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Choosing the right SUP board

Time to choose yourself a Stand Up Paddle board? Read this beginners guide to the ins and outs of which SUP board might suit you...

Kitesurfing

How to choose your Kitesurfing gear

A guide to the kites, boards, and harnesses - get the right kitesurfing equipment to get your kiting career off to the right kind of start...

Trevally on the Jig: Estuary and Reef Technique - Fishing Articles

Fishing
Friday

Trevally on the Jig: Estuary and Reef Technique

Current, tide and jig action for silver trevally

Stand Up Paddle

The right food for Stand Up Paddling...

Supplement and nutrition company based entirely for water athletes.

Stand Up Paddle

Progression of a Paddle Surfer

Discovery of different uses for the paddle while surfing a stand-up paddle board.

Kitesurfing

Where to kitesurf in Western Australia (official)

WAKSA (West Aus Kitesurfing Association) list of kiting areas

Kitesurfing

How to go from Surfing to Kitesurfing

If you've never kitesurfed before, but love your surfing, then read on to see how you can turn those blown-out days into something amazing...

Kitesurfing

About Buying Second Hand kites

Some tips & tricks for buying your next kite...

Kitesurfing

Riding in Perth, WA - What you need to know.

The West Australian Kitesurfing Association have put together some handy fact sheets for kiting around the metro area of Perth

Stand Up Paddle

Entering the surf on your SUP for the first time

Discusses some of the tricks and traps of taking your Stand Up Paddle board into the surf for the first time.

Surfing Gold Coast in Winter - Surfing Articles

Surfing
A week ago

Surfing Gold Coast in Winter

Warm water, great waves, no crowds

Stand Up Paddle

Perfect your Stand Up Paddling Technique....

Your paddle technique on your Stand Up Paddle board is everthing. A few insights into paddling more efficiently on your SUP

Kitesurfing

How to mount a GoPro in your kite...

GoPro, CamRig? - how do you get footage from your kite using a GoPro. Checkout this handy invention which lets you film from the kite, and your wrist...

Stand Up Paddle

Catching Your First Wave

Want to get amongst the waves on your Stand Up Paddle board? This article has a few tips & tricks to get you out there and having a go....

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Australia releases its State and National Titles dates

SUP Australia Tour dates are confirmed for the 2012/2013 season!

Stand Up Paddle

How to look after & repair your SUP board

Heat, dings and holes can rapidly wreck your new Stand Up Paddle board. Read ways of preventing damaging and and how to fix your SUP board.

Kitesurfing

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Victoria Soloveykina shares the goodies on how..

Kitesurfing

How to do a backroll

One of the best tricks to kick off your freestyle kiteboarding career is the backroll - hugely satisfying, and easier than you might think...

El Nino Winter: What It Means on the Water - Weather Articles

Weather
A week ago

El Nino Winter: What It Means on the Water

Plan your season around the BOM outlook

Fishing

Lure Fishing Basics 1 - Surface Lures

A beginner's guide to poppers and stickbaits

Kitesurfing

Progress your kiting with an Intermediate Lesson

Most people get a few beginner kitesurfing lessons and quickly plateau - this doesn't have to be you!

Weather

WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

How WA's seasons reshape wind and swell

Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

The second of two articles on tips for taking better photos of your fish.

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Surf Moves -the Cutback, Floater and Re-entry

Got the basics wired in the surf on your Stand Up Paddle board? Time to start chucking your board around and learning some new moves!

Stand Up Paddle

How to turn your Stand Up Paddleboard

A look at the three best ways to spin your SUP

Kitesurfing

How to make a Paulownia Kite Board

GDog shares how he handmade made his own kiteboard, from scratch

Fishing

Which leader line should I use, and why?

It's one of fishing's most elementary tactics and can make a significant difference to your fishing success...

Fishing

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Find, read and catch salmon from shore

Kitesurfing

How to pack your kitesurfing bag for travelling

Going away on a kiteboarding trip can be a total disaster if you don't pack your kite properly.

Stand Up Paddle

Top 5 SUP Myths, Mistakes & Misconceptions

Stand Up Paddle is a new sport, and already myths are developing - read on to dispell them!

Stand Up Paddle

Beginners guide to improving your SUP paddling

Stand Up Paddle first timers generally start with a lousy grip, lousy posture and using the wrong muscles for a power source. Read how to fix all this...

Kitesurfing

How to ride toeside

An important skill to get sorted as soon as you've got the basics of kitesurfing mastered.

Stand Up Paddle

What about SUP Paddle length being shorter?

Long paddle, short paddle - getting your SUP paddle length right is important.. check out the idea of a shorter paddle for surfing...

Stand Up Paddle

Stand Up Paddle in Perth

In Perth, and want to get our SUPing?

Stand Up Paddle

The never ending SUP wave, with an old school twist

Who would have thought that such an old school boat could be so much fun?

Kitesurfing

Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Need to find a kiteboarding store or kiteboarding school for lessons - all stores listed here

Southern Calamari: The Egi Technique That Works - Fishing Articles

Fishing
Thursday

Southern Calamari: The Egi Technique That Works

Drop the slow retrieve. Here's how to egi.

Stand Up Paddle

Stand Up Paddleboard Racing

An overview of the sport and at some of the distinctive classes and types of racing that have emerged.

Kitesurfing

PayPal Scammers - read how they work it...

They trawl classifieds looking to scam people out of money..

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

Top Female National/International joimns the Starboard SUP AU Tea

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

Tips on how to get a photo worth sharing of your prized catch

Kitesurfing

Filming kitesurfing over your shoulder with a GoPro HD

Lots of inventive solutions from Australian Kitesurfers on how to get great imagery with the GoPro

Kitesurfing

Kite Innovations - from C to Bow to Hybrid to ...

A look at how far kite design has come in the last ten years - and at the classic kites of 2010

Surf Whiting: Reading Gutters, Rigging Light - Fishing Articles

Fishing
A week ago

Surf Whiting: Reading Gutters, Rigging Light

Finesse tactics for sand whiting in the wash

Kitesurfing

How to tune your kite line lengths

Kite not handling how you think it should - maybe your line lengths aren't right...

Kitesurfing

How's your board control?

Are you being slack while you're kitesurfing and not focusing as much as you could?

Southern Bluefin Tuna: Winter Trolling - Fishing Articles

Fishing
A week ago

Southern Bluefin Tuna: Winter Trolling

Target big bluefin from Apollo Bay this winter.

Kitesurfing

Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

Here are a few tips to help you if you plan on going to Bali to Kite.

Kitesurfing

How to progress in Freestyle Kiteboarding

Henning provides an excellent freestyle Kiteboarding guide...

Stand Up Paddle

Kook or Kool? Your first go in the surf...

It's easy to get carried away with enthusiasm when you first hit the surf on your SUP. Have respect for people already in the surf and learn/earn your place.