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Surfing

66 Surfers claim World Record - on a single 'Shortboard'!

By no means was it gnarly, rad or fully sick, but nobody can deny that the board was surfing a wave, and it did so with all participants on board. Each one of them were totally stoked, and so were the thousands of on-lookers lining the world famous Huntin

Fishing

The cultural shift in Recreational Anglers.

The QLD Department of Agriculture and Fisheries reports that they've seen a cultural shift in Recreational Anglers in relation to the reporting of illegal fishing activities.

Stand Up Paddle

Superhuman paddling - Mo Freitas at the Payette River Games

Mo Freitas has turned his attention to the river lately, and right off the back of this months win at the Payette River Games, he's released a video showing just how cool the whole whitewater thing is.

Kitesurfing

Jacobsen jumps from Azzam's mast tip.

He's kitelooped from crane tops, he's boosted off Branson's private Island rooftop, this time, he's doing it off the mast tip of the Volvo Ocean 65, Azzam, known as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.

Kitesurfing

Call in the babysitter - Jesse Richman knows how it's done!

Next time you need a baby sitter, call pro kiteboarder from Naish - Jesse Richman. He knows how to get the kids off the screens! Not too good with getting homework done though.

Power Boats

Docking like a boss - Best done sober.

Over in Norway, they take drinking seriously. That includes drinking while on the water, and that comes right down to the sneaky glass of champagne you have with the family on a Sunday afternoon.

Kitesurfing

Getting ready for downwinders in Perth

This fantastic service will get you back upwind, with crew, after your epic kitesurfing downwinder

Stand Up Paddle

Surftech and NSP get a new distributor in Australia.

Aroona Pty Ltd is proud to announce that it has secured distribution rights of the "Surftech" Brand for the Australian market

Sailing

Plain sailing in the 2015 WA IRC State Championship

Saturday morning, sailors woke to ideal conditions for racing offshore in race one of the Pantaenius Australia 2015 IRC State Championship, the Arlene Race...

Fishing

Female Fishing Ettiquete

"Never hold a fish. A ladies hand should always be kept clean. Girls stay clean. Girls stay dry. A lady. Always rides in the boat."

Stand Up Paddle

Three tips for Winter Stand Up Paddling

Glassy water and gentle offshore breezes make winter a great time to get on the water, but the colder weather makes it easy to forget the simple things! Remember these three simple tips when going for a paddle this winter, and get more from your session!

Stand Up Paddle

Standup PaddleBoard Staff Required

Find work in the SUP industry in Perth, WA

Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing instructors needed WA

Need a job this summer in the kitesurfing industry? Be a kitesurfing instructor in Perth, Western Australia

Kitesurfing

Liam Whaley steals win from Zoon and Hadlow in the VKWC

Youri Zoons incredible 720's and Hadlows technical rotations weren't enough to nab a win from young Cabrinha rider Liam Whaley at the Venezuela stop of the VKWC.

Surfing

Owen Wright's perfect 20 at Cloudbreak

How do you score a perfect 20 you ask? You surf like an absolute bloody legend in Fiji - like Owen Wright did this week at the 2015 Fiji Pro at Cloudbreak.

Kitesurfing

Kiteboarding Travel tips from Jake Kelsick

It's that time of year, and some tips from an experienced traveller.

Sailing

'Wide Load' marks 100th Entry to Hamilton Island Race Week.

With two months to go before the 2015 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the entry list has already topped 100 yachts!

Stand Up Paddle

Stand On Water - Casper Steinfath

Casper Steinfath is currently making waves in both the political side of the sport through the ISA, and the competitive side in not only surfing but both racing disciplines.

Sailing

The mid-air sail repair - Team Dongfeng Racing's Ocean 65

The Volvo Ocean race continues to amaze the world with their on board footage and up-to-the-minute race progress reports on social media. This week the team from Dongfeng suffered a little tear in their Code Zero - and the repair is spectacular.

Kitesurfing

Best Kiteboarding Acquires Legaignoux Brothers Patent

In 2002, two brothers turned a good idea (the inflatable kite) into a great idea with the modern depowerable 'bow kite'. Now, after more than 10 years battling kite companies to license their design, they've handed the fight to a kiteboarding company.

Surfing

10 [ten] years old and shredding - Noa Dupouy

The only thing that gives Noa Dupouy away is his fins in this shot. They look freakishly big for such a narrow built guy, and that's because they are!

