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I got a big treat for you guys today. I will introduce you to the new PTM sizes in the slingshot Phantasm carbon foil lineup. I've been waiting for these anxiously for quite some time. After riding them for a long time, I can confidently tell you that they are really good, and you should be interested if you're looking for a new foil, especially if you already got the slingshot Phantasm, because these things are the best yet.The Phantasm 825 These are loosely based on the …

"What's up, guys? Billy Ackerman here from F-one and Manera Brands. We're at the 2022 King of the Great Lakes Kite Fest in Michigan with MACkite. F-One has introduced a couple of new templates this year. In the higher aspect range, we have the Seven Seas, which everyone is really excited about. This is going to be in the 7.0 aspect range. It's going to be available in the 1000, 1200, and 1400 sizes. I know a lot of guys are really stoked on this in the 1400 for downwind, SUP foiling surf …

"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 Phantom. This is w …

MACkite ambassador, and  Wake Thief YouTube creator, Devon Manz, absolutely CRUSHES it with this on-water breakdown of the Slingshot hydrofoil line for wakefoiling. Watch as he gives us the play-by-play from behind the boat and helps us to get the best possible idea of which Slingshot foil we might like best for wake foiling.   Weekly DEALS   Weekly VIDEOS   800.622.4655   Connect via EMAIL   Chat with Us LIVE …

When the family made plans to head to Florida for Spring Break, the first thing that popped into my head was "winging!!!!". This past Michigan winter was especially brutal and it had been since the Fall that I had been on foil with my wing. This Spring Break however, I had a new set of challenges. In previous years we drove and I could finagle a board in the car somehow. This year we chose to fly and I knew getting a board down there was going to be almost impossible. This is where the amaz …

Hey everybody, welcome back to MACkiteboarding.com Foil Fridays. I'm Tucker and today I'm going to talk to you about some exciting new products from GoFoil. So what we have here are some new releases from GoFoil. We've got some new tail wings, we've got a whole new lineup of wings here... exciting stuff from GoFoil, and today I'm going to walk you through what's going on with these and my impressions of them after riding them for a little over a month now. Next we have the GT wing here. I …

After filming this video, I realized how biased I was towards surf kites. I want to put it out there that I do have a 10m Airush Ultra I use specifically for foiling & I love it. I have wave kites for waves and so on. I'm a believer in using the right tool for the job. That said, many videos I make are from the perspective of working on a budget and trying to decide on kites. Not everyone can have more than there standard quiver and its important to think about what you want from your gea …

The Contra One Strut is a new kite for 2021. I find it funny that Cabrinha chose the name Contra as this kite feels quite different from the original 3-strut light wind specific Contra kite. The Contra One Strut feels and performs like most one strut kites with the typical Cabrinha bar feel. It's fast, pivotal, and simple. The one area where I found the Contra One Strut stands out is its stability and high wind performance. I had heard the kite was actually fun and performance-minded in s …

The Roam is Ocean Rodeos Surf kite and if you kite foil, you know up until brands started developing foil specific kites like the UFO, Surf kites were a popular choice among foil enthusiasts. You might be surprised to hear that Surf kites are still the most popular choice at the shop among the team. Mostly because they give you options from surf performance to high-end kite foil performance. For reference, currently, I weigh 185 I was using the Slingshot Infinity 76 and I tested the Roam Al …

Here's a little write up on my e-foil experience.I was recently fortunate enough to have the guys at Mackite let me try the Takuma Cruising 1600 E-foil. Here's a short take on my initial reactions. I've been kicking around an e-foil for a long time. While the price-point is dropping, we all know that this isn't just another board purchase that you can slide by the wife. Because of that, I've been a little hesitant to jump in. However, after getting on one and feeling the glide and seeing the pos …

This is a project that has been in development for years and has a lot of R&D into it. I have my hands on the 633 version the larger free rider or even wing foil wing. Fist up, the kit comes in a high end travel case that keeps everything organized well inducing reenforced wing covers that won’t wear out like previous iterations. This all comes included with Hardware, a tool and some lubricant. Heads up this doesn’t use the standard m8x25 board mounting hardware. You’ll need the longer m8 3 …

Hey there. I bought and finally got to ride my new Naish 135L inflatable this weekend and thought I'd offer a review. POINT ONE: The thing actually works and generally speaking I was impressed...This is my 10th wing board this season and so the reviews will be against those (10' sup, fanatic 6'7", fanatic 5'4", custom carbon 5'4", F-one 6'0, fone 5'4", fone 5,0", Naish 4'8"). My current ride is the Naish 4'8" 50L and had the most influence in my comparison.Setup: I left the board partially …

We're going to cover the NL & P180 from GoFoil. Here's what you can expect, and what the advantages of choosing one versus the other are. What you can expect NL stands for "next level". They are designed for the highest level riding, meaning if you want to go fast, get the most pumping performance, and are looking to get the most performance out of your high aspect wings, these are going to be a good choice. This is from the P series and the P stands for "pump". If you are into downwind ra …

My Moses 633 had been my favorite foil of all time until I started riding the FONE Phantom 1080 (no, they didn't pay me to say that but they did give me a free t-shirt and hat)...I kite foiled the Moses 633 for 2 solid seasons and compared every other Moses foil against it. The 633 was always my baby, always my go to foil in sketchy or sub-optimum conditions. I worked thru the gammet of stabilizers for it - starting at the 483 and moving down the 450, 425, 421, 420, 330, 325 and finally ending …

I've had the chance now to test these foils back to back and so I offer my opinions to any interested...Housekeeping: Moses 1000 front wing, standard kite fuse, 420 stab, 72cm carbon mast...Fone 1480 stock with 85cm carbon mastBoard: fone 5'0" 60 literswings: fone swings, 3.5, 4.2 and 5m (all used for testing)...conditions: winds steady, 12-25 in river swellI've riden the 1000 extensively and purchased and have been riding the Fone Phantom 1480. Generally speaking these setups are incredibly s …