Africa is home to some of the world’s finest sailing and wind sports accolades. From the annual speed kiting event held in Luderitz, Namibia, which crowned world champions and declared the kite the fastest sailing vessel, to the first stop-over of the grueling Volvo Ocean Race. Home-grown athletes like Sjoukje Bredenkamp grace the world circuits with their presence and bring home outright speed records as they brave the howling winds around the globe.
For the past 24 years, the worlds fastest have … Details
The Nassp team has been invited as Team New England to compete in the 2010 HAM Challenge against Team Hawaii and Team Gorge.
The team with the fastest 3 runs averaged together over the 100 meters, 1 mile and 500 meter jibe course will be declared the 2010 HAM Champion … Details
With the nation mainly being under snow the past few weeks, understandably there’s been very little skating going on outdoors to speak of. Luckily for you, Five Bridges in Newcastle is undercover, and James Coyle braved an hour or so there in order to wrap up this little clip…
2010 is up and running and so of course is the KTA tour as we head for round three at Mui Ne in Vietnam at the end of this month.
Mui Ne is a well established kiteboard destination in Asia and one with a reputation for regular strong wind conditions, so be sure to also pack your small kites if you are thinking of heading there to compete … Details