The lastest craze to hit Aussie shores, or streets, Kahuna Street Sups.

Co-developed and endorsed by surfing legend Buttons Kaluhiokalani, Kahuna Street Sups allow all you stand up paddle surfers to take your favourite sport to the street.

Not only are they great fun, but they provide an awesome full body workout in the process.  If you live near by, drop into the shop and give them a try, Check out the video below.

Now in stock, both in store and online!

What a way to welcome the new year with close to 100 local kitesurfers including family & friends getting together for a great night & raising money for a wonderful charity in the process.  All profits from the evening went to Frangipani Dreams who do fantasic work in support of people in need from the disadvantaged through to the terminally ill.

Music for the night was provided by local DJ’s Mikey & Roland from BUMP  the location of the Boathouse Floating Restaurant created a fantastic atmosphere for the night.

Special thanks to the evening sponsors FOne kiteboarding, M8 Kiteboarding, Blueyes Eyewear, Hive Swimwear & KSAdesigns.  Photos provided by Jess & Aiden of Gale Force Kites.

We would also like to thank the Page family for the suggestion, support & decorating for the night along with other local crew.

Hopefully we will have some pictures for you soon so you can see what  great night it was.

Adventure Sports Kitesurf Australia’s team rider Sam Pearce has taken out 3rd in the Women’s Wave riding event at Mambo 2009.

Great effort Sam!

This is Sam’s first competion entry and the team at the kiteshop are really rapped about her efforts. Can’t wait to see how she goes in 2010 with coconet, the nationals & other great comps.

Division 1
Winner – Mike Walker
2nd – Josh Porter
3rd – Andy Yates

Major Prize Draw
Slingshot Rev 2 13mtr – Tim Morrow
M8 Kiteboard – Tom Ryan
JN Circus – Mark

Images supplied by Rahani Images

Special thanks to all our sponsors:

F One, M8 Kiteboarding, Gale Force Kites, JN Kiteboarding, Slingshot Australia, KSA designs, SEQKA, Lend Lease,  Hive Swimwear, Blueyes Eyewear, Bump, Solrx, Seacure & Noosa Kiteboarding .

Thanks also to the local Surf Life Savers and the jet skiers who supported the race.

This Sunday the 18th October join us at Castaways Beach to check out the new F One kites, boards & bamboo surf boards.  Demo starts at 11am followed by Beaver’s Surf style Klinic.  Bookings are open at $79 each or you can pay on the day for $99.

Check out the new gear on DVD with this condensed version of F One’s new Addikt 2 DVD.

Check out the full version at www.bandit3.com

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October

This year will see a repeat of the two divisions for the downwinder along with the addition of some light wind options and at least two other events through the weekend.  All events will have a variety of prizes awarded, with major prizes being awarded in the downwinder race.

Prizes include Blueyes Sunnies, Hive Swimwear, plus major prizes of kites & boards to be announced.

See registration form attached for your chance to enter and enjoy a great weekend of fun, food and friends.

Registration includes food, competitors T’shirts designed and donated by KSAdesigns, a goody bag full of discount vouchers and other great gear along with entry into all competition events.  You will need to be a current member of the AKSA, which you can do by filling out an applications form through Adventure Sports Kitesurf Australia.  Special family application fees apply so check out the application form attached.

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For more information about all aspects of the IGA Coolum Kite Festival visit www.coolumkitefestival.com

Here they are the new line up of Best kites for 2010 season.  Best have introduced their new REDLINE bar as a bar option this year at no extra cost.  This is awesome news for learning and for safety on those days you don’t want to hook up suicide.

Colours as looking very nice, so we have attached some info to help you select the kite which best suits your needs.  We will have the Waroo demos in any week now andwe will be stocking Waroo and Kahoona with the Nemesis NXG available by order only.

Bali was enjoyable with George getting five days of kiting including one session at Legian, while Fiona kited for four days all up.  The last day at Nusa Dua was by far the best session and anyone heading to Bali is welcome to give us a call for some info on good kiting options.

Bali is a big kite destination with Fiona enjoying her Rebel 10mtr while George couldn’t be shifted from the ever reliable Bandit Dos 14mtr.  A few runs on the his favourite Slingshot RPM 12mtr were good, but just not quite enough wind.

Double Island

The NW/N winds kicked in just in time for a great day up at Double Island Point. We were welcomed with a good few hours of excellent wind and then again it kicked in for the late afternoon.  We enjoyed great company for the day, many thanks to everyone for joining us up there, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic social day of kiting at Lake Weyba.  Great wind, great company and a great chance to catch up over a BBQ and Beer.

Thanks to Mark for these photos:

Unfortunately we couldn’t hold the long awaited Flatwater clinic as the weather just didn’t want to be helpful, even though winds of 30-40knots were forcast, we had very unseasonal off shore or no wind. 

