KONA OUT TO SAVE THE PLANET!
In late September, the Swedish Kona fraternity got together for a weekend of wild conditions in Viken, Skåne County. The Øresund, the strait that separates Sweden from Denmark, is barely 5 miles across there, and there’s a ferry nearby connecting the two countries, so...
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A KONA BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER LIFFEY!
The 2021 Irish Kona Nationals, sponsored by Surfdock, took place earlier this month at Malahide Yacht Club, just north of Dublin. Local hot shot Joe Galeckas took the win in a nailbiter finish against good friend and archrival Robbie Walker (these two have been...
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WINDSURFING AND THE MEANING OF LIFE!
The 2021 Danish Nationals (Aug 14-15) were held in Rørvig, at the northern tip of the island of Zealand, about one hour from Copenhagen. The waters of the Isefjord are supposed to be sheltered from the Kattegat, the shallow and dangerous sea that stands guard between...
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FROM KONA TO IQFOIL AND BACK!
The iQFOiL, the new Olympic windsurfing class, will make its debut at the Olympics in Marseille in 2024. The Tokyo Games haven't taken place yet, but already the top Olympic windsurfers in the world are making the transition and splitting their time between the RS:X...
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GÖTA KONA!
Kona moves into historic building on the Göta Canal! As Kona Sports moves into a historic building in the center of town in Motala, creative director & founder Joachim Larsson reflects on his hometown's rich history and how the Kona spirit is helping him see a bright...
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WINDSURFING IN THE CLASSROOM!
At Peder Skrivares Skola in Varberg, Sweden, 16-19 yr-old kids take classes in math, science, history and foreign languages like in most upper secondary schools around the world. But here, they also windsurf for school credit! They practice their skills on the water...
read morePRINT ISSUE 2.1 IS OUT!
Print Volume 2 Issue 1 of the KONA Magazine is out! If you're a Kona Club member (Ocean and above) or a registered competitor at the 2019 Kona Worlds, lucky you: you're getting a velvet-smooth paper copy of the issue! But everyone else can still enjoy a...
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I TRICKED MY HUSBAND INTO BECOMING A WINDSURFER!
DENISE PARRIS is an avid windsurfer who learned her craft campaigning for the Olympics, but these days, her job and responsibilities leave little time for windsurfing. That is, until this year, when she decided that it was finally time for her sailing husband to learn...
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KONA ONE GETS A FACELIFT!
As Kona sailors from around the world are getting ready to celebrate their 14th world championships this summer in Garda, they'll have something else to celebrate: a redesigned board! It's exciting, but it begs some explaining as well, because the Kona One class is a...
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GET ON THE KONA BUS THIS SUMMER!
Winters can be very long in Sweden, so our friends there have learned to make the most of the warmer months and pack the short season with a super busy schedule. This year, they'll have even more opportunities to get on the water because the gear and instruction are...
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THE 6IX TRAVELS TO THE WORLDS!
There were so many bright spots at the 2018 Kona Worlds in Clearwater, but one of the brightest was the youthful energy brought to the event by the kids from Toronto - or the 6ix, as the city is affectionately called these days! They were all between 13 and 15 years...
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KONA AT THE HEART OF THE YOUTH OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SWEDEN!
The Olympics are important for windsurfing, but they're only a small part of the windsurfing world. Windsurfing has many more disciplines than course racing around buoys, and even within the sub-category of course racing, the RS:X (and whatever equipment might come...
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