Kitesurfing News

2004 Slalom Worlds move from Taiwan to Europe

After the disappointment of having to cancel the event in Taiwan, IFCA are pleased to announce the 2004 SLALOM WORLDS will be held on the Isle of Wight, UK from 25 to 30 October, along with the Fat Face ...Continue Reading...

A question of safety at Jalama

"It's a beautiful sport," Lompic's Paul Dieckman said of kiteboarding. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Australia to host world's largest wakebaord event

The World Wakeboard Association (WWA) and Gravity Games H20, today announced that the WWA Wakeboard World Series will conclude in Perth, following it’s seven-month tour around the world in search of an international ...Continue Reading...

Baptism of wind

Sir Richard Branson can't sleep once the sun is up - when he's staying on his Caribbean island of Necker, that is. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

New Zealand kite surfer killed

Kite novice Ben Wyld has high-flying ambitions, but can't get off the ground just yet. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Claudio Silva badly injured in kiteboarding accident

Claudio Silva, well known creator of kitefury.com, kiteboarding videographer and self-employed computer consultant was lofted and severely injured while kiteboarding in Miami, FL, USA last week on New Year's Eve. ...Continue Reading...

Council set to apply brakes to kiteboarders

The extreme sport of kiteboarding, recognised as a potential danger to bathers, will be regulated next year with the council planning to restrict the activity to demarcated areas along the Western Cape coastline. Read ...Continue Reading...

Daredevils sail and flail

The Trauma tour showcases some of North America’s extreme sports such as wakeboarding, which combines the skills of waterskiing, snow boarding and surfing; Freestyle Motocross (FMX), a display of dangerous tricks ...Continue Reading...

East Coast sport is a mix of air and water

At first glance, the fluorescent arcs gliding over Lake Erie resemble motorboat-driven parasails. Then you notice the sails are attached to a person skimming across the water, a carefree joyrider who occasionally ...Continue Reading...

Eric Beaudonnat up close

A chat with the author of Kiteboarding Vision. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Extreme way to fly

Bagging a first descent is a special kind of trophy for extreme skiers. It means you not only scouted a never-skied peak, but you also found a way to the top of it and were the first to ski ...Continue Reading...

Festival set to make waves

TRAVERSE CITY - Russell Schindler looks out at the neon colored buoys bobbing in West Grand Traverse Bay. It doesn't look like much, he said, but the bright buoys mark the twists ...Continue Reading...

Flying high

Almost 200 participate in the fourth annual Texas Kiteboarding Rodeo. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Freedom of kiteboarding inspires venture for world champion

When Shannon Best came to South Florida 11 years ago, he came in search of the "mecca" of wakeboarding. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Beat the autumn blues

The best places to go windsurfing and kiteboarding in the fall ... Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

IKO International Insurance for Kiteboarders

The IKO (Intl Kiteboarding Organization) is proud to present the first international insurance for kiteboarders and snow kiters. Read the full story >> ...Continue Reading...

Introducing the Hellfish

An innovative new kite by Bestkiteboarding.com. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

John Kerry Kitesurfing

John Kerry gets his feet wet off the coast of Nantucket. Could he be anymore hip? Read all about it and watch the Kerry kitesurfing photos >> Continue Reading...

Jumping the shark

AS STEVE Gibson bobbed in the 6-foot chop of the Pacific Ocean, Mt. Tamalpais the only land visible, like a puff of smoke on the horizon, his own mantra slid into his waterlogged mind: ...Continue Reading...

Kite-assisted expeditions cover new ground - fast

When the terrain is flat and the breeze is blowing, sometimes the best way to cover ground is to go fly a kite. Read the full story >> ...Continue Reading...

Kiteboarding crowns new king and queen

Thaiti's Turerai Monteron completed an unblemished run to become kiteboarding's new and unexpected king on Saturday. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Kiteboarding Romantico

On the long road to Varadero, Alex Jowett finds Cuba is like one long, rolling wave into the past... Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Kitesurfers boost into Hyundai Nationals

Boosting big, airborne 10 metres above the broiling surf … suspended impossibly upside down, speeding and spinning above the waves … the best kitesurf riders come to Christchurch this week for the Hyundai ...Continue Reading...

Kitesurfing goes international

New Euro Cup circuit launched for 2005. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Kitesurfing's youngest talent steals surf and sky at Gravity Games H2O

Perfect conditions set the scene for an intense kitesurf opener, while the world’s top wakeboarders prepare for tough competition on Perth’s Swan River. Read the full story ...Continue Reading...

KiteXPO 2005 kiteboarding event

XtremeBigAir.com and the City of Pismo Beach are pleased to host the KiteXPO 2005: April 22 - 24. The KiteXPO Event is the ultimate opportunity for you to get leading edge information from industry experts about new ...Continue Reading...

Mitchell to surf the strait

Nelson kitesurfing instructor Warren Mitchell aims to be the first person to kitesurf across Cook Strait. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

New hotels target extreme sports enthusiasts

It's a hotel and new business model designed to cater specifically to the whims of extreme sport fans everywhere. Read the full story >> ...Continue Reading...

Professional kiteboarding event headed to Dewey Beach Sept. 10-12

For the first time on the Delmarva Peninsula, H2Air Kiteboarding of Dewey Beach will host the Fly to...Red Bull King of the Air Sept. 10-12 at Delaware Seashore State Park. Read ...Continue Reading...

Red Bull kiteboarding contest sends two to Maui

Over last weekend, Dewey Beach hosted the Red Bull King of the Air qualifier, a kiteboarding contest that filled the sky over Rehoboth Bay off of Tower Road with large kites yanking experienced kiteboarders out of the water. ...Continue Reading...

Ride like the wind

Kiteboarding craze still soaring as extreme, but tranquil, sport Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Smith family of San Rafael on the forefront of the kiteboarding wave

Meet Alex Smith of San Rafael, perhaps the youngest kiteboarder in Northern California. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Surf'n' sail our next sport?

When incredibly high gusts swept Larry Boufford and his kiteboarding equipment across Lac Ste. Anne to his death, it was perhaps the perfect passing, says his life partner. Read ...Continue Reading...

Taking flight

When Keith Kallio mentions the Snowkite Freeride event at Georgetown Lake this weekend, he lets on with a big smile and starts talking about who's who in the world of snowkite sports. Read ...Continue Reading...

The olympic effect

Suddenly my mailbox is filled with requests from readers looking for various physical activities to do as part of their travel in Greece, such as bike trips. I think this must be the Olympic effect ... ...Continue Reading...

Vacations cater to extreme sports fans

As interest in extreme sports — challenging physical activities like mountain biking, rock-climbing and skateboarding — grows, so do options for participating. Read ...Continue Reading...

Wipika Kiteboarding goes direct

Wipika launches online store by Wipika Support. Read the full story >> Continue Reading...

Yet another summer season nearly upon us!

We just got back Fiji last week (Wind and Kite Fiji Trip). Out of eight days we only had one day where we couldn't kite. Read the full story >> ...Continue Reading...