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Lancelin Ocean Classic 2016 Dates Announced!

Lancelin Ocean Classic is back again in 2016 - January 14 to 17

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Kitesurfing Gear & Buying Kitesurfing gear

What do you when you're starting kitesurfing, or looking for second hand gear?

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The National Kiteboarding League comes to the Gold Coast

With just only a month before the National Kiteboarding League (NKL) hits the white sand of the Gold Coast, anticipation is high for Australia's first ever kiteboarding tour.

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Keahi VS Jacobsen in a Strapless Freestyle Showdown

If you rather your kite videos in bite sized chunks, then get a mouthful of this latest one from Cabrinha.

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Kite down, Sharks below... The unknown beneath.

Daaa Dum. Da Dum! Queue the Jaws theme music, because next time you crash your kite, you'll be thinking about what's lurking beneath the surface.

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Melbourne's Katie Potter joins the Naish Team

This week Naish kiteboarding announced that Melbourne's very own Katie Potter is joining their international team! In recognition of her incredible talent in Freestyle Kiteboarding, and her all round nice-girl attitude, Katie is finally getting some credi

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Western Australia's Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton

WA's premier kitesurfing event is now open for registration

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WA Kitesurfing Association Newsletter September 2015

News from WAKSA on events in the upcoming kitesurfing season..

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Register now for the 2015 Australian Nationa

The 2015 Australian National Racing Titles are held in sunny and windy Townsville. It is shaping up to be a cracker event.

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Registration open for Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton 2015

It's the southern Hemispheres longest kiteboarding race, and entries are now open for the 2015 edition of the Lighthouse to Leighton in Western Australia.

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Two kite foilers and a sailor girl...

Nic Douglass caught up with two of the fastest foilers in the series, Ricky Lecesse and Nico Parlier to find out what's what, in the world of kite hydrofoil racing.

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Betting Big - 5 Years of the North Gambler

Back in 2012, North went out on a limb and released their first every wakestyle kiteboard, the Gambler. 5 years on, North pro Craig Cunningham is still riding one, and loves it dearly.

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Kiting on glass - 200m lines make it possible

It's a popular and well known technique to extend your kiteboarding lines in light winds, but this is taking it to a whole new level.

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Sports above Politics - Ukraine & Russia United by Kiting!

Three men from politically opposed countries have spent 12 hours on the water in an attempt to end conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Naish Caption Contest: Share to Win a 2016 Park HD

You can win a 2016 Park HD of your very own! Get started now by writing a caption for one of Naish's promo pics, share it and enter the draw...

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Richard Branson kiting with Adventure Sports in Noosa

Adventure Sports had the pleasure of hosting Sir Richard Branson for a downwinder in Noosa

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Kiteboarding around Burning Man in the Desert

Burning Man is the yearly festival of all things alternative. Held in the middle of the desert, somewhere in Navada, it's something that has to be experienced to be truly believed.

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Liquid Force takes the 2015 AWSI brand of the Year Award!

Top award in the Surf Industry goes to Liquid Force Kiteboarding

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National Kiteboarding League (NKL) Launches for AUS and NZ

Commencing on the Gold Coast in November 2015, the 7-round Classic Holidays' National Kiteboarding League (NKL) series will travel to five Australian states plus Christchurch, NZ, for a 4-day event in each location, boosting the profile of the sport in Au

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The Foil Kites are here to stay - Chrono 2 by Ozone

Shocking the world with the ultra-high-aspect race kite, the Chrono early last year, Ozone kiteboarding just followed it up with the Chrono 2, a kite more akin to a paraglider than anything else.

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Reno Romeu soars 100m high in Venezuala - North's Beyond

It has all the quality ingredients of a good kite movie - surly looking locals, crystal blue water and crispy new kites. The riding isn't too shabby either, with the biggest baddest freestylers on the North team strutting their stuff on the all new North

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Getting Wings - Making a carbon kite-hydrofoil video

If you're a regular in the kiteboarding forums then you'll know all about the hundreds of home-made hydrofoil projects being started around the country.

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Nobile is back for 2016!

Nobile is back in Australia with the new 2016 range!

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Six years old and shredding - Alvaro Pastor

While you won't be seeing a single handlepass or even any air-time in this movie, you will be seeing some incredible kiteboarding talent from Alvaro Pastor. He's six years old...

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The Airush Dyneema Load Frame - New in 2016

It's certainly that time of year! Airush this week released their 2016 line of kiteboarding equipment, featuring a new technology they're calling it the Dyneema Load Frame.

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Hadlow's back on top, and his mum's making handbags.

Aaron Hadlow's back on top of the VKWC podium for the first time in years, and his mum has just decided to sew up some handbags out of his old kites!

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Elemental Surf Want You - Instructors!

Elemental Surf are looking for team members for the coming season in Western Australia

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WA Kitesurfing Association Update

Latest kitesurfing news from WAKSA

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Starting Fresh - Ewan Jaspan's Comeback clip

After two years off the water, Ewan Jaspan gets back to his A-Game with two weeks in the Cook Islands.

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This is Naish's Kiteboarding Moment - 2016 Release

It's that time of year again! Naish are letting loose all of the tight lipped secrets they've been keeping about the 2016 range of kiteboarding equipment.

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KiteZapped with Maureen Castelle

It's long been said that freestyle is like the Gymnastics of kiteboarding, so when a gymnast straps on a harness and some boots, you can expect what comes next...

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Luderitz Speed Challenge 2015

In a little less than one months time, the worlds fastest kiteboarders will descend upon the little town of Luderitz in Namibia, for the 2015 Chris Benz Luderitz Speed Challenge.

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Kiting the Reef - 10 kiteboarders, 100km in 10 days

In just a few days time, 10 kiteboarders will set off on a record breaking downwinder to raise funds for MND, Motor Neurone Disease, also known as ALS

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Charter Boat? What? ACQUA by Slingshot

What happens when you stick Sam Light and Alex Fox on a charter boat in the British Virgin Islands for a few days? Charter boat? What charter boat?

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The Next Generation - Kids kiteboarding from F-One

In 2012, F-One began a program dubbed the Next Generation. Kids showing promise in the sport of kiteboarding would be trained and mentored through camps, in the hope that they would one day turn into the next pro team, or stand atop the podium in the worl

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Core strays from the ol' white and yellow

Since Core kites hit the shelves of Australia kite stores back in 2008, the brand has always been a little different. One colour scheme, one control system, two models, bi-yearly releases and it wasn't until very recently they released a line of boards wi

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Windy Summer forecast thanks to El Nino!

While the surfers on the west coast of America are preparing for storm season by stockpiling surfboards and plywood to board up their windows, over here in Australia things are 'El' little different..

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The NKL - Australian Kiteboarding Competition Circuit

Since kiteboarding began back in the early 2000's, Australia hasn't really had a competitive kiteboarding scene. Until now.

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Disguise the Limit - Cabrinha's 2016 blockbuster for free

If only the kiteboarding community could see how much money Cabrinha have poured into their movie-making budget this year. Yet again, they've released a feature length kiteboarding blockbuster by Anders Kruger, and it's totally free, available to view rig

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