Patri McLaughlin has conquered the One Eye Kite Surf Pro, at Le Morne, Mauritius, in epic swell conditions.
The ninth day of the holding period blessed wave riders with pristine ocean waves to crown the event champions. The powerful Cozzolino was pitted against the barrel-hunting McLaughlin in a final that saw several lead changes and some of the best tube rides of the event.
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Mário Pereira and Lisa Videira have conquered the first edition of the KiteCross Festival Seixal, in Ponta dos Corvos, Portugal.
With 15-to-20 knots of wind, the four-man heat races were intense with the beautiful city of Lisbon on the background. The kiteboarding event was a major success.
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World records. First girl to wakeboard behind airboat and first Kite surfer in the everglades
These days, top kitesurfers blow away the fastest sailboats, maxing out at more than 60 miles per hour. Dangerous? Yep. Especially when the world’s best converge on storm-raked Martha’s Vineyard to duke it out.
I arrive at the boathouse in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard, late and underdressed for what turns out to be a semiformal dinner at a very formal yacht club. Blue blazers, slacks, and penny loafers predominate, a bagpiper pipes, and conversations are conducted half in French and half in English. During cocktails, a handsome young man named Brock Callen climbs to a balcony suspended between the cathedral ceiling and two small brass cannons shelf-mounted over a fireplace. “Welcome to the first-ever North American Speed Sailing Invitational,†he announces, raising a flute of champagne  … More