Kiteboarding Magazine

A Florida kiteboarder died Wednesday after he was attacked by sharks off Stuart Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast. Steve Schafer, a 38-year-old kiteboarder and surfer, was pulled from the ocean by a lifeguard Wednesday evening after being attack by at least one shark...

This time of year, there are few places I would rather be than the Florida Keys. Islamorada is sunny, windy and in the 70s. This week, Kiteboarding magazine has partnered up with Broneah Kiteboarding and Cabrinha at the beachfront Islander Resort to host our first fantasy camp...

Check out the second installment of bonus photos from Kiteboarding's recent trip to the Turks and Caicos with 19-year-old British kiteboarding champ Sam Light. Click here to check out the first batch of bonus pics, and read Aaron Sales' feature in the March 2010 issue...

In April, French snowkiter Jerome Josserand will begin filming a documentary in the Kamchatka Peninsula, an area of the Russian Far East that’s known for its primal weather conditions and vast landscapes...

The BVI Kite Jam, which runs from Feb. 27 to March 5, starts with a VIP Party with Sir Richard Branson and a fashion show sponsored by Billabong at the Fat Virgin Cafe on Branson's Necker Island. Top kiteboarding athletes are coming from around the world to participate in the week-long kiteboard event, which will feature amazing wind, surf and parties...

Check out North’s new board, the 2010 Select, in action.

Airush's Jerome Josserand tears up the powder in the French Alps with Guillaume Chastagnol as they snowkite up the hill, then pack it up and make fresh track down.

This August I was lucky enough to visit Hurghada, Egypt, located by the Red Sea. It is one of the world's top scuba diving locations and was recently discovered as a popular kiteboarding destination for European kiteboarders...

What happens if you inflate your kite with helium? If you have been kiteboarding for any length of time, chances are that you have asked yourself this question or have seen this offbeat topic raised on forums...

In November, Kiteboarding managing editor Brian Wheeler and photographer Erin Calmes traveled to the British Virgin Islands to experience Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island and a host of other world-class kiteboarding spots in the lead up to the inaugural BVI Kite Jam...

Check out the action as kiters from all over discover Idaho's frozen playground, which Kiteboarding magazine editor Aaron Sales calls the best snowkiting spot in America. "We live in Hood River, Oregon, which is kind of the Mecca of water kiting," Sales says...

In November, Kiteboarding magazine editor Aaron Sales and photographer Bill Doster traveled to the Turks and Caicos with 19-year-old British kiteboarding champion Sam Light to shoot the cover and lead feature for the March 2010 issue...

Check out footage from the 2009 Hood River freeride, featuring Brandon Scheid, Sam Bell, Davey Blair, Chris Burke, Jake Cook, Matias Ricci and Dylan Thompson.

If you had enough money to kiteboard anywhere in the world — or in space — chances are your stomping grounds would be pretty epic. Billionaire kiteboarder Sir Richard Branson owns a private island (Necker Island) in the British Virgin Islands, so you know the kiteboarding there has to be pretty insane...

Watch footage from the KB4girls Maui clinic in November 2009, and learn more about the tour from Kristin Boese.