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Warren Jones Kiteracing Training Camp with Steph Bridge

Steph Bridge (4 times World Kiterace Champion) and Olly Bridge (European Mens Race Champions and World Youth Champion) will be travelling to Perth to hold a free acceleration training camp!

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A story about a kiteboard - Contraband by Jeremie Tronet

What a story, it's got tropical water, beautiful girls, aeroplanes, pirates, fantastic riding and good music.

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Massive kiteboarding jumps with Ewan Jaspan

With all this wind the southern states have been getting, we were wondering if Ewan Jaspan had been getting any action

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Up close and personal with Johnny Heineken - Kite racer

Johnny Heinekin is one of the nicest guys you'll meet in the kiteboarding world. He's always happy to have a chat, share his racing secrets or get technical with his equipment.

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Inspirational strapless surfboard tricks - Ride with me Ep2

Surfboard freestyle is the art of flicking a board with no straps around in the air, then landing on it without slicing your feet off on the fins...

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13 years of Naish greatness... Laid out on the driveway

Naish have been in it from the beginning, and what better way to celebrate than for Robby himself to break out some old gear and share it around with his team.

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WANTED: Kitesurfing instructor - Sunshine Coast

This position is an opportunity for you to work in an industry that you are passionate about! Ocean Addicts is seeking a highly motivated individual and require someone to manage and run our kitesurfing school.

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InTheLoop is hiring - Tannum sands kite instructor

Intheloop is looking for a professional, motivated and passionate instructor to teach from now till end of April 2014 in at our Intheloop Pro centre in Tannum Sands/ Queensland

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Naish are giving away a 2014 Park kiteboarding kite!

To celebrate 13 years in the sport of kiteboarding, Naish are giving away a 2014 model Naish Park kite!

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New world record: The most kiteboarders ever

7am. Hayling Island beach off the south coast of England. 300 kiteboarders. Not the average day at a kite beach, but how incredible must it have been to be there!!!

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The Hidden Lines Crew get all Neon Nights on us

Cue the lights, cue the electronic music and prep the kiteboarders. The boys from Hidden lines are putting on one of the best shows that kiteboarding has ever seen

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The Johnny Heineken Time Machine

Take a look into the future of kite racing with Johnny Heineken, who's got his hands on one serious bit of kite related kit...

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Board Crazy closed

One of the biggest importers and retail shops in Australia has closed its doors this week

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Register to race the 2013 Kiteracing Oceanic Championships!

Registrations are o for the 2013 #KiteOceanicsWA!

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Kite Instructor Wanted - Kitepower QLD

Have you got what it takes to work for Kitepower Australia? We want YOU!

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Surf Expo shows off what's hot in 2014

It's the biggest expo of its kind in the world, so when you want to know who's got the best new gear, you head to the Surf Expo, Orlando Florida.

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Marvin Baumiester wins Sail Townsvile Kite Racing

You've gotta love a kite event that has wind non-stop! That's what greeted the guys and girl (yes one) who attended Sail Townsville this week.

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The history of Airush & the longest running kiteboard ever..

One of the biggest companies in the kiteboarding game have just put a great story online about how they started.

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Sail Townsville brings Australia's best kite racers together

The long awaited Sail Townsville event kicks off this week and conditions are set to be perfect!

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New North Vegas 2014 Video released...

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

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The 33rd Merimbula Classic is coming

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

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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

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New Kiteboarding book - Trickionary

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

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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!

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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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WAKSA need you!

The West Aussie Kitesurfing Association has opportunities for you

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WA Kitesurfing League

Winter Kitesurfing competition at Leighton Beach, WA

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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.

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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...

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Luderitz Speed Challenge - The worlds fastest kiters

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

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2014 Naish Kites released...

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

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Core Riot XR3 - new kite for 2014

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

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Sweet barrel on a kite

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

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Kitesurfing across Torres Straight - the video...

Some brave souls kitesurfing from Australia to PNG

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Naish "Apex" bindings - Q & A

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

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Escape to Fiji with BWS for a kitesurfing trip to remember

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

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Cabrinha's new versatile "Overdrive" kite control bar

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

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New 2014 North Rebel

Major kiteboarding brand North reveal the latest 2014 Rebel

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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...

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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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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.

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Best Kiteboarding - Wet Dreams 2014 Video

New video from Best Kiteboarding

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

Different graphics on Axis's new kiteboard

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2014 Airush Kiteboarding Team Video

Airush Kitesurfing Team Video

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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

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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...

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#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...

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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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Core Riot XR3 - video taster of new kite

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

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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?

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New kite racing event in Perth

Perth will be hosting the Kiteracing Ocean Championships this summer

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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!