Windfest Finals Wow La Ventana
Spectators were treated to a fun filled day of Big Air and Freestyle... Read More...
course racing
Heineken Takes Switzerland by Foil
The 2014 KiteFoil GoldCup wraps-up a second world tour stop... Read More...
PKRA Presses On in Light Wind
After two days of action and one day of no wind, competition continues in St Peter-Ording, Germany... Read More...
Slalom Competition Heats Up in Spain
Fuerteventura delivers strong wind for another day of PKRA racing... 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...
The Race Board
Brian Kender talks light wind and the need for speed. ... Read More...
Foil Boards and Downwind Riding
Last week, we asked you what you wanted to know about kiteboarding. This week we have your answers! Cabrinha team rider, Damien LeRoy, gives us the scoop on foi... Read More...
Australia’s Longest Kite Race: Register Now!
Six days of blue skies, fresh winds and a winner-takes-all battle for the $30,000 prize pool.... Read More...
PKRA Winners take the Podium in Turkey
PKRA Burn World Cup freestyle and slalom events finish in Istanbul. ... Read More...
PKRA Freestyle Event Wraps Up in Turkey
Ariel Corniel and Gisil Ozen take the PKRA freestyle titles this week in Istanbul. ... Read More...
40 Knot Winds Push Limits in Racing
Winds are nuking in the Canary Islands; racers ride twin tips and do their best to hang on.... Read More...
Pacific Pilsner West Coast Open Delivers Action
The 2013 Canadian course racing championship wrap-up from Squamish, BC.... Read More...
PKRA Rocks the Canary Islands
Non-stop PKRA tour action as the Fuerteventura Grand Slam event kicks-off this week... Read More...
Johnny Heineken Talks Racing Strategy
Yes, racing is about speed. But winning requires smart sailing strategy too.... Read More...
PKRA Germany: The Racing Commences
Two full rounds of racing were completed at the beetle kite surf World Cup in Saint Peter-Ording Germany yesterday. The racing didn't start until four in th... Read More...
VIDEO: The Need for Speed
North Kiteboarding takes to Egypt with an inside look at the 2013 African Course Racing Championships.... Read More...
IKA Proposes a Kiteboarding Formula Class for Olympics
IKA has released a press release today announcing that they have proposed a Formula Kite class for kiteboarding Olympic competition. This is a box rule meaning that any equipment that meets the IKA's guidelines can be used. ... Read More...
Learning to Ride a Race Board: Like Learning to Kiteboard All Over Again
It's been awhile since I last wrote about my experiences of learning to ride a race board and I feel like I've come a long way since I first tried to ride this thing.... Read More...
VIDEO: Adam Koch Profile
Rider profile of kiteboarding course racer Adam Koch. Filmed during the 2012 PKRA Gold Games in France.... Read More...
It’s Official, Kiteboarding to be Included in the 2016 Olympics
Today the International Sailing Federation voted to include kiteboarding in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Not only is kiteboarding in, but windsurfing is out as there are a limited number of medals that can be given to sailing sports. ... 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...
Learning to Ride a Race Board: A Few More Sessions
Anxious to get a few more race board sessions, I tried going out in wind that was just too light. Not one to learn lessons quickly, I did this two days in a row, each day ending up getting to swim back in.... Read More...
Learning to Ride a Race Board: First Two Days
I know a lot of other riders look at racing with at least a little bit of interest, so I've decided to write about my experiences as I learn to ride these wild course boards.... 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...
Kite-Cross World Championship Results from EUROSAF High Performance Grand Prix
Within the event the inaugural Kite Cross World Championship was held. While there were run-away leaders in some classes, including double Olympic Tornado medallist Mitch Booth in the F18 catamaran, the closest finish across the whole competition was in the men’s kiteboarding competition.... Read More...
VIDEO: PKRA Germany 2011 Freestyle Wrap Up
Wrap Up of the double eliminations in St. Peter Ording, Germany during the 2011 PKRA Beetle Kitesurf World Cup.... Read More...
VIDEO: PKRA Germany 2011 Course Racing Wrap Up – St. Peter Ording
Wrap up video of the course racing in St. Peter Ording for the 2011 PKRA in Germany.... Read More...
PKRA St. Peter Ording, Germany, Day 9: Finals: Zoon and Pulido are World Champions for 2011
By winning this event and the fifth one in a row, Youri Zoon takes home his first world champion title! Youri commented “I couldn’t be happier, it’s hard to believe, I’ve been fighting for so long now, I had my knee injuries that have held me back for a while but now, finally I got it! Super stoked!”
The same thing happened in the girls with Gisela Pulido (ESP, Airush) taking her fourth PKRA World Title.... Read More...
PKRA St. Peter Ording, Germany, Day 8: Zoon and Pulido Win Singles
After a week of sun and light wind conditions, today the typical German weather returned to St. Peter Ording beach. Along with the cloud and rain came a steady twenty knots of wind in which we watched the best PKRA kiteboarders compete on the North Sea. ... Read More...