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KITESURFING 21 MAY

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.

KITESURFING 18 MAY

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.

KITESURFING 14 MAY

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.

KITESURFING 9 MAY

Susi Mai Rides Naish Kites

It's been a long wait since Susi Mai announced her split with long time sponsors Cabrinha in early January this year, but finally, she might be gearing up to let the world know which kites she will be flying!

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KITESURFING 13 MAY

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 13 MAY

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.

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KITESURFING 6 MAY

The 77 Year Old Kite Surfer

David, a 77 year old pensioner who after the sudden death of his wife, decided to live life to the fullest by taking up kite surfing.

KITESURFING 5 MAY

Kitepower QLD Closes Down

This week the second of what was once three Kitepower Australia stores has closed it's doors, citing poor weather this season and fierce competition in the kiteboarding industry as the reason business owners Jon and Jo Ashmore have called it quits.

KITESURFING 28 APR

Storms in Sydney provide perfect boosting conditions!

With storms continuing to sweep through Sydney this week, experienced kiteboarders made the most of the conditions to clock up some airtime, as evidenced by the WOO leaderboards this week.

KITESURFING 22 APR

Sliders, Sliders & Sliders - The Triple S gets slippery

It's all about the sliders at this years Triple S, but it kind of always was.

KITESURFING 20 APR

When 14th out of 300 equals last place - Red Bull Ragnarok.

Professional kiteboarders like Ruben Lenten couldn't even finish the race despite showing promise in the first few laps. At the end of the race it was the locals and the true snowkiters crossing the line - a sign of just how challenging it was.

KITESURFING 16 APR

Kiteboard with it's own LED lighting system!

What happens when you cross a Liquid Force Kiteboard, with some LED lights, a 9v battery and a slow motion camera?

KITESURFING 16 APR

Join pro kiter Elliot Drury on safari this winter.

Looking for a holiday destination for this years winter escape? Elliot Drury just got in contact to tell us about a freestyle clinic he's running at the Australian Kite Surfari in North Queensland.

KITESURFING 9 APR

Money Saving Tips for End of Season Kite Shop Sales!

Get the cheapest possible deal on current model kiteboarding gear at your local kite store, by following these money saving tips!

KITESURFING 4 APR

Evan Netsch goes kiteboarding in Baja

When Evan Netsch goes on his yearly kiteboarding pilgrimage to Baja - things get pretty heated, and we're not just talking about the weather. This guy can rip on a surfboard!

KITESURFING 31 MAR

Butter flat and howling - Freestyle in Dakhla

The water was butter flat, the wind howling and the worlds best freestyle kiteboarders were there putting their bodies on the line for a chance at this years world freestyle title.

KITESURFING 27 MAR

Keahi returns, still number one in the kitesurfing VKWC.

Our local legend is back! After several months out of the water Keahi De Aboitiz is showing no sign of previous injuries at the Virgin Kiteboarding World Cup (VKWC) in Dakhla this week.

KITESURFING 24 MAR

Kiteboarding with Whales in Cape Town

While hanging out in Cape Town after the Red Bull King of the Air, Same Light from Slingshot has happened apon a pod of whales out the back of the famous Big Bay.

KITESURFING 18 MAR

How to do a Strapless Air 180 - by Reider Decker

Last week a video of Reider Decker swept through the internet like a 40 knot front in winter, and we've had so much interest in it, we thought it was best to go straight to the source.

KITESURFING 16 MAR

4 Days of wind for Freestyle Kiteboarding Nationals

Down in Sydney, freestyle kiteboarders spent the weekend competing for the title of Australia's best freestyle kiteboarder, in what many said were perfect conditions.

