Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is a busy man but he has always time for one of his favourite hobbies. No, not women. The answer is kitesurfing.
The 61-year-old business mogul says “life begins at 60” and he is probably right. The footage of Richard Branson kitesurfing in open waters, off the Necker Island, is quite impressive  … More
Tyson Poor has conquered the 2012 La Ventana Classic 11-Mile Island Crossing, held at Baja California Sur, in Mexico.
The event represents the spirit of wind riding. Great weather conditions, superb windsurfing and kiteboarding competitions, paddling clinics, live auctions, parties and fund raising efforts.
Again, the old and healthy rivalry of windsurfers and kitesurfers was … More
Steve Thorp is now the fastest windsurfer in the world. The British sailor has set a new world speed windsurfing record by reaching the 50.48 knots, at West Kirby, England, on the 3rd January 2012.
Thorp wore two GPS units that delivered different results. The first one peaked at 54 knots and the other one at … More
Alberto Menegatti has conquered the famous 2012 Langebaan Downwind Dash, in South Africa. Up to 237 windsurfers, kitesurfers and other watercraft competed in the West Coat, from Langebaan all the way down to the port of Saldanha.
In the end, windsurfers raised the flag against rival kitesurfers. Menegatti completed the challenge in  … More