Florian Gruber has taken the gold medal at the final kiteboarding day of Sail Melbourne, held in Australia.
Strong winds and lots of racing saw a repecharge system in action, through in the morning. Canada’s Adam Vance and Turkey’s Salih Cakir met the    … More
Jonathan Keys has claimed victory at the 2012 Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton, Australia’s longest kitesurfing race.
Semi-professional kiteboarder Jonathan Keys used his local knowledge to win the famous kite marathon and took $1500 first prize, by just ten seconds, in front of a 1000-strong crowd.
Keys completed the 19-kilometer race in  … More
At the ISAF Sailing World Cup – Sail Melbourne, Florian Gruber (GER, North) and Ariane Imbert (FRA, North) have emerged victorious in the kiteboarding class. In second came Torrin Bright (NZL, Ozone/Mikes Lab)) and Adam Vance (Ozone/Mikes Lab) for the men, as well as Lisa Hickmann (AUS, Ozone/RRD) and Astrid Berz (SUI, Ozone/Aguera) for the women.
The medal race series was held on a new short track course with a reaching start, very similar to the America’s Cup racing format. Races took app. five minutes and were conducted in an elimination series, leading up to … More
Keahi De Aboitiz and Jalou Langeree are the 2012 KSP World Tour champions. The new best wave kitesurfers in the world sealed their victories on Maui’s North Shore.
The final day of the Hookipa Kite Surf Pro was sailed in building surf and returning trade winds. World tour leader Patri McLaughlin, Airton Cozzolino, Sebastian Ribeiro and Luke McGillewie suffered early losses and lost their chances  … More