That didn’t dampen the spirits of the registered students who still had a great chance to learn some vital information and technique tweeks and also received a full refund, although some students generously offered to donate their fees to the Victorian Fire Fund.

Dave of Slingshot Kiteboarding travelled from Newcastle to host the clinic with Andy Yates, Chris Wardell, Michelle England and Andrea Blythe.  We were lucky enough to get a little puff of wind late sunday afternoon, just enough to get the new Slingshot RPM into the sky.  Nice kite and by all accounts is going to fill a growing gap in the performance wake/freestyle kiting market. 

Stock is coming any day along with a demo, so check it out in store!

Chris has promised to bring us another Flatwater Clinic but this time with cable included to ensure that the board skills required for wake/freestyle kiteboarding can be passed on no matter what the weather does.

Clearance of new 2009 & limited 2010 kites!

Kayak Fishing Competition!

CULT clothing one day sale Easter Saturday!

Winter Escapes to Far North Queensland!

15% off all Climbing Shoes!

New products from Thule, North & Mystic Kitboarding clothing & more, download the latest newsletter.

With top brands like Kaskazi, Cobra, Q-kayak, Prijon, Barracuda, Challenge, Spirit, RTM, Extreme, Hurricane and Ocean Kayaks, we have all bases covered.  From Sit on Top recreational or Sea Kayaks through to racing kayaks and top end Sea or Touring Kayaks, we can offer an extensive range to choose from.  So call in and check out the range of kayaks along with accessories to suit all your needs.  See our online shop and links to our top brands.

KSA designs clothing clearance with a minimum 25% off the entire womens range tops starting from $15.00.

Men’s T’s starting from $20.00 in a huge range of colours and styles. 

New range coming in 2009 so watch this space.

KSA designs quality, unique and 100% Austrlian owned kitesurfing clothing brand.

You can also buy online at www.ksadesigns.com if you can’t make it into the store.

The 2010 Nobile kiteboards have maintained their asymmetrical design which increases upwind toeside riding considerably.   As always, we test all our boards and the Nobile 555 & NHP have really introduced new innovation again this year.  With the usual honeycomb construction, wood core and super comfortable footpads & straps you come to expect from Nobile, these European boards are at the cutting edge again this year.

For all the technical info visit

http://www.nobilekiteboarding.com/

Saturday 28th November at Castaways Beach from 10am

Bookings are essential to ensure group safety

Discover if you want to get into kitesurfing, WARNING it is addictive!  This clinic will give you a chance to fly kites, learn the basic safety and see what this fantastic sport is all about.  Anyone, any age, any fitness is welcome.  Call the kiteshop on 54556677 or contact us by email for further details or to ask any questions.

This is a great opportunity if you have been considering kitesurfing to find out just what is involved.  Girls, guys, kids and whole families are welcome.  Kitesurfing is for everyone, not just the extreme adrenalin junkies.  You can cruise, you can play and you can go hard, but however you do it, you have to start somewhere.

Cu There!

Never too young to learn

Saturday 27th September saw a great turn out to our first ladies only clinic held at Castaways Beach on the Sunshine Coast.

Special guest Rebecca Colefax (Nicholson) former KPWT Champion of 2003 gave an inspirational talk and helped the ladies who attended with advise and support.

Adventure Sports Kitesurf Australia’s senior instructor George Tarr and Noosa Kiteboarding’s senior instructor Mike Burrell took small groups of ladies through some trainer kite practise while Rebecca suported the more experienced kiters with information ranging from harness choice right through to how to start on those freestyle moves.

Rebecca then gave a final motivational question and answer time for any ladies considering kitesurfing along with the ladies who had started in the sport but had not yet progressed to board riding.

For more information about future clinics or to talk to female kiters, then give Adventure Sports Kitesurf Australia a call where Fiona, joint owner and kitesurfer would be happy to answer your questions and offer FREE advise and support.

FREE Kitesurfing Safety Clinic

Saturday 27th September 2008 from 10am.

Castaways Beach

Join us as we take you through safe self launching and landing, self rescue and packdown along with other helpful tips to help you keep safe on the water this season.

As part of our committment to kitesurifng safety on the Sunshine Coast and Noosa, Adventure Sports Kitesurf Australia and Noosa Kiteboarding will once again host a FREE safety clinic.

Followed by a Ladies Only Clinic at 1pm

Join in ladies to find out more about kitesurfing or to fine tune your existing skills.  Guest speaker Rebecca Colefax (Nicholson) former World Champion and the only Australian to hold a world championship title will talk about the history of kitesurfing for women and how far it has come.  She will talk about what kept her motived and about the advances in safety and technology since her initiation into the sport.

George our qualified senior instructor will offer support to ladies who are already kiting and we will be flying some trainer kites to give everyone a chance to Come & Try!

Have Fun!

Keep it Safe this season!