

Stand Up Paddle

The ingredients for the worlds most high tech sandwich

What goes into a high tech carbon sandwich? No bread. That's for sure! Watch the boys from Starboard make a mockery out of the TV Show Iron Chef, to prove their Carbon Sandwich construction.

Surfing

Soul Surfing at it's Finest - Moonlight Alaia

Nothing beats the feeling of surfing a board you shaped yourself, especially when it actually surfs great.

Kitesurfing

Tips for Untanging Kite Bars and Lines

Tangled lines? No worries! Follow these tips for untangling kite lines and you'll be launching again in less than 20 minutes, every time!

Kitesurfing

Uninhabited Islands and Perfect Kiting Conditions

Some of the most enjoyable kiting sessions come from the days you least expect; the team from Patagonia know this all too well after spending a few weeks on board the Cabrinha Quest in the Pacific, at a place they call 'The Island of Everything'.

Sailing

Real Life Castaway - Three Sailors Stranded on a Deserted Is

When three sailors capsized and damaged their boat off the tiny island of Fanadikin Micronesia, there was no other option but swimming to shore and sitting there, waiting three days for rescue.

Surfing

Taj Burrow Retires from Professional Surfing

The kid from Yallingup who showed the world how to get their fins loose, has called it quits this week at the Margaret River Pro, ending an 18-year professional surfing career.

Kitesurfing

When Ship Gets Real - Naish Riders Explore Lanai Island

Tucked away between Molokai and Maui is a relatively unheard of little island called Lanai, where a giant cargo ship met its doom, and a small group of kiteboarders went camping for the weekend.

Kitesurfing

How to get into Wakeskating

Bored with regular twintips? Tired of surfboards? Try a wakeskate! Alex Lewis-Hughes tells you how to get started, and answers all the questions you have about kiteboarding's most niche discipline.

Stand Up Paddle

Anything but a bore - Kai Bates surfs Papua New Guinea

Kai Bates goes on the trip of a lifetime, spending two days, and hour upon hour of driving to reach a crocodile infested river at the perfect time.

Fishing

Who needs a crab pot - use your dog!

This old dog has learned a new trick, and it's better than fetching his owner a beer!

Stand Up Paddle

The coldest stand up paddling comp you'll ever go to!

Down in Tasmania, a group of stand up paddlers assemble each year to celebrate the turn of the seasons. They do so with a surf comp and a couple of races! Don't miss out on the Tassie SUP Winter Classic this year, it's fifth!

Windsurfing

Foils go indoors, and so do the veterans!

Back for the first time in a long time, the Indoor de France put on a spectacle for those lucky enough to get a ticket to the best show in the world.

Fishing

Press Number 52 for Pilchards - Live Bait Vending Machines?

Popular fishing locations all along the east coast are seeing vending machines pop up, offering not cans of soft drink, but live bait!

Stand Up Paddle

Why did my paddle just break? With Jim Terrel from QB

Broken paddles are a quick way to end your day, but before you start crying the 'W' word, take a quick look at how Jim Terrel from Quickblade can dance around all day on his paddle blade, but one quick jolt, and it all ends in tears.

Kitesurfing

It's time for The Megaloop Challenge

16 of the worlds best kite loopers are prepping for a summer in waiting, as the Red Bull Mega Loop Challenge event window opens today.

Sailing

Catamaran crossing bar in Hawaii - destroyed on rocks!

Back in February, a monster swell rolled into Hawaii. That very same day, a catamaran tried to cross a bar it shouldn't have.

Stand Up Paddle

Two brothers ripping, on the same SUP board!

Who needs a SUPsquatch? Two guys jump on a Naish inflatable MANA SUP, and have an absolute ripper of a session in France.

Surfing

It's not all about getting a wave to yourself!

Paddling out with a mate is always better, but to paddle out on the same board is a little weird. Unless you're into tandem surfing, in which case it's totally awesome!

Kitesurfing

Warp Speed Riding and Inter Galactic Boosting

Grab the winter woolies and join Ryan Coote on a big boosting adventure in Brandon Bay, Ireland, where the wind is howling and the water cold.

Surfing

Crowded House - What needs to be done about Snapper?

After the last few swells that rolled into Snapper Rocks spreading around the world, crowding at the spot known as the 'Superbank' is at an all time high. Crowds are the words on everyone's lips right now, but what can we do about it?

