Year: 2012

GoPro Announces Hero3 Cameras

The White, Silver and Black editions are available for pre-order at GoPro.com and are shipping to specialty retailers around the world for MSRP $199.99, $299.99 and $399.99 respectively. ... Read More...

Long Distance Kitesurfing World Record Attempt Tomorrow

Almost one year after he broke the Guinness Book of World Records' Longest Nonstop Kitesurfing Distance record, Rimas Kinka from Florida is attempting to break the record once again. ... Read More...

Chris Bobyrk On Fire in Cape Hatteras

Double S-bends to Blind... nuke glide to wrapped... s-mobes and more”¦.check out the latest edit from BEST team rider Chris Bobryk!... Read More...

VIDEO: Highlights from the 2012 Course Racing Worlds Medal Race Series

After four days of full-on racing, John and Erika Heineken (USA) take the 2012 world titles in course racing. ... Read More...

Old School Legend Mauricio Abreu Still Killing It!

LivingTheDream catches up with Old School legend Mauricio Abreu and makes you question what is old school? ... Read More...

VIDEO: Dry Hair Featuring Liam Whaley

While in Tarifa and Portugal LTD caught up with an old friend Liam Whaley. Grab some ice for those knees, sit back, and enjoy the show! ... Read More...

VIDEO: Make My Day Episode 5 with Jeremie Eloy

Lost in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is a paradise for all the beach lovers. In the South East there is a wave called One Eye. People come from all around the world to kitesurf here, but most of them don't know the legend behind it.... Read More...

Win a Custom Kite with the Best Pimp My Kite Challenge

Design your own kite and you could win a brand new and utterly unique, one-off TS v2 10m! ... Read More...

Kiteboard Racing World Championship Starts Thursday

With more than 200 pre-registered riders from all around the world, it will be a fierce battle for the title.... Read More...

Mobbin: New Video from Best Kiteboarding

Enjoy the latest freestyle video from Best Kiteboarding.... Read More...

VIDEO: Maui Cruzin 2.0 from Wainman Hawaii

Follow the Wainman Hawaii team around Maui. Featuring the riding of Lou Wainman, Bertrand Fleury, Niccolo Porcella, Hannah Whiteley, and more.... Read More...

King of the Great Lakes Test Fest Starts this Friday!

MACkite would like to invite you to the 12th annual King of the Great Lakes Kiteboarding Competition and Test Fest. From September 28-30, MACkite will be hosting a family-friendly kiteboarding competition formally known as the King of the Great Lakes (KoGL). ... Read More...

Shannon Best Leaving Best Kiteboarding

BEST Kiteboarding today announced that Shannon Best is leaving his day-to-day role with the company to pursue new opportunities within the consumer sports industry, effective October 1st.... Read More...

VIDEO: Pedro Henrique in Portugal

Filmed on the beaches of Carcavelos and Guincho in Portugal with professional kiteboarder and surfer Pedro Henrique, also with some footage of his trip to Mauritius.... Read More...

VIDEO: New F-One Office and Raphael’s Garage

F-One's Raphael Salles walks us through the brand new F-One office in Montpellier, France, and shows us his new garage full of F-One kite and board prototypes.... Read More...

VIDEO: Slingshot Presents: Woodgrain II

Follow the Slingshot Kite team as they build and destroy a few unique rails.... Read More...

2012 Kiteboarding Freeride Gear Review Guide

Honest reviews on 25 kites and 28 kiteboards.... Read More...

La Ventana Classic and KiteXpo Canceled for 2013, Will Return in 2014

Eight years ago founder Tim Hatler and a few locals thought it would be cool to see if they could kiteboard the 11 miles from Isla Cerralvo to La Ventana.... Read More...

Support Needed for American Kiteboarding Association: Help Give the US a Voice in November!

Team Fluid has started started the American Kiteboarding Association (AKA), a non-profit whose initial goal is to meet the requirements needed to get America a vote and a voice within the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA). Now all they need is members! ... Read More...

VIDEO: Kass Poz in Mauritius

Pedro Henrique, Guilly Brandao, Keahi De Aboitiz, and Sebastian Ribeiro surfing, sailing, and showing what the new generation of Watermans doing. ... Read More...

Exclusive: Olympic Gold Windsurfer Speaks Out on Kitesurfing

”‹For the Fall Issue of The Kiteboarder, we contacted Olympic Windsurfing Gold Medal Winner Dorian van Rijsselberghe for his thoughts on Kite Racing being accepted into the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, possibly at the expense of windsurfing... Read More...

Patri McLaughlin and Ninja Bichler Win KSP Mauritius

Epic conditions graced day nine of the holding period for tour stop number two of four at the One Eye Kite Surf Pro. ... Read More...

VIDEO: Dirty Panda with Tom Court

A short kiteboarding action cut from Fuerteventura summertime cruising while everyone else was down in the south of the island for the PKRA world cup.... Read More...

Liquid Force Kite Surfing Wave Accelerator Camp, Punta San Carlos Sept 29 – Oct 6

Join Liquid Force International team rider Jason Slezak at the inaugural Wave Accelerator Camp September 29th through October 6th 2012 at the world class Solo Sports Advernture Camp located on the point of Punta San Carlos, Baja, California Mexico. ... Read More...