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It's Tucker's turn in the "Pick 5 Challenge" hotseat! Tucker rides any and all wings and foils that come through the doors at MACkite... can he really pick just five??Jeff: Tucker, if you had to just pick five pieces for winging and ride it for a year here in Michigan with the conditions that we have, what would you pick?Tucker: I'm an oddball sometimes, and I like versatility in my gear, especially if I can only pick five things. I'm not even going to limit myself to one sport like wing …

Tucker meets up with Billy from Manera and F-One at KoGL to chat about the new 9m Strike CWC. Wait... a 9m wing? Why not! Tucker: This is the behemoth, the big lady, of the range. Billy: Yes, we have here the 9m CWC. Tucker: 9 meters of goodness... that is a lot of wing! Billy: We've brought it to the right place to test the low end, and we've actually been quite successful here. Tucker: It's pretty sick. It doesn't look like a 9m. Billy: It definitely has the low en …

Tucker from MACkite is with Billy of F-One and Manera at the 2023 King of the Great Lakes Test Fest checking out some hot new gear for foiling. What is it? Is it for you?F-One Rocket SUP Downwind Series FoilboardBilly: We have our new Rocket Downwind Series board, available in a few different constructions and different widths. We already have the CNC custom boards, handmade, vacuum-bagged, and full carbon. We also are going to offer a bamboo collection, coming soon.We've got three diffe …

Today Mr. Jeff is in the "Pick 5" hotseat with Tucker. Jeff is constantly on the water with a wing and a foil, and his Subaru is a virtual demo room with about 30 pieces of gear to choose from, so it's going to be interesting to see how he whittles his choices down to just 5. Jeff: Before I choose my 5, I want to set the tone for this. There are people from all over in different riding locations and different conditions. My 5 are for the Great Lakes based on our wind and the water c …

Welcome back to MACkiteboarding Wing Wednesdays with Tucker. Today I'm going to talk about an exciting new wing for the 2023-24 season, the CWC Strike V3. This is the third version of this wing, and there are a lot of differences versus the previous versions. I'll tell you about some of those changes, give you some advice on sizing, and then I'll have my personal review.Stronger and Stiffer FrameThe first thing I noticed when pulling the wing out of the bag is that it's clearly a heavier …

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 …

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 …

We love to share the wingfoil stoke with today's youth, and F-ONE's Next Generation Team is an inspiration to us all. They recently competed at the GWA Youth Wingfoil World Championships in La Palma, Spain, and ALL SIX came home with world titles or medals. They were among 35 riders in three age groups in both the Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom events, so it was a particularly impressive showing by F-ONE's young team! Christopher Macdonald: defended his World Champion Surf-Fre …

We love any wing from F-ONE or Duotone, so to see a new light wind wing from Duotone that's based on F-ONE's Compact Wing Concept (CWC) 3-strut design has us beyond stoked.On June 28, 2023, F-ONE and Duotone announced an agreement granting Duotone the rights to use the CWC patent. Even the CEOs of F-ONE and Duotone seem to be hyped on the deal:Raphael Salles, F-ONE: "After nearly 30 years of continuous innovation in the watersports industry, F-ONE has developed multiple high-value patents. We ar …

F-One Strike V3 - On-Water Review Welcome back to MACkiteboarding Wing Wednesdays. Today we are going to talk about the F-One Strike Version Three. This is a review; you may have seen the overview we posted on what's changed and what's going on with this wing, and now we're finally to a point where we feel like we've ridden it enough in varied enough conditions to get you a comprehensive review. I never like to ride something just once and rate it; we want to test it in a variety of …

Welcome back to MACkiteboarding Wing Wednesdays with Tucker. Today I'm going to talk with you about the new F-One Strike version three, released in April of 2023. We've been looking forward to this wing; it's a favorite year after year. This is going to be a quick overview of the wing, and then we're going to have a comprehensive review once we've had some more time on it to get a good feel for it. We'll also give you a comparison to the version 2 wing, and maybe some other popular …

This is Tucker, and today I'm going to discuss a very special wing that F-One just released, the "Skate" spelled "SK8". If you're interested in a brand new foil from F-One that just rips it up in the waves and is a blast for wing foiling as well, check this one out. The SK8 from F-One is available in a number of sizes, from 550 all the way up to 1050. I have been riding the 950 and I'm just loving this thing. It has been a bit of an addiction for me. I've loved the Eagle foils for …

F-One, the renowned French kiteboarding and wing foiling brand, has launched its latest edition of the iconic Strike wing—the Strike V3. This state-of-the-art wing is the ultimate performance wing, offering comfort, stability, power, precision, durability, and the ability to go upwind quickly and efficiently in any winds.Revolutionary Design for Unprecedented Performance The Strike V3 boasts a completely new design that has been precisely thought out to adapt the wing’s shape to the ten …

Q: I've been riding an Armstrong 1550v2 with a HA195 tail. I enjoy it, but could I get better speed and glide out of something like an F-One Eagle HM or another foil?A: I've ridden Armstrong foils and they are great, but they aren't known for their glide efficiency or mast stiffness. By comparison, F-one foils are top of the class in both glide efficiency and stiffness through the entire system. That is mostly due to the sleek mast/fuse connection, monocoque front wing/fuse design, and high-modu …

"What's up, guys? Billy Ackerman here from F-One and Manera Brands. We're at the 2022 King of the Great Lakes Kiteboarding and Wing Foil Test Fest in Michigan with MACkite. We have our F-One Carbon Phantom range. It's going to be available in everything from a 740 up to a 1780 size, and comes in 6.0 and 6.5 aspect ratios. It offers great roll stability, great roll control, really progressive kit to cover the whole basis. This is my personal set we have here. This is a 940 Phan …