Kiteboarding Magazine

The first kite racing event of its class in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean Kite Racing Championship took place July 9-11 with participants from Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, France and the United States. The IKA sanctioned event awarded $10,000 in prize money and 410 IKA ranking points...

Check out our second installment of photos from the inaugural BVI Kite Jam. Championed by the British Virgin Islands and billionaire kiteboarder Sir Richard Branson, the 2010 BVI Kite Jam attracted 12 pro and 32 amateur kiteboarders for a week of everything from epic kiteboarding and world-class-surfing to nightly parties on Branson’s private Necker and Mosquito islands...

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I’ve always wanted a slider at my home spot, La Boca in the Dominican Republic. La Boca is a well-known kite location at a river mouth, and it has perfect shallow water that’s ideal for an obstacle park...

This winter in Maui was crazy, with the most massive swells I have seen in years. On this day in late March, Ho’okipa was firing. This wave is usually off-limits to kiters, but the waves were so perfect and inviting, I couldn’t resist...

Check out the first of three photo galleries that look back at all the action from the inaugural BVI Kite Jam. Championed by the British Virgin Islands and billionaire kiteboarder Sir Richard Branson, the 2010 BVI Kite Jam attracted 12 pro and 32 amateur kiteboarders for a week of everything from epic kiteboarding and world-class-surfing to nightly parties on Branson's private Necker and Mosquito islands...

Now you can experience Kiteboarding like never before on Apple's iPad thanks to Zinio's new Magazine Newsstand & Reader app. The full-color mobile reading application works with the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, so you can enjoy Kiteboarding anywhere, anytime...

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Few kiteboarding destinations in the world compare to the British Virgin Islands. The beaches are empty, the warm sapphire water is inviting and the wind and waves are what dreams are made of. While attending the BVI Kite Jam, we lived aboard a 38-foot catamaran and toured the islands with 12 other BVI Kite Jam boats...

We all have fantasies. Perhaps you dreamt of being an astronaut when you were a kid. Or maybe you longed to shoot hoops with Michael Jordan or play golf with Tiger Woods. However, if you’re seriously into kiteboarding, then your biggest fantasy most likely involves cranking wind, warm water, and an idyllic tropical destination...

Day four of the inaugural BVI Kite Jam is coming to an end, with one more day left. So far it’s been an amazing time, where we’ve had everything from the world’s most scenic four-mile downwinder, sailboat racing and wakeboarding, to world-class surfing, loads of great parties, and hanging out on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island and Mosquito Island...

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...

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...

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...