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KITESURFING 22 AUG

New North Vegas 2014 Video released...

Kitesurfing season in full swing .. check the new gear from North

KITESURFING 22 AUG

The 33rd Merimbula Classic is coming

One of the longest running watersports events is on again!!

KITESURFING 21 AUG

AWSI kiter of the year - providing some serious eye candy

Big moves, big videos, big budgets... Tiny Bikinis... Kiteboarders all over the world are trying for the title of AWSI Kiteboarder of the Year

KITESURFING 19 AUG

New Kiteboarding book - Trickionary

Want to master that favourite kiteboarding trick? This book is for you

KITESURFING 19 AUG

Shark attack on kiteboard at Kite Beach!

We'd expect that a shark might go for a body dragging person, but when it goes for a random floating board, what's going on!

KITESURFING 13 AUG

WAKSA need you!

The West Aussie Kitesurfing Association has opportunities for you

KITESURFING 14 AUG

Kiteboarder rescues 4 from sinking boat

While kites might not be the answer for your local coast guard, they can be pretty handy in sticky situations...

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KITESURFING 13 AUG

WA Kitesurfing League

Winter Kitesurfing competition at Leighton Beach, WA

KITESURFING 12 AUG

Blurring the line between kiteboarding and flying

You could say it's cross between paragliding, base jumping, kiteboarding and being towed along by a jetski... But no matter what you call it, it's cool.

KITESURFING 8 AUG

Stinger warning for Ningaloo reef

Heading up to northern WA to get amongst the early seabreezes? Amongst the sharks and other perils, add the Irukandji...

KITESURFING 7 AUG

Luderitz Speed Challenge - The worlds fastest kiters

Now we've got something to chase, the kiteboarders are out for blood...

KITESURFING 7 AUG

2014 Naish Kites released...

Naish Kiteboarding have an exciting range of new gear for the new season

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KITESURFING 6 AUG

Core Riot XR3 - new kite for 2014

Core Kiteboarding have always kept the approach to kiting clean & simple...

KITESURFING 6 AUG

Sweet barrel on a kite

Brodie Adlington living the dream, and getting well deep in the greenroom.

KITESURFING 6 AUG

Kitesurfing across Torres Straight - the video...

Some brave souls kitesurfing from Australia to PNG

KITESURFING 5 AUG

Naish "Apex" bindings - Q & A

Getting the inside scoop on the new Apex bindings with Lars Moltrup

KITESURFING 5 AUG

Escape to Fiji with BWS for a kitesurfing trip to remember

Kitesurfing until you have blisters with the pro's...

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KITESURFING 5 AUG

Cabrinha's new versatile "Overdrive" kite control bar

Something new for kitesurfing... an 'on the fly' adjustable bar length

KITESURFING 5 AUG

New 2014 North Rebel

Major kiteboarding brand North reveal the latest 2014 Rebel

KITESURFING 5 AUG

It's next years gear time! New North and Cabrinha kites

For the gear junkies out there, this time of year is like being kitelooped head first into a candy shop...

KITESURFING 30 JUL

Upwind - the launch of a sport (our sport!)

Ever wondered how it all started? Finally Red Bull have released their amazing documentary 'Upwind - the launch of a sport' for free.

KITESURFING 30 JUL

Torres Crossing raises over $70,000 for McGrath Foundation

After the last few months campaigning hard for the cause, the guys and girls have raised over $70,000 for charity by crossing the Torres Strait by Kiteboard.

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KITESURFING 24 JUL

Best Kiteboarding - Wet Dreams 2014 Video

New video from Best Kiteboarding

KITESURFING 22 JUL

New photo album from Axis - oh wait that's a board!

Different graphics on Axis's new kiteboard

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KITESURFING 22 JUL

2014 Airush Kiteboarding Team Video

Airush Kitesurfing Team Video

KITESURFING 22 JUL

Pro-kitesurfers lead Lord Howe Island Kitesurfing Challenge

Lord Howe Island will be host to a variety of fundraising events from 9-15 September, 2013 in aid of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

KITESURFING 16 JUL

#Slingshotfindher competition is heating up!

It might be a throwback to the good old days of taking shots of girls in bikinis, but nobody will deny it's certainly a unique concept...

