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Kai Lenny is the first SUP World Champion
Author: SurferToday.com
The remaining finalists scratched around to find waves that might match Kai's performance, but to no avail. Kai stepped into a league of his own and won the SUP World Champioships, much to the delight of his family and friends on the beach.
The Official crowning of the World Champion for 2010 will take place this Saturday, on the Big Island. The 2011 Stand Up World Tour will grow bigger, better and in more places than ever.
She's stoked. Laura Enever, the 19-year-old Australia surfer from North Narrabeen, has qualified for the 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour. In the next season, the rookie will be fighting for the best possible place in the rankings, after a terrific surfing year. In January 2010, Enever conquered the ASP World Junior title, and twelve months after the young surfer placed second in the ASP Women’s World Ranking, right after her fellow Australian Sally Fitzgibbons. Probably, Laura Enever didn't...
The 2011 ASP World Tour will kick off in the Gold Coast, Australia, in the 26th February, with the classic Quiksilver Pro. The world's best surfers already know their full schedule for the next year. The only big surprise is a Dream Tour surfing event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There's Bells Beach, Jeffreys Bay, Teahupoo, Trestles, France, Peniche and the Hawaiin legs. Of course, the moving contest of "Somewehere In" might open a new and thrilling challenge. China is a strong possibility, as...
The world's biggest names in kitesurfing will be attending the first big event in the Cook Islands. The "Kiting Towards Heaven" is set to kick off between June 25th and July 2nd and promises to catapult the small country on to the international stage as a kitesurfing destination. The competition will be organized by the local kitesurfing association, at the Muri Lagoon, with the support of the Tourism Cook Islands and Air Rarotonga. Jesse Richman, two-time KPWT world champion, has confirmed...
Richard Branson plays "The Billionaire" kitesurfer role in the funny "Necker Island" video. Can you imagine living in a place where Alessandra Ambrosio, Brooklyn Decker, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton, Jarah Mariano, Lindsay Ellingson, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are at your service? The Virgin boss is a lucky wind rider. He's got a beautiful island for himself, lots of top kite gear and super professional models taking care of him. Sir Richard Branson only...
What do you need to design the world's first windsurfing park? Select a lake, add a 250-wind-day-per-year corridor and let two windsurfing stars manage it. The Wesh Center Crew is located in Leucate, in the South of France, by the famous Tramontane, a northern wind that accelerates as it passes between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central. The Goulet spot is perfect for wind riders, from beginning days to pro trainings. The windsurfing park is managed by Julien Taboulet and Caroline Barbeau...
Bjorn Dunkerbeck will be leading more than 400 windsurfers in the annual Lancelin Ocean Classic, to be held on 6th February. All competitors will face an eight leg 26km race from Ledge Point to the Endeavour Tavern, in Australia. The contest will include wake sailing, marathon and slalom. The Lancelin Ocean Classic is a windsurfing event born 25 years ago with a few enthusiastic windsurfers and a handful of competitors for a one-day event. Nowadays, the competition lasts for four days and...
The energy is about to explode. They want to hit the waters. Anxiety rises. The 2010 Wild Wild Wave El Fronton Invitational will commence in the next hours, as the swell prepares to hit the famous wave of the Canary Islands. It will be gnarly and every pro rider knows it. "It's like a semi-family competitive vibe and we're doing things together but I think as soon as that hooter sounds it's going to be pretty fierce out there", says Damian King. Ryan Hardy is also looking forward to show...