Athletes confirmed for the 2016 Red Bull King of the Air
18 December 2015 | Kiteboarding
Cape Town's Big Bay is ready to welcome the best Big Air kiteboarding specialists in the planet. Aaron Hadlow, Jesse Richman, Kevin Langeree and friends are some of the names that will participate in the...
Niccolo Porcella suffers kiteboarding's worst ever wipeout
05 January 2016 | Kiteboarding
The Hawaiian-Italian waterman was riding Jaws/Peahi, in Maui, and he was forced to hit the eject button when a gigantic mountain of water closed out. The visual result is mind-blowing.
"It was one of the craziest...
The complete windsurfing and kiteboarding race signals
15 December 2015 | Windsurfing
The Racing Rules of Sailing apply to the sports of windsurfing, kitesurfing and any other form of wind-powered vessel. The rules often include the raising or removing of flags, as well as the emission of...
The windsurfing foil for light winds
22 December 2015 | Windsurfing
The Horue Vini is a 100-percent carbon system entirely designed on CAD, and developed with the goal of reducing drag in light wind conditions, allowing windsurfers to use smaller sails.
There will be three models available...
An extreme windsurfing day at Lake Superior
28 December 2015 | Windsurfing
Welcome to Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. Shared by Canada and the USA, the spot is known for its very low water temperatures. Some say it's "like Ireland in...
"Foiling is the future," says Florian Gruber
14 December 2015 | Kiteboarding
It's done and dusted. German kite racer Florian Gruber has put an end to his Raceboard career in kiteboarding after finishing his fourth participation in the Sailing World Cup Melbourne.
"Foiling is the future. It's the...
Matteo Iachino eyes world title with Starboard and Point-7
13 January 2016 | Windsurfing
He is probably the best Transalpine slalom windsurfer in the world right now. Iachino only needed 67 points to clinch the maiden world title last season but, this time, he has two new trumps: a...
Polish duo wins the 2016 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships
29 February 2016 | Windsurfing
The Polish fleet dominated the entire competition and will be a force to be reckoned with at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Brazil, next summer. The medal races were tough but, in the end,...
War in kiteboarding: the battle of the acronyms
08 February 2016 | Kiteboarding
For each designation, a new dream to bring the sport together. But it never happened. Kiteboarding lost the Olympic hope, and several World Tour models (KPWT, PKRA, VKWC) failed to unite athletes, fans, brands and...
The 2016 European Freestyle Pro Tour schedule
17 February 2016 | Windsurfing
It's definitely one of the most important professional windsurfing circuits of the Old Continent. The EFPT was founded in 2003 and, since then, it has confirmed many up-and-coming talents.
In 2016, Europe's best freestyle windsurfers will discuss...