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Miguel Rodriguez wins 2020 Lurin Pro 2020-01-21
Miguel Rodriguez has taken out the 2020 Lurin Pro, at Playa Pulpos, in Lima, Peru. The first event of the 2020 APB World Tour season attracted some of Latin America's best bodyboarders. After defeating Alan Muñoz and Renan Faccini in the semifinals, Rodriguez and Matias Diaz battled it out for this year's opening event of […]
2020 APB World Tour season kicks off in Peru 2020-01-13
The 2020 Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB) World Tour season kicks off with the Lurín Pro, in Peru. The 1-Star event will take place at Playa Arica and has $10,000 in prize money to share among the top 16 riders. Interestingly, the contest venue is named Arica in memory of the Chilean world-class surf break […]
Oaxaca's Punta Colorada to host APB North America event 2020-01-03
The Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB) is setting up the North America 2020 Regional Tour. It was supposed to run in 2019, but the American continent is finally ready to hold the first professional and amateur bodyboarding circuit. The first competitive series held since 2014 has already locked in two venues.

How to grow skimboarding's awareness and popularity 2019-09-17
Skimboarding has become an increasingly exciting sport, as the world's best performers take their finless boards to challenging waves. Skimboarding is the only water sport that doesn't need waves, wind, or even water depth to be enjoyed. You can ride it inland (flatland skimboarding) on a wet surface, or in the ocean (wave skimboarding) at […]
Is this the biggest winch-powered skimboarding air ever? 2019-09-12
Blair Conklin and Dade Shields have recently formed Skid Kids TV, a media collective covering all things skimboarding. The duo has been quite successful at putting the sport of skimming in the limelight, thanks to a weekly presence on YouTube. Hopefully, they will keep up insightful and colorful videos. On June 2019, this group of […]
Lucas Fink wins maiden United Skim Tour title 2019-08-26
Lucas Fink has been crowned 2019 United Skim Tour (UST) champion. He is the first Brazilian skimboarder ever to win the world title. Fink won four consecutive stages in the United States and was able to mathematically confirm a maiden world skimboarding title for his career and country. The Brazilian skimboarder won the decisive stage in […]

Brady Patry rides JB O'Neill as a human wakeboard 2019-10-14
Brady Patry is one of the most talented cable park wakeboarders out there. The goofy-footed rider from Edmond, Oklahoma, is able to perform and land every wake trick, but he is also known for adding his creative instinct to each maneuver. Whether Patry is riding a classic wakeboard or throwing unexpected wakeskating moves, he always […]
The 2019 Nautique Wakesurf Series champions have been crowned 2019-09-06
Tremendous performances were seen last month at the latest four stops of the 2019 Nautique Wakesurf Series. Riders gathered in the beautiful Alberta, Canada to compete at Canada's premier wakesurf championship featuring the highest pro cash prize purse the Canadian's have seen. The Nautique Canadian Wakesurf National Championships served as a qualifier for Canada's National […]
Noah Flegel and Ashley Kidd crowned 2019 national wakesurfing champions 2019-09-02
The 2019 Nautique USA National Wakesurf Championships showcased an action-packed weekend paired with an inspiring spectacle of athletic abilities in a family-friendly environment. It was the ultimate battle for the top in the final rounds of action with athletes in every division showcasing versatility combining both skim and surf style boards in their runs. Noah […]

This warming planet and the tragedy of the commons 2020-01-08
The tragedy of the commons (TOTC) is an economic concept for a feature of Feudal land tenure in England by which tenants were granted exclusive use of defined areas and non-exclusive use of the "commons" for extra grazing. The theory was developed in 1833 by William Forster Lloyd, a British economist. The "commons" became a […]
2019/2020 Australia fires: a tragedy in numbers 2020-01-07
The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season has already been considered the worst in the history of the country. A combination of record-breaking heat, record-breaking drought, lightning strikes, high wind conditions, and arson ignited unprecedented raging fires across New South Wales (NSW) and southeast Australia. The mega wildfires started in June 2019 and continued through 2020, affecting seven […]
The 2 Minute Foundation is now a registered charity 2020-01-07
This week, the 2 Minute Foundation celebrates its transition from non-profit to charity, after six years of campaigning to inspire beachgoers and lovers of the great outdoors to take two minutes out of their day to make a difference. Their #2minutebeachclean campaign began in 2013 after ferocious Atlantic storms left the north Cornwall coast littered […]

iQFoil windsurfing equipment to launch in January 2020 2019-12-26
The official windsurfing equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will start to be delivered in January 2020. World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing, announced that the initial 50 orders will be supplied by the end of January. The equipment production will then increase to 150 boards in February, 200 […]
Tokyo 2020: RS:X Notice of Race released 2019-12-19
The Notice of Race for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition has been publicly released. The competition kicks off on July 26 and runs until August 6 at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour, in Enoshima, and will feature 350 athletes. The Notice of Race features the official conditions for the ten sailing events at the Tokyo […]
Seven national records set at 2019 Luderitz Speed Challenge 2019-12-09
It's a wrap. The 2019 Luderitz Speed Challenge is over. Once again, some of the world's fastest windsurfers raced for personal, national, and world records at the legendary Namibian speed strip. This year, there were no world records, though. But the bar has definitely been raised, and Antoine Albeau's 2015 mark - 53.27 knots - […]

Reedin: the new kite brand by Kevin Langeree 2020-01-14
Professional kiteboarder Kevin Langeree and experienced kite designer Damien Girardin teamed up to start a new kiteboarding brand - Reedin. The former world champion and multiple-time King of the Air is getting into the business world with a company that aims to develop the "perfect kite gear." "I'm going to start my own brand, and […]
Riders list announced for 2020 Red Bull King of the Air 2019-12-17
The full list of riders that will compete at the 2020 Red Bull King of the Air has been announced. The big air kiteboarding event held in Cape Town, South Africa, will debut a new competitive format. And there's a female competitor - Angely Bouillot - among the 24 chosen ones. She has been trying […]
Olly Bridge claims third Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton 2019-12-09
Olly Bridge has won the Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton for the third time, in Australia. The British kiteboarder crossed the Indian Ocean from Rottnest Island to Leighton Beach, in Fremantle, in 21 minutes and 8 seconds. The 10th edition of the kiteboarding race got underway with winds of over 20 knots and choppy waters. […]

Anchor Point: the Moroccan world-class wave is open to the world 2020-01-16
Anchor Point is arguably one of the most famous and popular surf spots in Morocco. With 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) of coastline, the North Africa nation is among the best surf destinations in the world. Taghazout Bay is one of the finest Moroccan stops for amateur and professional surfers, looking for adventure, sensations, and total escape.
The best surf spots in Costa Rica 2018-06-13
Costa Rica is one of the safest social environments in Central America. As a result, tourism boosted, and the country's economy thrived. Although you'll find a few crowded surf breaks, in a way similar to what you get in Southern California, Australian, and Western Europe, it is safe to say that Costa Rica offers a […]
The best surf spots in Canada 2018-01-18
When you think of Canada, surfing is not the first thing that comes to mind. But the truth is that the Great White North has immaculate surf breaks. Canada is the second largest country in the world and has the largest coastline in the world with 202,080 kilometers (125566 miles) of shores. If you're a […]

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