Sailing

Is it a Boat? Is it a Plane? No! It's an 'Aerosail'!

Somewhere between the categories of Submarine, Airship and hydrofoil is this creation by French designer Stephane Rousson.

Fishing

Fishing store trades computer games for fishing rods.

A US based fishing store is this weekend offering trade-in deals for computer and console games in an attempt to get kids outside and enjoying the world of recreational fishing!

Stand Up Paddle

The 52 second 'Tunnington' SUP Sprint

Last weekend an 18 year old from the Gold Coast burst onto the world stage with a paddle shattering performance in what was considered the World Championship for 200m sprints - doing it in just 52 seconds.

Stand Up Paddle

Paddle in Pink - Noosa Heads

Paddle in Pink in a flat water short course fun paddle around Noosa Sound on 30th August 2015 with all proceeds being donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Stand Up Paddle

Adventure Sports Moving Shop

Moving from 6/203 Gympie Tce Noosaville to 136 Eumundi Rd Noosaville

Kitesurfing

Light Winds & Gloomy skies at the 2015 Venyu Triple S

It all came down to the final day in the 2015 Venyu Triple S in Cape Hatteras, with the wind finally joining the party - ending the wakeboarding and kicking off the kiting.

Stand Up Paddle

Lenny and Naish star in extreme sports short featuring SUP!

Masters of stand up paddling Robby Naish and Kai Lenny are stars in the latest short from Jon Long.

Stand Up Paddle

Cronulla Standup Paddle bargains to be had

Get a stand up paddle board before the end of financial year.

Stand Up Paddle

Schweitzer surfs to win in Tahiti Pro

6ft swell and smooth faces were all Hawaiian stand up paddle surfer Zane Schweitzer needed to win the 2015 Sapinus Pro Tahiti this week, beating rival Caio Vaz before a critical event in Brazil.

Fishing

20th Annual Boyne Tannum HookUp on this weekend

One of QLD's biggest and longest running fishing events is about to kick off this weekend, with an exceptional forecast and giant boat-loads of prizes on offer.

Kitesurfing

Huge kiteloops at the Megaloop Challenge in Holland.

At a stormy and choppy beach called 'The Spot' in Zandvoort, Holland. Invited kiteboarders from around the world took the biggest kites they dared, and sent them hard during the Red Bull Mega Loop Challnge.

Surfing

Beginner surfing tips from Holly: Use your boobs.

Holly Beck is a surf instructor extraordinaire. She's also a pro surfer, but today we're marveling at her instruction technique, because she's released one of the best how-to video's for beginner surfers you'll find on the internet.

Kitesurfing

Nick Jacobsen jumps off Bransons Roof

The only thing better than meeting Sir Richard Branson himself, would be to boost off the roof of his very own island mansion on Necker Island. At least for Nick Jacobsen anyway!

Stand Up Paddle

A Stand Up Paddling Safari of the traditional kind.

Chris Bertish took a small group of explorers into the Okavango Delta in April, with a few experienced paddlers and some who'd never even stood on a SUP before!

Surfing

The worlds coldest surf photographer - Chris Burkard.

Surf photographer Chris Burkard tells the world about why he LOVES being a surf photographer, even when he's shivering in below zero temperatures.

Fishing

Shrieking with glee - 200kg Goliath Grouper in a Kayak

Have you ever looked back on a video of yourself catching a fish, and thought "I'm sure that fish was bigger than that!" Have you ever looked back and thought "Geez, I squealed like a girl when that monster popped up!".

Kitesurfing

Inside the mind of a Triple S kiteboarder

Ever wondered what goes through the mind of the guys hitting those monster obstacles in Cape Hatteras?

Sailing

The mast-top marriage proposal - Volvo Ocean Race

The Newport stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race had a surprise in store for Becca (soon to be) Walker, when she was hoisted up the mast of the Ocean 65 - Alvimedica during an elaborate marriage proposal by her boyfriend Taylor.

Windsurfing

Lancelin Ocean Classic 2016 Dates Announced!

Dates announced for the 2016 Lancelin Ocean Classic and for the first year ever, the windsurf and kitesurf marathons will follow the same course!

Stand Up Paddle

Incredible urban artwork - painted while floating on a SUP

Sean Yoro, or Hula as he's known online, paints incredible artwork on suburban walls. Unlike his back-street counterparts however, you might be hard pressed to label this guy a graffiti artist.

