Experience the thrill of kitesurfing from a kayak or canoe. Sailing with a kite is a new option for paddlers looking for a free ride from the wind. The system can also be used as a rescue kite. Rescue kites are now required for some offshore racing. This gives boats backup propulsion if sail or…
An interesting story about professional snowkiter Valere Bouchaud popped up in our mail earlier this week and we are stoked to share this with all you snowkite maniacs out there. A trip to a foreign country is always an adventure and earlier this year, Valera together with a group of fellow riders,…
5x World Champion Aaron Hadlow and 9x World Champion Gisela Pulido put on performances that were nothing short of exceptional during the St.Peter Ording freestyle finals that took place yesterday in Germany. Fighting their way up the freestyle ladder, they faced each opponent with outstanding…
The 5th stop of the Virgin Kitesurf World Championships is approaching fast, so get ready to see the best kiteboarders from around the globe join forces in what has become the World's biggest kiteboarding event, the Kitesurf World Cup in St. Peter Ording, Germany, from 22nd to 30th of August 2015.…
The Virgin Kitesurf World Championships’ fourth stop took place on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura - Canary Islands - on the 3rd to the 8th of August and there was a lot to see. This renowned venue, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, has been welcoming the World Tour since…
This a good way to take your kiteboarding skills further, even if you have just started riding - Nowboat.com is partnering with Kiteboard Tour Asia to offer riders across the world a series of kite trips with Cabrinha pros like Reo Stevens, Nick Jacobsen and Damien Le Roy. You can’t buy happiness,…
2015 marks Sheffield Adventure Film Festival’s 10th birthday. On the one hand things have changed enormously. It's a different beast now to what it was back then. On the other it's essentially still the same thing - a weekend of amazing film celebrating everything that's good about the outdoors.…
We haven't written about Water Born for a while and since that time, a few new episodes have been out. The series that explores some of the world’s most unique underwater environments alongside renowned freedivers and professional watermen aims to re-inspire its audience, by using creative, out-of…
Extreme Control Adventure - Kiteboarding, Paddleboarding and Diving School has been offering top quality service to students from all over the globe in the most beautiful locations in the world since 2000. Specializing in active vacations they offer fun activities enjoying the natural surroundings…
Los Barriles, located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on the shores of the Sea of Cortez is kitesurfers and windsurfers paradise. No wonder, the peninsula is affected by several regular wind patterns. The La Paz region, Los Barriles is situated in, experiences a wind which drops the effective…
The world’s most complete watersport competition, Masters of the Ocean is a unique event held over 5 days at Encuentro Beach, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. When it comes to surfing, there is no better place than Cabarete's beach. Recognized worldwide "as the kiteboarding capital of the world, the…
This is the first time ever that the elite of the world, and a wide range of water sports contestants meet up for a water sports festival, that consists of a World Championship and many other events on the water – All in the same week and everything within walking distance. This September, Hvide…