Windsurfing

Moreton Bay to host World Raceboard Championships

Brisbane's Moreton Bay will play host to the worlds best raceboard sailors this Summer, with the 2016 Raceboard World Championships being held from the 20th to the 25th November.

Stand Up Paddle

Knock Knock Knockin' on SUPpers Doors: Hydrofoils are coming

This week Kai Lenny was snapped carrying a hydrofoil over the rocks, bolted to the bottom of a little Naish SUP. Is it time for hydrofoils to become mainstream in paddling?

Stand Up Paddle

Watch two SUPs surf this gorgeous Alaskan Tidal Bore.

It's tidal bore season, and while lots of the bore fans are heading for Sumatra, Burma and China to ride the longest, largest bores; locals in Alaska were ready and waiting for a spectacular ride on a little tidal bore on the Turnagain arm of Cook Inlet.

Fishing

Teach your kids how to throw a cast net: In 4 minutes!

Cast nets are some of the best fun a kid can have, but getting the perfect cast takes more time than some kids attention span will allow. Here's an easy way for a kid to throw a cast net - even a four year old can do it!

Kitesurfing

World Record Broken for the Longest Distance Kited by a Fema

Over in the middle east, a kiter chick has just deflated her kite after a 17 hour session on the water, riding nearly 300km from Bahrain to Doha, Qatar. And she could have gone further!

Kitesurfing

Check out this artsy kiting photoshoot by Ydwer and Airush

Airush have been known for some pretty crazy photoshoots in the past, but this one certainly takes a bit more than a glance to understand.

Fishing

800lb Monster Marlin Caught off Exmouth, WA!

Last week one bloke had to make the heartbreaking decision to ask his mates for help, as he battled for over three hours with an 800lb Black Marlin of WA's Exmouth Coast.

Stand Up Paddle

Renault F1 Team choose SUP!

It's that time of year where the Formula One Racing Teams are unveiling their top secret liveries to the world, and the guys from Renault thought; 'What better way to show the world, than on a stand up paddle board!'.

Kitesurfing

The last man standing: All major brands sell hydrofoils

This week Naish released their 2016/2017 promo video featuring the Ride, Trip and Fly, but it also showed off a shiny yellow hydrofoil, completing the list of major kite brands to release a foil for the masses.

Surfing

Snapper says No - the lull that caused a ruckus at the QP.

At this weeks Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast, mother nature took it upon herself to show the world that she, and she alone has the power to make or break a surf contest. But the WSL says it's up to them.

Stand Up Paddle

Don't drop in on Maui Paddlers, or this will happen!

When one stand up paddler had to kick out of a wave in Maui, because of a surfer. He took a leaf from his Hawaiian ancestors and hurled a modern day spear at him - his paddle!

Kitesurfing

Watch this insane kiteboarder tie himself to a yacht

Alex Thompson is the guy you might have seen do crazy things with his IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss, but this stunt puts even the best kiteboarders to shame.

Sailing

Darwin Sailing Club - an industry leader!

The Darwin Sailing Club say they're getting back to their core mission, offering sailing and hospitality, but no pokies. This week throwing them on the rubbish pile to make way for more 'sailing stuff'.

Kitesurfing

A Love Affair with the Liquid Force Girls

The girls from Liquid Force aren't just for promo shoots, Malin Amle, Kristiin Oja and Sensi Graves can ride with the best of them. On a winter time dash to Brazil for some training, the three proved that they're all having a love affair, with kiteboardin

Surfing

Snapper, Kelly, and 'that' board. It's all happening on the

The worlds best are shacked up on the Gold Coast right now, at a Snapper Rocks which is far from the picture perfect it was last week. But that's not stopping them from breaking out the big moves, and some new boards.

Stand Up Paddle

When nobody's around, and you're out paddling.

Call him crazy, but Peter Ralph has just spent 29 days paddling up the North Island of New Zealand on a Stand up paddleboard, and judging by his latest video, it got pretty lonely out there!

Windsurfing

Waterman in Arms - Two legends of the ocean, one playground.

Two boys from third world countries, both world champions, both love the ocean. Stick them in a place like Mauritius, and a freestyle showdown was bound to happen.

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Racing is for everyone! Give it a try this weekend.

Whether its a fun race, an epic downwinder or a gruelling endurance race, there's a style of Stand Up Paddle racing for everyone. Even if you're new to the sport, Stand Up Paddling clubs all over Australia are keen to get you out on the water as part of t