KITESURFING 12 MAR

The 5 point Pre Launch Check for Kiteboarders

In the rush to get on the water it's easy to overlook some kite-mares waiting to happen. Items like loose screws, knotted lines or an activated leash release can quickly turn your kiteboarding session into a disaster, so why not spend 30 seconds doing the

KITESURFING 10 MAR

Strapless kitesurfing tricks taken to the next level

As predicted, the strapless revolution is well underway in the sport of kiteboarding, with riders strapping (excuse the pun) surfboards to their car roofs in flat water locations all over the world.

KITESURFING 5 MAR

'All The Way' an inspiring tale about a young kiteboarder

In a week of out-of-the-box promo videos, Naish has followed up Cabrinha's effort this week with 'All The Way' an inspiring tale of a young kiteboarder and his relationship with the elements.

KITESURFING 4 MAR

Fly me to the moon - Kiting's strangest video

Nick Jacobsen and Cabrinha: we have some questions. This is the strangest promo clip ever created from a kiteboarding company, but it might just be a work of art.

KITESURFING 3 MAR

Big Brother cross Kiteboarding - a reality show about kiting!

Would you imagine kiteboarding to make a good reality TV show? What about if you put four contestants who know nothing about the sport, into one house on Mauritius, for two weeks, with the aim of entering one in the prestigious Mauritius Kite Jam?

KITESURFING 26 FEB

Jumping your mates with a kite - 5 Reasons Not To!

This week it seems that the trendy thing to do in kiteboarding is jump over your mates. While trolling through the kiteboarding forums on Seabreeze.com.au forums and various social media, countless numbers of kiteboarders are seen soaring overhead without

KITESURFING 23 FEB

Freestyle steals the show at KiteStock

With waves in the 1ft region last weekend, Dongara in WA became a freestyle paradise during Kitestock 2015.

KITESURFING 19 FEB

Lenten crashes out, Hadlow wins the crown!

It was a final day full of mega loops, handlepasses and much to the crowds delight, wipeouts of epic proportions. For Aaron Hadlow, the day ended atop the coveted King of the Air podium, but for Ruben Lenten, the event favorite, his day ended in hospital.

KITESURFING 12 FEB

Stir Crazy in Cape Town - Pre King Of The Air.

With an entire week of sitting around and little in the way of wind, the boys at the top of the Woo leaderboards got up to some serious mischief in Cape Town this week, while they waited for the Red Bull King of the Air to begin.

KITESURFING 12 FEB

Where in the world is Mr Youri Zoon?

While the rest of the worlds kiting elite are shredding in Cape Town for the Red Bull King of the Air, where's Youri Zoon? Surely someone who can boost, loop and show off with the best of them should be there right?

KITESURFING 9 FEB

Kiteboarding the Cocos Islands

What an awesome Kitesurfing getaway for the winter months.

KITESURFING 9 FEB

$1,000 per Kilometer Raised for Cancer, by Kiteboarders!

By the time fundraising is over, the Across the Bay to Conquer Cancer charity event will have raised over $70,000. When you consider the trek was 75km from Rosebud to St Kilda, that's some pretty good mileage, almost $1,000 per kilometer kited!

KITESURFING 5 FEB

Red Bull King of the Air - On this week!

Right now, the worlds best kiteboarders are sitting around in Cape Town, waiting. Just waiting. for the first signs of sand lapping at their knees and salt stinging their eyes. The one week window of the Red Bull King of the air is on, and this year is go

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KITESURFING 5 FEB

2015 WAKSA Kite Racing State Titles - Foil & Formula Class

After a busy season of free-ride racing & course racing, Perth now boast the largest and growing racing fleet in Australia for Formula & Foil racers. WAKSA now kindly invites all racers to compete at the State Title Championships. Results rankings c

KITESURFING 3 FEB

Sea Turtle Rescued by Kite

Have you ever seen injured or trapped wildlife while you're out kiteboarding? Mitu Monteiro has; and completed his good deed for the day when he saved this stricken sea turtle with a surfboard and his kite.

KITESURFING 29 JAN

A letter to the kiteboarders of Currumbin.

