LA VENTANA, Mexico — Days after Kirk Robinson got fired from a corporate job he hated, he and a windsurfing buddy loaded their gear into his Volkswagen van and headed south from Los Angeles in search ...

Kitesurfing can overwhelm beginners quickly, especially when the first mistakes happen in deep water. On Long Bay, a shallow bay on Providenciales, the Turks and Caicos’ main tourism island, ...

In her 12 years of kitesurfing, Lison Mage has never experienced anything like her recent brush with death. While preparing to launch off a Gold Coast beach last month, she felt overpowered by her ...

As the Southern Hemisphere windy season kicks off and the best riders head for South Africa, we break down the similarities and differences between kitesurfing and kiteboarding. But it doesn’t have to ...

As the atmospheric river barreled into Southern California on Sunday, cellphones throughout the region buzzed with dire alerts about the monster storm and imminent life-threatening floods. Across Los ...

The elevated water sport is on the rise in the Gulf, where light coastal winds are ideal for beginners. Kitesurfing – riding a modified surfboard while holding a specially designed kite for wind ...

MARSEILLE, France -- Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men's kitesurfing, the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics, whose medals bring to a close ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ahead of me, the mountains of mainland Madagascar turn purple in the evening light. The wind whips up, filling ...

It will take a bit of luck and a fortunate wind, but a sleepy coastal town near Bundaberg has launched an ambitious bid to host kite-foiling at the 2032 Summer Olympics. Elliott Heads, near Bundaberg, ...

Kenya's Indian Ocean coast has some of the best kitesurfing spots in the world. With its perfect winds and stunning ...