New Zealand is renowned for windsurfing and sailing, winning countless olympic medals across each class! The recent introduction of foiling to the Americas Cup has led to development in multiple sports including windfoiling, attract athletes of all ages.

Waterbourne 2019 kicked off at Eastbourne with more then 40 athletes. Live music filled the beach as more then 500 people came and watched each days water sport action

Olympic gold medalist Bruce Kendall will be coming to Waterbourne to provide free lessons and advice for how to best get into windsurfing.

It doesnt get any easier to get from Wellington city to the Waterbourne Beach Party with buses from Wakefield Street to Eastbourne.

Brian has never lost his passion for water sports, where he started The NZ Boardstore in the 80’s! His knowledge of everything wind and wave is like no other, see what he has to say about the future of our sports.

I always had a keen interest in kite flying, and remember the rush of getting pulled down the beach during sandstorms in South Africa when I was 8 years old.  I first got into kiteboarding when I was a teenager. I had read about the developing sport in magazines after moving to New Zealand.