Since the 70's, windsurfers have enjoyed the unique conditions offered by Currumbin, on the southern end of the Gold Coast. So have kiteboarders since the sport began back in the early 2000's. But before that, before the windsurfers, were the swimmers, an

KITESURFING 22 JAN

Chapter One - The biggest kite movie ever

That's what they're promising. The biggest and best kite movie ever! The Art of Fight of Snowboarding, the Endless Summer of Surfing, big movies that define a sport. This is what 'Chapter One', seeks to become for kiteboarding.

KITESURFING 20 JAN

Kelsick gives up Island life for a bit of travellin'

If you've got aspirations of becoming the next big thing in kiteboarding, you better get in line, and if you look way up to the very front of such line, you'll notice a guy named Jake Kelsick standing there.

KITESURFING 20 JAN

2015 Kite Strips

2015 we are hosting CABRINHA pro Rider Nick JACOBSEN in Africa for Wildlife safari and kite in Zanzibar + FIJI (sponsored by BEST KITES)+ PNG LIVE ABOARD BOAT TRIP (sponsored by KITEMAG)

KITESURFING 19 JAN

Cabrinha Australia Days

Cabrinha are bringing you the best of the best with a WhirlWind Tour around Australia. With International team riders Liam Whaley, James Boulding, Jamie Barrow and Local team riders Dan Sweeney, Alec Sheather and Luke Smith. Come and meet the team, learn

KITESURFING 19 JAN

Hadlow's vow to return

Did you miss Aaron Hadlow while he was in Oz last week? Pretend you didn't by watching his latest video about his return to competitive riding in 2015.

KITESURFING 15 JAN

In the Clear - NSW Maritime and NSWKBA's video for kiters

With kiteboarding becoming so popular around Australia, metro beaches like Dolls Point in Sydney are becoming hotspots for potential incidents involving kiters. So to prevent accidents, and provide a helpful set of rules for new kiteboarders, NSW Maritime

KITESURFING 12 JAN

Pro's in the Pond

Throw a dart at the coastline of Australia and it's bound to land on a professional kiteboarders head right now, with so many of them here to sample the Australian summer season!

KITESURFING 7 JAN

Slingshot promises the 'next big thing' - IRS Bridle.

It's been a few years since the last 'big thing' in kiteboarding, which was arguably the shift to three strut kites. Now, Slingshot promises to revolutionize the equipment we use with the Intuitive Response System (IRS).

KITESURFING 5 JAN

LF kids Manny and Kye hit the Sunshine Coast

Synchronized Back-Mobes. Tucked away in a corner of the mud flats at Sandgate (in Queensland) for the past few years, these two have been quietly working on their kiting skills and improving their trick-lists.

KITESURFING 5 JAN

Susi Mai to leave Cabrinha?

In what's set to be the biggest move since Andre Phillip left Cabrinha, Susi Mai has this week teased that she too might be leaving the kiteboarding giant to ride for the niche wakestyle company Tona kiteboards.

KITESURFING 29 DEC

Kiteboarder Rescues Man with No Pants

What would you do if you were kiting around and noticed a man and woman out the back, struggling in the whitewater?

KITESURFING 29 DEC

5 Phrases That Only Kiteboarders Say.

If you're a kiteboarder, you understand what this sport is a way of life. Kiteboarders never look at the world in the same way after their first kite lesson, and after a season at the beach, we all begin to use a unique set of phrases that only kiteboarde

KITESURFING 18 DEC

World Class conditions in Perth bring out the kiteboarders

Conditions have been world class in Perth this week, so you can imagine the beaches were literally jam packed with kiteboarders doing downwinders!

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KITESURFING 10 DEC

Ruben and Kevin go storm chasing

When news of a once-in-a-lifetime storm hit the headlines this week, Kevin Langeree and Ruben Lenten got on the first flight out to Ireland, with 5m kites in their bags and a film crew in tow to film the lot.