The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) is launching a campaign to gain inclusion of Kiteboard Racing as an event on the Olympic Sailing program for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

With two events in one, Puerto Rico celebrated its first international multidisciplinary Windsurfing/Kitesurfing event, last weekend July 9th to 11th.

Organizers and competitors gathered at McGee Beach in Corpus Christi, TX, for the final day of the 2010 IKA World Kite Racing Championship not knowing what to expect.

The Kiteboard Pro World Tour (KPWT, official name: Globe Pro Firm LLC), a limited liability company based in Delaware, USA with its management in Brasil, served a court injunction on the International Kiteboarding Association ( …

The first Asian kiteboard and tour champions have been crowned at the KTA finals in Thailand. Taking the men’s title for both the tour and the Asian championships in race and freestyle was Thailand’s own …

No more wind for more races, this means Adam Koch (USA) walking away with the event victory and the title of the North American Course Racing Championships.
In the womens fleet, Steph Bridge (GBR) wins the …

Riders that take part in any KPWT events, or events under the supervision of the “IKF”, will be refused entry for all future IKA sanctioned events, for a period of one year, starting with the …

The following events are considered to fall under ISAF regulation 19.4.1 – prohibited events.
Taking part in any of these events may lead to suspension of ISAF eligibility.

For 2010 Brand Guides and the International Kiteboarding Class Association (IKA) have announced the first official European Championships in Freestyle Kiteboarding for the upcoming year.

The novel between IKA and IKF keeps going on…
IKA released the following press release:
The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) regrets that KPWT and IKF have chosen to divide the international kiteboarding community by going their way …