Youri Zoon and Karolina Winkowska are the 2012 PKRA Freestyle world champions, after conquering the Reef Kitesurf Pro, in New Caledonia.
The final heats of the 2012 PKRA World Tour season were very intense, as the two most talented riders in the world – Alex Pastor and Youri Zoon – wanted to grab the trophy  … More
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EDGARTOWN, Mass. — On a frigid weekday in late October, a dozen of the fastest kiteboarders gathered here on a barren spit of beach that bounds Katama Bay on Martha’s Vineyard, eager to ride the blustery autumn winds that tear across the slate gray waters. To some residents, the winds are a noisy nuisance. For members of a tribe of kiteboarders who specialize in speed, they are bliss.
The group was here to participate in the North American Speed Sailing Championship Invitational, a two-week event in its second year. Kiteboarders from around the world, though mostly from France and the United States, compete to attain the fastest average time on a straight 250-meter course that hugs perilously close to shore  … More
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The best wave kitesurfers in the world will be crowned in the last stage of the Kite Surf Pro World Tour 2012, to be ridden in Hookipa, Hawaii, from the 29th November to the 8th December.
The world title race is on. The ever magical waves of Hookipa Beach Park are the perfect stage for the conclusion of the 2012 KSP World Championship Tour. Everything can happen, both in  … More
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The 2012 Mini Kitesurf Tour Europe has come to an end and it’s time for the overall review of the season.
The official European freestyle and course racing competition is getting better, year after year. In 2012, the Mini Kitesurf Tour Europe ignited the competitive spirit of the European kitesurf elite.
In eight months of contests, there were  … More
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