KITESURFING 17 JUL

The Best crew get their gear off for 2014

Looks like it's not just hot new gear on the Best kiteboarding team in 2014, this one's got some eye candy for both the girls and the guys...

KITESURFING 15 JUL

Torres Crossing sets off from North QLD today

In the biggest effort ever to go down off the QLD coast, a group of fearless kiteboarders is kiting to Papua New Guinea to raise money and awareness of breast cancer.

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KITESURFING 10 JUL

Core Riot XR3 - video taster of new kite

Core kites only release kites every two years .. check their latest..

KITESURFING 8 JUL

Kitesurf cross of Torres straightsraised over $35k so far...

With only a few days left before the crew head north from QLD to Papua New Guinea, there's been a new addition to the Torres Crossing group!

KITESURFING 8 JUL

The Freeride Project come back for round two

It was one of the best movies to come out of 2012, and now the boys are back for another round.

KITESURFING 1 JUL

The Super Pump - Winter time inventions from bored kiters...

Ah, must be winter time! All the crazy ideas are emerging, things dreamed up over a few beers during the aftermath of a honkin' seabreeze in December.

KITESURFING 26 JUN

Kiters cross the Torres Straits for breast cancer research

Next month, fourteen kiteboarders will kite from Australia to Papua New Guinea. 280km from shoreline to shoreline in a bid to raise money for breast cancer.

KITESURFING 19 JUN

Kiteracing Oceanic Championships 2013 - Kite Racing hits WA

It was only a few weeks ago we wondering whether a major kite racing event would ever be held in Australia.

KITESURFING 24 JUN

How to measure the height of your kiteboarding jumps

"It was THAT big" says the kiteboarder who's just landed a jump that must have been at least 20cm high...

KITESURFING 18 JUN

Trouble in Panama - the Na Blend crew hit Nitro City

Solid riding, blatant hoonery and some pretty ladies will warm your cold feet this winter.

KITESURFING 17 JUN

Will the Australian PKRA event ever happen this year?

It's been a few years since the PKRA world tour graced the shores of Oz, but after much excitement about the 2013 stop, will it ever happen?

KITESURFING 13 JUN

New kite racing event in Perth

Perth will be hosting the Kiteracing Ocean Championships this summer

KITESURFING 10 JUN

National Kitesurfing Survey 2013.

The Australian Kite surfing survey is on again to find out more about kiters in OZ. There is over $8,000 of prizes to be won so go online to help our sport grow & maybe win some cool stuff!

KITESURFING 10 JUN

Ewan Jaspan finishes 3rd in the Real Triple S Event

Not bad for a wildcard! Especially considering he only lost to the likes of Jensen and Hadlow!

KITESURFING 5 JUN

There's a time and a place...

And when it's a solid 20ft at Teahupoo, it's definitely not the time, or place for a 13m race kite...

KITESURFING 3 JUN

Find a Slingshot girl at your local and win a new RPM!

Kite girls, expect to attract more attention than usual at your local kite beach for the next few months.

KITESURFING 29 MAY

How do you train a kiteboarding instructor?

It's not every day you get to see how baby kite instructors are made. But thanks to the new IKO examiner Chris Sal, we get to check out behind the scenes during an IKO ITC course.

KITESURFING 27 MAY

Playin' video games... A new concept from Best

No, we're not singing Lana Del Ray songs... We're talking about the new video out from best. Which gives us a great idea...

KITESURFING 24 MAY

Help Save Lives - Wanneroo surf survey

The City of Wanneroo has engaged Surf Life Saving WA to conduct a coastal risk and safety signage audit at the City's beaches. We would like to hear from the community about what they think about coastal safety in Wanneroo. Please see the below flyer for

KITESURFING 22 MAY

Show ponies, take note.... THIS is how to ride wake style

You can wear bindings, you can turn your hat around backwards. You can even wear a 5XL t-shirt over your harness. But can you ride like this?

KITESURFING 15 MAY

Aussies Clean up at the KTA Kite racing final in China

We didn't win, but we sure made an impact on the top 10!

KITESURFING 14 MAY

Win a Cabrinha Skillet

Prizes and more in the national kitesurfing survey

KITESURFING 13 MAY

Naish TV is back - What's in the Naish DNA?

Naish, the Langeree's and the Richman's hang out for a few days on Maui, hit the Red Bull King of the Air and get down to the roots of the Naish brand...