Kitesurfing

It might be getting strange, but kiteboarding has matured..

As the sport of kiteboarding nears 20 years of life in its modern form, things are changing

Stand Up Paddle

What came first, the ocean, or the puddle? Puddleboarding.

They say it's the next big thing, the future of the sport of stand up paddleboarding

Fishing

Shocking pic sequence of Sydney rock fishing.

This incredible sequence of images was taken by a local photographer in Manly, NSW this week, just 24 hours before a fishermans body washed up at nearby Grotto Point - highlighting the incredibly danger of rock fishing on ocean coastlines.

Sailing

Sailing from LA to Hawaii in 4 days - Hydroptere.

What was formerly the worlds fastest sailing craft - Hydroptere, is planning to break the world record for the fastest transpacific crossing from Los Angeles to Honolulu, doing it in just 4 days.

Kitesurfing

Double frontroll - strapless surfboard by Patri McLaughlin.

Far, far away in the land of aloha, there's a surfer named Patri McLaughlin who is blowing minds with a trick that simply defies gravity. The strapless double frontroll.

Surfing

Breaking a World Record with a 42ft 'Shortboard'

You thought stand up paddle boards are huge! Check out this 42 foot monster being prepared at Huntington Beach in the USA to set a new world record for the most people ever on a surfboard.

Kitesurfing

Kiteboarder attacked by crocodile in the NT.

A kiteboarder has been attacked while relaunching his kite off Casuarina in the Northern Territory. The 2.5m croc latched onto Chris Keeping's shoulder and arm, before being poked in the eye and swimming off.

Stand Up Paddle

Australia's medal fiesta at World Championships

Australia was one of 27 nations to paddle it out at the 2015 World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championships in Mexico. While the Aussies failed to claim a fifth straight win, they still managed to come away with a quiver full of medals.

Stand Up Paddle

Yanks break Aussie paddlers ISA winning streak.

Four years in a row was the plan, but alas our team of Aussie paddlers couldn't walk away with the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Mexico this week.

Fishing

Greens against commercial fishing bans in Port Phillip Bay

Recreational anglers have been campaigning for years to ban commercial fishing in Port Phillip Bay, and just when it looked like laws were about to be laid down the Greens Party leader from Victoria, Greg Barber has objected.

Kitesurfing

Cabrinha takes the FX down under.

Featuring St Kilda, Dolls Point and Brighton to name a few, chances are your local has been graced by the presence of Liam Whaley and his mates as they did the rounds of Australia last season.

Stand Up Paddle

River Walkers - Whitewater Stand Up Paddling in Hood River.

'River Walkers' is a short film by Waterlust in conjunction with Imagine Surf, about the possibilities that can be explored with an inflatable SUP, some running water and a few serious balance skills.

Sailing

The little guys at Hamilton Island Race Week.

The Audi Hamilton Island Race Week isn't all about super maxi's and IRC divison yachts, nor is it about the glitz and glamour of the on-shore activities on Bob Oatleys very own island.

Surfing

Air New Zealand uses pro surfers as 'hosties.'

That little speech at the beginning of a commercial flight is sometimes interesting, but usually not. This one uses surfers as hosties!

Sailing

Squall wipes out entire fleet in Centomiglia race.

Spectacular pictures are spreading around the sailing community this week after a massive squall swept through a fleet of small yachts and dinghys on Lake Garda, Italy during the annual Centomiglia regatta.

Kitesurfing

Hadlows going for six (world kiteboarding titles)

This year, Hadlow wants the title, he wants number six, and if he continues riding like he has been in training, he just might get it.

Stand Up Paddle

Slingshot sails into the SUP market.

Kiteboarding company turned wakeboard company, turned stand up paddling company - Slingshot Sports has this week wowed stand up paddlers around the world with this picture of. well nobody knows what to call it.

Kitesurfing

Get together with the Strapless Society.

Bursting onto the surfboard freestyle scene in a big way this week, was a trio of boys from the Strapless Society based in Cabo Verde, riding balsa surfboards branded with their own brand - HB Surf Kite.

Kitesurfing

The 77 year old kitesurfer - inspiration from the UK.

We all know the local 'old bloke' at the kiteboarding beach. The age varies, from guys in their late thirties, to the occasional bloke in the 60+ club.