Kitesurfing News

Members of the Winnebago Association of Kiteboarders will be making the best of this year's winter weather at the 23rd annual Sturgeon Stampede Kiteboarding Classic to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb.

The district council may have to re-think plans to make a trial kite-surfing zone at Bracklesham a permanent feature.

Ben Winding and Cat Tanner have claimed the 2012 South Australian Kitesurfing Freestyle titles, held at the Grange Sailing Club, in Henley Beach.

For Catchin' Air 's fourth episode, the professional kiteboarding crew find themselves on Alaska's Glacier Island waiting for the wind to pick up.

UPDATE: MELBURNIANS are nursing injuries and repairing their houses after severe winds and heavy rain lashed the city, bringing down powerlines and trees.

Imagine being 18 years old, and when someone asks you about your career aspirations, you say you want to be "an actress, a professional athlete and a fashion designer." In addition to kiteboarding, 18-year-old Maika Monroe is an actress who will make her big-screen debut later this year as Zac Efron's girlfriend.

Lifesavers carried out at least nine rescues at Perth beaches, performed 154 preventative actions and gave 54 people first aid.

Police said the man was pulled from the water by passers-by at Coronation Beach 30km north of Geraldton at about 5.15pm yesterday but could not be revived.

There has been a recent outpouring of protest against a proposal by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department to build a boat warehouse in Matheson Hammock Park.

When I walk on 26th Avenue beach, I see happy dogs running and happy people. I see dogs pooping and dog owners putting it in doggy bags.

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl died last night when the car she was travelling in hit a tree in Wagin.

A Victorian kite surfer broke both ankles when he was thrown onto a beach by strong winds at Rosebud this afternoon.

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Aaron Hadlow has released the long awaited "Aspire" kiteboarding movie. Featuring impossible tricks and creative new moves, the multiple time freestyle kiteboarding champion takes the sport into stellar grounds.

Wow! It's devastating that Micron Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton died when he crashed his experimental fixed-wing plane near Boise Airport in Idaho.

The 2012 Kite Surf Tour season will crown the best wave kitesurfers in the world in Portugal, Mauritius, Ireland and USA.

These days, windsurfing's younger, flashier cousin, kiteboarding, gets all the attention.

Making the trip from Melbourne, Queensland, Germany and even New York, thrill seekers made the most of the uncommon and less than ideal wind conditions.

Boucher Brothers was awarded a no-bid contract to rent-out surfboards on the beach, just as Miami Beach was cracking down on "illegal vendors." a In early January, Miami Beach lifeguards suddenly began ordering surfers, paddleboarders, and kitesurfers to ditch their local haunts and move south of Third Street.

If you're after some fun outdoor exercise, there's nothing better than kiteboarding at St Kilda beach, says Adam Trumble.