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An Official Kiteboarding Movie Trailer Imagine your all-time favorite kiteboarding video. I’m guessing it’s five, maybe seven minutes long? Now imagine that favorite video 15 times the length, and produced by a real film production company. Get ready for Red Bull’s newest brain child, and kiteboarding’s first ever feature length movie: “Chapter One-The Kiteboard Legacy.” Whether it’s shredding 20 foot waves as the surf crashes in Hawaii, cruising throu …

An Inflatable Kiteboard? Yes, you read that title correctly. This is the real deal; finally, a product that will let you ride but also be able to pack everything down conveniently. No more packing nightmares here!  Not only is the Brunotti RDP Glider a twin tip kiteboard, it also serves as a foilboard. A foilboard that can foil in either direction? Color us intrigued!  Information is still coming soon about this product. It seems that any information we try to obtain is pretty much …

Growing With Kiteboarding It's time to get back into the water. As we begin to approach the kiteboarding season here in the Midwest, I start to get excited about returning to the water. Yes - others have been kiteboarding for months now (Marc Hoeksema has over 25 sessions so far!) while I've yet to dip a toe into Lake Michigan. This is actually a first for me in years, not rushing to get back into the water as soon as the ice clears. I'm taking advantage of the mild weather with some of my other …

Cabrinha Kiteboarding: A Year to Remember We're saying, "goodbye," to 2015 in style. Well, Cabrinha is (no surprise there). No matter the limits, Cabrinha has shown that 2015 was the year of innovation and stylish designs. As they turn to the new year, full of bold color designs and even more progressive gear, we must pay homage to the past. Cabrinha has done a good job remembering the good times in "A Year to Remember". Sit back, relax, and enjoy 2015 through Cabrinha's eyes. A few things we' …

2016 Liquid Force Foilboard at 2015 Surf Expo Gary Siskar talks The Kiteboarder Magazine through Liquid Force's lineup of 2016 foilboarding products.  As a recap of the 2015 foilboard, the Liquid Force Foil Fish, was the first foil "for the people". Easy to learn, ride, expansive, and affordable donned the characteristics of this 2015 foil. Check out Siskar's overview of the latest foilboarding gear. 2015/16 LF Foil Fish A continuation from their successful predecessor, this  …

Damien LeRoy's Foil Freestyle with the Cabrinha Double Agent When it comes to foiling, we consider ourselves pretty proficient. Now, Damien LeRoy has taken foil freestyling to a whole new level, and we're impressed. The song "Cheerleader" is appropriate as the background music for this video because that is exactly what we're doing - cheering Damien on as he tumbles and flips over the water like a barrel of monkeys.  What is the Cabrinha Double Agent? "The Double Agent is a performanc …

Aaron from Hooked on Kiteboarding tearing it up with the Liquid Force Foil Fish Ah, foilboarding. It's the latest craze among kiteboarders. It's something that everyone has seemed to chat about this summer, and the momentum keeps building for this incredible skill. In this video, Aaron shows that foilboarding is not merely gliding over the water. It's an art form that can involve twists, turns, and jumps. It may look challenging, but for intermediate to advanced riders, a simple lesson may be wh …

Final Liquid Force Hydrofoil Tutorial: Turning and Jumping You've dominated the waters on your foilboard with the techniques given by the sultry-voiced Siskar and Sensi Graves in their first foilboarding instructional video. You've mastered commanding your board as seen in the second Liquid Force tutorial. Now you, the ever-vigilant-watcher-of-all-things-how-to, can check out Liquid Force's final installment of how to foilboard using the LF Foil Fish (it's sad, we know). This tim …

Julien Kerneur: Doesn't Matter Most riders like having a specific style of riding that they can improve upon over time and truly perfect. For Airush's Team Rider Julien Kerneur, he tries to perfect every style of kiteboarding. From foilboarding to freestyle to racing, if there's a chance to try something new or to improve, Kerneur is there with board in hand. Check out Kerneur's latest video by Airush, Julien Kerneur: Doesn't Matter. It'll make you want to go out and try a new riding style of y …