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Pick 5 Challenge | Ryan Shares His Wing Foiling Essentials
Tucker and Ryan introduce a new series that finds them making some hard decisions on what gear they would ride for the ultimate quiver. The catch? They can only choose five items.
Tucker: We understand that everybody's making tough decisions. Not everyone has fifty thousand dollars to spend on a quiver of gear. We all wish we could do that, but realistically, we may not have the space to store it, the money, or our priorities are elsewhere with some of that cash.
So we're going to
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4th Aug 2023
Wake Foiling for Beginners | Your Complete Guide
Wake foiling can be challenging if you don't know where to begin. We're here to help! The following videos are intended to take you from step one, through to becoming a confident beginner.
Click through the videos below when you have a moment, and feel free to reach out to us with any questions that you may have. We're always happy to help!
Wake Foiling | Who it's for and How to Get Started
Explore the exciting world of wake foiling, and learn about the skills and prerequisites need
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31st Jul 2023
2024 North Code Zero | On-Water Review
The Code Zero is back again with a little bit of a redesign for 2024, and it's actually quite nice. It feels fairly similar to the Slingshot UFO, but with a single strut.How Does the 2024 Code Zero Fly?It's a bit lower aspect shape compared to the 2023. That makes it a little sharper and quicker in the turning radius.I also feel like it drifts quite a bit better. They definitely made it more of a dedicated foil shape this year. Last year's worked pretty well as a foil/surf crossover. I
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28th Jul 2023
2023 Ocean Rodeo Glide AA First Impressions
We finally got our hands on the Ocean Rodeo Glide AA all-Aluula wing. Aluula is a very light and strong material, and this is definitely the lightest 5 meter I've ever flown, by far. Obviously, a full Aluula wing is going to come with a price tag, but it's very light.How Does It Ride?The outline is pretty flat, which makes it very powerful. This wing is speedy with a lot of drive. It does have a sweet spot that you have to find, so I would consider this to be a technical wing. It likes t
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27th Jul 2023
2023 Cabrinha Phantom Kite Surfboard | Power and Performance!
The art of kitesurfing waves demands a perfect synergy between the rider and the board. To maximize this synchronization, kite surfboards must have a tailored design that caters to the conditions they will face, and to the kiters who will ride them.
Today, we'll examine the all NEW Cabrinha Phantom—a kite surfboard that pushes performance boundaries and provides a unique blend of speed, control, and maneuverability. Let's rip!
Progressive Outline
The Phantom doesn't just sta
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25th Jul 2023
2024 North Orbit Kite Overview
What's Old Is NewWe have the 2024 North Orbit here. North is going in a new direction with their branding, and I am excited about it because they're bringing back the old school North Sails. A lot of you who have been in the sailing industry for a while know that North Sails goes way back. I'm dating myself, but when I got into the sport in '82, North Sails was prominent. So that's something new you're going to see on the North lineup for 2024, and all of their North Sails gear is going
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25th Jul 2023
One North | North Kiteboarding
Shop 2024 North.
At North, we are for: the Seekers, the Adventurers, the Explorers, the Athletes. Those who are their true selves when they are one of the elements; water, wind, sky. They call to us, when we halfway between worlds, suspended in time lost, at one with it all.
At North we seek change, we chase the unknown, we pursue progress, we are inspired by Nature. Engineered. Refined. Intuitive. So when you ride North, you ride in a tune of Nature, tune with yoursel
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25th Jul 2023
Wake Foiling | How to Master Your First Flights
You're riding on the wake foil, and all of a sudden... it's silent. The chatter of the water disappears and you're just floating. This is why wake foiling is such an amazing sport. The feeling of flight is why we do it. I'm going to be walking you through how you can attain your first flights on your hydrofoil.Keep Your Eyes Up
Keep your eyes up and off the water. It's easy to want to look down at your foil and see how you're doing, but there's a saying in water sports: "If you look
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24th Jul 2023
Wake Foiling | How to Avoid Falling Off of Your Board
Do you fall every time you try to get up on a wake foil? Every single time you try to get up, you can't seem to make it happen, and you wonder what you're doing wrong? Here are some of the common falls that new wake foilers experience, along with solutions on how to avoid them.The Turn
The first fall that I see with new wake foilers is "The Turn". This happens when you turn too far while getting up and you let go of the rope and sink back into the water. It's not fun and it's a little bit d
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24th Jul 2023
Wake Foiling | 3 Tips for Maintaining Your Hydrofoil
If you let your foil sit too long, it's going to seize up and won't come apart. Don't let this happen to you. Just like skis need to be waxed and bikes need to be serviced, you need to take care of your hydrofoil as well. Here are three tips to keep your foil in tip-top shape.
Foils seize up because you have an aluminum mast or fuselage, and this can react with the stainless steel or titanium screws in your hydrofoil. If you're in salt water, this process is going to happen very q
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24th Jul 2023
2024 North Loft Pro Wing Review
The 2024 Loft Pro is a brand new wing from North, and it's going to change the light wind game. It's been a little while since we've had a new wing on the light wind market, and this year we're going to see a couple of them. We expect to see the Loft Pro release in late summer or early fall 2023. It's going to come in a 7m and 8m size, and we were able to get both to test. We've been really excited about its performance, design, and materials.
FeaturesSurf Handle
The surf handle i
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24th Jul 2023
2024 North Code Zero Review
This is Jeff at MACkiteboarding.com, and we've gotten our hands on the brand new 2024 Code Zero V2 from North. I was able to take it out in very light winds on three days now.The New North
As a brief aside, I'm excited about what North is doing this year. They're rebranding back to their North Sails (NS) roots, and I love that. It reminds me of when I was windsurfing back in the day. North's products have always been high class and well-thought-out.First Impressions
While I'm on
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24th Jul 2023
2024 North Reach Overview
What Is the North Reach?
Today I have the all-new 2024 North Reach. This is a kite that I was fortunate enough to test at the North dealer meeting in Portugal, and I ended up falling in love with it. Granted, it is my kind of kite: a three strut, all-around, do-everything canopy. It's going to be similar to kites like the Duotone Evo, the Slingshot Code, the Reedin Supermodel, the Cabrina Moto, and the Naish Pivot. They're all in that three strut, "do everything a little faster wit
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24th Jul 2023
2023 Ocean Rodeo Glide AA-Series Wing: Lean and Green
Lighter. Stronger. Recycle-ready.Ocean Rodeo has worked with ALUULA Composites to develop the first full Aluula wing. The result is a truly multi-discipline wing that's ultra-light, strong, and tear-resistant. And if you know anything about us at MACkite, you know we're especially stoked that it's recycle-ready. So don't chuck it in the landfill when you eventually replace it. Give ol' Mama Earth a big hug instead.Want to hear more about this new offering on the wing market? Here's the s
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20th Jul 2023
F-ONE Welcomes Keahi De Aboitiz and Moona Whyte
Who are F-ONE's latest additions to the team? Obviously, they're riders at the top of their game, but they're so much more! Take a moment and get to know Keahi and Moona.
Keahi De Aboitiz
How did you get into all these water sports you're passionate about?
Growing up in the iconic surf town of Noosa, I started surfing from a very early age. Riding waves has always been my first and biggest passion. The only problem was that those perfect surf days didn't come too of
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17th Jul 2023