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Robert and Heidi Clover are preparing for a serious kite challenge. Serious and cold adventure. The couple aim to kitesurf across the Greenland ice sheet, in a 1,400 kilometre journey. The snowkite expedition will depart from Ilulissat, on the West coast of Greenland, to Qaanaaq, on the North coast, using kites and skis.

The passionate kitesurfers will be carrying everything they need to survive, in pulks – food, tents, stoves, sleeping bags and equipment. The Greenland challenge will   …  Details

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Kitesurfers Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer had an incredible idea. Let’s build a 200-kilogram car that is, at the same time, a kitesurfing craft and a wind turbine.

Meet the “Wind Explorer”, a powerful convertible that has crossed the Australian continent in 18 days. That’s a 3,000-mile trip that only needed £10 of electricity to complete the challenge.

There’s no gas or gasoline involved  …  More

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Blazej Ozog, Ken Nacor, Taner Aykurt, Kathryn Borgwardt, Aya Oshima and Sarah Demdoum were the grand winners of the KTA Thailand, held in Pran Buri, one of Asia’s top kitesurfing locations.

Fifty four kiteboaders from 20 countries took part in the 10 course races, 7 TT Class races, a full freestyle double eliminator and a Old Skool Expression session. Four days of 20-knot winds pumped the kiteboarding competition.

The key battles throughout the event would  …  More

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The 8th Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, featuring more than 50 films from around the world, begins in just two weeks: March 9-13, 2011. Buy your tickets now and join us on a five-day journey, as we explore the beauty and the challenges facing the ocean, as seen through the eyes of the world’s most innovative filmmakers. Experience exceptional films and learn more about the ocean, marine life as well how we as humans interact with it by protecting it, playing in it and study it.

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