Cabrinha Kiteboard Racing – Johnny Heineken fresh off his solid fourth place performance at the Kitesurfing Worlds returned to the St. Francis Yacht Club’s Cabrinha Kites Thursday Night Kite Racing to beat UltraNectar’s Chip Wasson who had been dominating the series to this point. Â
Once again San Francisco Bay delivered big winds that had most riders scrambling to get their eight or nine meter kites ready to go while some brave souls departed the beach on their 12.0’s. ‘I hope it lightens up at the end of the day like last week so I can beat some of these guys’ said one competitor as he rigged up. That was not to be. As you can see from the iKitesurf.com graph the wind built quickly and then held a solid 25mph through out the racing with gusts exceeding 30mph and the lulls never going below 20 mph … Details
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Now in its 14th year, the Fluidzone Shark Island Challenge is a one day invitational event held at Shark Island, an exposed rocky outcrop located one hundred metres off the coast of Cronulla, New South Wales.
Shark Island is infamous amongst the surfing community as one of the most dangerous waves in the world. The Fluidzone Shark Island Challenge will provide spectators with incredible visuals as the riders negotiate a sharp, shallow reef that regularly breaks bones and bodies. The event has … Details
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Since its early years in the mid-eighties, when windsurfing greats like Robby Naish and Bjorn Dunkerbeck raced in Aruba year after year, the Aruba Hi-Winds has remained one of the biggest names in windsurfing events in the Caribbean, including freestyle windsurfing and Kiteboarding.
Aruba is blessed with almost ideal wind- and water conditions for windsurfing and Kiteboarding. Whether you’re a traditional  … Details
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