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Gunnar Asmussen has been crowned the 2013 IFCA Slalom world champion, in Westerland, Sylt, Germany.

Up to 63 Funboard windsurfers from 14 countries have sailed their best, with Southwestern wind ranging between 12 and 25 knots, in the last day of races.

Four eliminations rounds decided   …  More

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We’ve always suspected that moms who kiteboard are cool — but in honor of Mother’s Day this week, we set forth to prove it. We asked Colorado kiteboarder (and mom) Amy Ward to talk with us about motherhood and kiting. The result? 10 reasons kiteboarding moms rule.

1) They make every second spent kiting count.
Dawdling on the beach? Forget about it. Long conversations about what kite to rig? Oh, please. The babysitter’s time is ticking and they’re charging a fortune. Kite moms make strategic strikes. They ride hard and never take time on the water for granted.

2) They have better things to do than   …  More

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Longboard skateboarding using fire extinguishers as our power. Dan our Koastal warehouse manager talked our neighbors who deal with fire extinguishers into letting him use the left over CO2 in the tanks and see if it will push him around on a skateboard. Worked pretty well but please do not try at home.

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ORGANISERS of Nailsea’s popular Skateboard Festival have teamed up with Nailsea Showcase to make the event even bigger this year.

The skateboard festival is in its 11th year and will be held on the same day as Nailsea School’s Community Showcase on July 20 to draw more people to both events.

The festival is run by Holy Trinity and Trendlewood Church and Christian Surfers UK, and organisers are delighted the event will now include even more members of the community   …  More

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