Bruno Stroka claims Channel record

Bruno Stroka has made the 95 mile crossing of the Channel between England and France in four hours and 45 minutes. This beats the record made by Manu Bertin in 2004. He wanted to draw attention to kitesurfing as a future Olympic sport in Rio 2016.

Check the news from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-18106016

1st Kitefoil World Cup

The first ever world cup for Kitefoil boards (hydrofoil) was held recently in La Ciotat in France on the Mediterranean coast.

2012 PKRA O'Neill Kiteboard World Cup

Next stop on PKRA 2012 tour was held in Scheveningen, Holland. Here are the highlights and the results from that event.

If you want to see all the live streams, you can find those in YouTube by searching "2012 PKRA O'Neill Kiteboard World Cup"

Day 1



Day 2



Day 3



Day 4



Final





FINAL RESULTS

FREESTYLE MEN:

1. Alex Pastor
2. Alberto Rondina
3. Youri Zoon

FREESTYLE WOMEN:

1. Bruna Kajiya
2. Gisela Pulido
3. Karolina Winkowska

RACE MEN:

1. Adam Koch
2. Bryan Lake
3. Riccardo Leccese

RACE WOMEN:

1. Katja Roose
2. Nuria Goma
3. Jessica Sickinger

Adam Koch training

Kitesurf Tour Europe

First tourstop of the @MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe is over but here are the highlights from the days of competition.

Day 1

MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe - Podersdorf Day 1! from kitesurfNEWS on Vimeo.

Day 2

MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe - Podersdorf Day 2! from kitesurfNEWS on Vimeo.

Day 3

MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe - Podersdorf Day 3! from kitesurfNEWS on Vimeo.

Racing on the water and Kitesurfing goes Olympic.

Day 4

ISAF Selects Kiteboarding For Rio 2016

Interesting news from the ISAF meeting. The ISAF has selected Kiteboarding to replace windsurfing for the men's and women's board events for Rio 2016 Olympics. See more from http://www.sailing.org/38281.php

Course racing PKRA 2012 Mexico wrap up

MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe 2012 is on its way!

KTA Thailand 2012 Full Report