Brothers David and Billy Werth race down a runway in Indiana to perform their favorite stunt, the "inverted tail grab".

The PKRA Racing Kiteboard World Tour & Freestyle Pro 2011 began today in beautiful Riviera Maya, Mexico.

A large number of participants from all around the world made their way to the beach in front of Mamita’s Beach Bar last night to register for a chance to compete against some of the best kiteboarding athletes on the planet.

The Stand Up World Tour will come to a close in Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, December 10th through 19th. The Hawaii Island Finals will give a dramatic ending to a spectacular year for the tour.

It was a very wet and gloomy day in Surfer’s Paradise today.

The Gold Coast extends from the Queensland Capital of Brisbane down to the New South Wales Border. With excellent transport infrastructure, hotels and a lively, welcoming atmosphere the Gold Coast is the perfect location to host Australia’s first ever Kiteboarding PKRA World Tour Event.

It has been a spectacular event here in Noumea, New Caledonia. All riders were on top of their game and did not take one minute for granted out on the water.

It was yet another beautiful day here in kiteboarding paradise. The sun was out and the wind was howling yet again as the riders made their way to the beach this morning for the mandatory 8:30am skippers meeting.

Heaps of spectators made their way out to the beach today to enjoy the lovely Saturday afternoon weather and to catch a glimpse of all the kiteboarding action here in Noumea, New Caledonia. It has been a super successful competition thus far, you could not ask for better wind or weather conditions.

The weather conditions were pretty much the same as the past couple of days, the wind was raging at about 25-30 knots as riders prepared their smallest kites for the continuation of the freestyle single eliminations.

The wind was on in full force today in Pointe Magnin, Noumea. Riders pumped up their smallest kites, mostly 7m for the competition today.

It was a spectacular fourth day of competition here in Lake Nahuel Huapi. The men’s and women’s freestyle double eliminations got underway exactly on time at 11:00am this morning.

The wind began to howl in the early morning hours here in Bariloche, Argentina. During the skippers meeting at 10:00am, race director Erik Troostheide called the weather conditions unsafe and released all riders for the final day of competition.

It was yet another spectacular day in Lake Nahuel Huapi for the Kitesurf World Cup Bariloche 2010. The wind was yet again in full force this morning at the mandatory skippers meeting.

It was nothing less than an exciting day here in Bariloche, Argentina. The wind began to pick up in strength early this morning.

The town of San Carlos de Bariloche welcomed competitors from all over the world today as the highly anticipated PKRA tour stop finally made its debut after months of preparation and organization.

Ian Alldredge and Reo Stevens spent the summer scouring the Southern Hemisphere for epic conditions. Madagascar, Bali and Indo delivered the goods, based on the shots that we are getting teased with.

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Kevin Langeree was optimistic that physical therapy and rest would be enough to stabilize his knee. Looks like that was a bit too optimistic. Kevin will be going under the knife shortly to repair the damage. We wish Kevin a speedy recovery!

After Italy, Damien and Sam flew up to the UK to visit dealers all over the country, to present the new line and to get some direct feedback from consumers.

Looks like going to Portugal means lots of driving. Follow Jalou Langeree and Jo Wilson as they rack up the miles sessioning the best spots!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KY2J4Zdf38

The Hayling Island Park Jam is set for the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd, on HI (Hayling Island) in the UK. Sam Light and the HKA will showcase the best of wake-style and park riding.

The Austrian Kiteboarding Championships have successfully been concluded. The kiteboarding competitions were held on Lake Neusiedl.

Today’s weather conditions were a lot more tamed then the past couple of days. The wind averaged approximately 20-25 knots throughout the day under cloudless, sunny blue skies.

It was yet another day with extremely strong and turbulent winds here in El Medano, Tenerife, Spain. Rider’s, staff and crew were basically in a war against the wind.

The wind forecast today predicted a change in direction and speeds ranging anywhere from 30-40 knots. Shortly after 2:00pm the assumption was correct, the wind began to shift and the speed jumped from 10 to 20 knots within 30 minutes.