STFYC Kite Race Series: Thursday June 29th, 2017
Wild conditions, high-speed racing and a few massive blow-outs... Read More...
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Joey Pasquali Wins the 2015 Bluerush Kite Race Series
Pasquali and Heineken battle it out for first... Read More...
Claiming Gold Under the Golden Gate Bridge
Kitefoil Gold Cup San Fran wrap-up and interview... Read More...
Top Talent Moves onto Finals at the Kite Foil Gold Cup
Tight qualifying races narrow down the finals... Read More...
The Heat is On: Summer Issue
Landing in a mailbox near you... Read More...
The IKA KiteFoil Gold Cup is Back
One of the world's fastest wind-powered watercrafts finds its place in racing (again)... Read More...
Nico Parlier Takes 1st at the Kitefoil Gold Cup
6 days of racing and 27 races later, the 2014 Kitefoil Gold Cup has a champion... Read More...
Heineken Takes Switzerland by Foil
The 2014 KiteFoil GoldCup wraps-up a second world tour stop... Read More...
US Kite Racing Nationals Wrap Up
23 races for formula and foil riders at Nationals in Long Beach, California ... Read More...
Heineken Wins Live2Kite Foilboard Nationals
Johnny builds a picket fence out of first place finishes in San Francisco... Read More...
2014 Live2Kite Kite Foil Nationals: Heineken Leads going into Day 2,Live Feed Now
The action is fast-paced at the 2014 Live2Kite Foil Nationals in San Francisco, California. Heineken Leads going into Day 2 with straight bullets.... Read More...
2013 IKA Kiteracing World Championship – The Movie
Johnny Heineken (USA) and Florian Gruber (GER) battle it out for the 2013 title... Read More...
Erika Heineken Reigns World Champion in China
Brother, Johnny Heineken, takes second to a tenacious Florian Gruber... Read More...
Heinekens Nominated for ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and Rolex announced nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2013 yesterday, including kite cours... Read More...
Pacific Pilsner West Coast Open Delivers Action
The 2013 Canadian course racing championship wrap-up from Squamish, BC.... Read More...
Johnny Heineken Talks Racing Strategy
Yes, racing is about speed. But winning requires smart sailing strategy too.... Read More...
Heinekens Sweep 2013 North American Championship
After four days of racing at Crissy Field, Johnny and Erika take the continental racing title.... Read More...
North American Kite Racing Champion to be Decided Today
After three days of racing at the North American Kiteboard Racing Championship at the St. Francis Yacht Club, the top 10 of 74 kiters will face off on today in four scheduled races to see who will take the title.... Read More...
Heineken Leads by One Point at North American Kite Racing Championship
The second day of racing for the North American Kite Racing Championships saw the Yellow and Blue get changed up for closer racing throughout the fleets. ... Read More...
North American Kite Racing Championship Day Two
Kite racing explodes onto the scene at Crissy Field in San Francisco, CA, USA.... Read More...
VIDEO: 2013 African Course Racing Wrap-Up
Johnny and Erika Heineken take first and second place finishes at the 2013 African Course Racing Championships in Egypt.... Read More...
Johnny Heineken named 2012 US SAILING Yachtsman of the Year
Johnny Heineken has been named the 2012 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for his dominating performances in competitive kiteboarding, including the Kiteboarding Course Racing World Championship in Cagliari, Italy, where he topped 148 competitors to claim the world title for a second consecutive year.... Read More...
VIDEO: Johnny Heineken Profiled
Video profile of US rider John Heineken, current World Champion kite racer. This profile has been shot during the PKRA 2012 in Mexico, Playa del Carmen, first tour stop of the PKRA World Tour.... Read More...
The Kite Racer Interviews
The Kiteboarder Magazine sat down with some of the world's top kiteboarding course racers and designers to talk to them about the direction of course racing and what it means for the sport of kiteboarding.... Read More...
Johnny Heineken Chosen as a Finalist for Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award
"I am honored to have made the list," said Johnny Henieken, who had an amazing year on his race board. "It’s an amazing feeling to be considered for the most prestigious award in American sailing, and even more incredible to see kite racing recognized at the highest possibly level by the sailing community."... Read More...
Americans take First-Fourth at the IKA Kite Racing World Championships
After 12 races and 3 discards in more than challenging conditions, with winds up to 25 knots and breaking seas of 3+ meters, John Heineken (USA, Ozone) and Steph Bridge (GBR, North) are the new world champions in kite course racing. Both riders did it in great fashion, resulting in a perfect score of 6.3 points each! ... Read More...
July 1 Report from Chip Wasson at the 2011 Kite Course Racing World Championships
Here in Sylt, July 1st came in with a bang in the kiteboard racing department at the 2011 World Championships. I don't know about the other riders out there but today offered up some of the most challenging racing conditions I have ever competed in!
6-8 foot breaking waves and swell that was all over the place accompanied a 30+ knot breeze. In these conditions the race committee could not even anchor their start boats which motored in place all day long always in fear of getting rolled. ... Read More...
Day 3 Report from Johnny Heineken at the 2011 Kite Course Racing World Championships
Yesterday we had 3 more races in really nasty conditions. A lot of the game was finding the weather mark which was a small yellow cone in head high chop.
The first race I started conservatively on starboard near the pin (favored). Andy crushed the port tack start, crossing with about 10 other guys. From there I rounded behind Sky, Damo, and Julien, passing them all on the downwind leg. ... Read More...
Day 1 Report from Johnny Heineken at the 2011 Kite Course Racing World Championships
Six of the top seven are Americans and almost all of the Mike's Lab boards are in the top 10...pretty cool.
Today the wind was kind of backwards from normal. It started side-off and really puffy and the kite call was super hard to make because figuring out how windy it was out there was next to impossible. ... Read More...