The windsurfing lobby has raised issues of concern regarding the safety record of kiteboarding, with some arguing that it is not as safe as windsurfing. The International Kiteboarding Association ...

Editor’s Note: MainSail is CNN’s monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology. Windsurfers took to the sea Tuesday for what could be the ...

May 6 - Windsurfing has been controversially axed from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and replaced by kiteboarding, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced at its mid-year ...

November 11 - Windsurfing will remain in the Olympic Games at Rio 2016 after the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) reversed a controversial decision to replace it with kiteboarding. Both men's ...

1. Kiteboarding will be an Olympic sport starting at the 2016 Rio Games. 2. It replaces windsurfing, which is currently (apparently?) an Olympic sport. 3. Baseball won't be played in the 2016 Games ...

Britain's four-time kiteboarding world champion Steph Bridge, external says the Olympics should find room for both kiting and windsurfing. Kiteboard racing will make its Games debut at Rio in 2016 ...

View post: Arc'teryx's Legendary Waterproof Jacket Is $120 Off for Black Friday While kitesurfing might be the wind sport of the moment, it was born from windsurfing, a water sport that essentially ...