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Brandon Scheid has conquered the 2010 Sauble Beach KiteJam, in Canada. The contest was held just after the Hurrican Earl and everyone was looking for great wind conditions.

But, in the first day, the wind was just enough to keep the kites pumping. Rails, a kicker, a super ghetto up flat rail. Everything was set for a nice kiteboarding competition  …  Details

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KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup lives up to its name on the third day of competition delivering down the line perfection for the double elimination!

The brutal North Sea greeted the sailors with some epic conditions this morning allowing the world’s most radical wave riders to strut their stuff in conditions that they would normally scour the globe for. Unfortunately, the hallowed cross-off perfection didn’t last all day, leaving the contest at a standstill for the top 16.

When it was going off the set waves were extremely chunky, and pushing on for mast high on occasions. Couple this with 25-30 knots of wind, and you’ve got the ultimate wavesailing playground. With rainsqualls battering the coast, sail sizes ranged from 4.0s to 5.3s, and the boards were even more diverse. Masts were getting snapped, and   …  Details

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The British Bodyboard Club’s Overhead Wedge Air has without doubt been the highlight of the tour so far. After a frustrating summer of fickle conditions and postponed events, at the fourth time of asking, competitors were finally treated to near perfect Tolcarne Wedge giving them an opportunity to boost the big aerial manoeuvres the wave is famous for.

The first day of the competition saw the first round of heats completed and despite a couple of close calls, there were no losses of the top seeded riders. The following day the conditions looked to be excellent once again with the added bonus of some September sunshine. Every quarter final heat was loaded with talent which produced some outstanding surfing  …  Details

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