One might think the pressure of a world title race would be getting to Jordy Smith about now. After all, the third-year pro from South Africa is already rated number two in the world, albeit in a distant second to Kelly Slater.
The pressure seems to be mounting because the “confident” Mr. Smith is being pegged as one of the only guys who really doesn’t fall for the Kelly Slater mind games.
So how’s he handling the pressure?   … Details
The action continued at Sparks Marina today, as the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by ROCKSTAR hosted nine division finals, where riders competed for U.S. national titles. But for 12-year-old Illinois native, Taylor McCullough, today was about building on the momentum of her blossoming career.
Fresh off a photo shoot with Sports Illustrated and recently signing with several leading industry sponsors, McCullough made the most of her opportunity on the water today by winning her third consecutive U.S. national title in the Girls division  … Details
Going into its 8th year World Champion Kristin Boese is set to hold her camp for female kiteboarders at Fischland/Darss in Germany from August 20 – 21, 2010.Â
Kristin’s original idea behind organizing this annual event was to support females in the sport and to motivate them to compete in national and international competitions, which has proved very successful in Germany. Because of its tremendous success and dramatically growing demand the event also resulted in the idea to launch the KB4girls world tour … Details