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Kiteboarding Rescue From The Sky When it comes to kiteboarding, you don't want things to go wrong. Sometimes, when your wind dies, your kite takes a turn for the worse. This can make it very difficult to get back up and riding, especially in stronger currents.  In this video, another hero in the sky makes a daring rescue for his friend. It's nice to have someone to access you from the water, especially when other rescue teams do not know how to proceed. …

The Slider Project It's pretty rare to find a kiteboarding Indiegogo campaign. At MACkite, we wanted to help promote this campaign for The Slider Project's installation of a shorter kicker and a new entry-level slider. Not only does The Slider Project create public awareness of kiteboarding, it also has helped develop the sport and has supported riders like Colleen Carroll, Craig Cunningham, Sam Light, and James Ropner.  Donations start at $10 and move up from there. Each donation offers …

Santa's New Sleigh - Motocross Style The holidays are here! We've seen upgrades on everything this year, so why can't Christmas be upgraded as well? This year, Santa has upgraded his sleigh from nine reindeer to one radical ride. Didn't think Santa could ride? Think again. Santa's coming to town in Nijmegan, Holland to spread the spirit of Christmas to various, unknowing pedestrians. From our MACkite family to your's, please have a safe and happy holiday season. No matter where you are, what y …

DC Shoes: Robbie Maddison's "Pipe Dream" DC presents Robbie “Maddo” Maddison’s “Pipe Dream,” giving the world a chance to witness history being made as Maddo rides his dirt bike on the powerful and iconic waves of Tahiti. From his helmet to motocross boots, Maddo was dressed for FMX when he took his dirt bike into the unchartered saltwater terrain of the Pacific Ocean in French Polynesia. For nearly two years Robbie has been focused on making surfing on his motorbi …

In the Park with Santa Cruz Has the summer let you ride those cracked, cement waves? Maybe you haven't been able to get out as much as you would like. Maybe you've busted an ankle and are now strapped to crutches and YouTube for the summer. Perhaps you just don't feel like skating today. Either way, we hope your day involves catching the Santa Cruz Squad throw it down in the park. We also hope your day involves smoothies because, well, smoothies. Have you been searching for Santa Cruz boards, G …

In a sad day for kiteboarding the ISAF has voted to take kiteboarding out of the Olympics.  Though this is not great news it really doesn't change our sport very much. Kiteboarding has always been a very wide open water sport with many disiplines and racing is just a small sliver of our whole sport.  Racing does offer some very cool new avenues for kiteboarders to go and get out on the water.  Check out the video below to see how much fun you really can have riding. Here is the li …