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2018 North Rebel Product Clip Diehard North Rebel fans—take a deep breath—everything is going to be OK. Your 2018 North Rebel kite is now a 4-line powerhouse! For many years, we have been recommending the North Rebel to that premium freeride kiteboarder. Historically, the Rebel has had amazing qualities, like huge jumps, ripping upwind ability and massive wind range. While those are all things that a freerider wants from a good kite like the Rebel, they don’t seem to want the 5 …

2018 Cabrinha Contra Overview Hey guys what’s going on today? It’s Nathan from MACkite and today we’re going to be discussing the new 2018 Cabrinha Contra. The Contra was originally designed as a lightwind kite. A few years ago Cabrinha decided to expand it into smaller sizes. Despite this, the Contra is still available all the way up to 19m. The Contra is known as an extremely lightwind kite, or a lightwind kite that can be used by someone a little heavier. High Tenacity Dacr …

2018 Cabrinha FX Overview The FX has been a shop favorite since 2016 Today I’m going to be discussing with you the all-new 2018 Cabrinha FX. All new...what does that mean? There’s a bunch of design changes that have been made for the 2018 FX that are marked improvements over the 2016/17 models. This is pretty hard to do, as the FX was already one of our favorite kites for freeride and advanced freestyle. Cabrinha has increased it's capabilities. There’s three different setti …

2018 Cabrinha Switchblade Overview The 2018 Switchblade remains the kite we know and love, with a few new updates. Today I’m going to be discussing with you the new 2018 Cabrinha Switchblade. The Switchblade has been a staple in our lineup for years. It’s always been one of our most popular kites, and for good reason. It’s an easy beginner kite. You can pick it up and go right away. It’s something that will take you from your early kiting stages to winning Red Bull King …

2018 Cabrinha Drifter Overview In 2018 the drifter gets a make over. Slash the waves, ride the magic carpet or enter into advanced freeride.  Today we're going to be discussing the all-new 2018 Cabrinha Drifter. Now all new and for good reason, the Drifter has been redesigned for 2018. It's the first time it's been redesigned since its inception in 2012.  So whats up with the Drifter this year?  The Drifter has always been an exceptional surf kite, obviously g …

The Mystic Majestic X Wave Harness - A Review There’s a lot of hype in the market about hard-shell kiteboarding harnesses. And for good reason—they work amazingly well. This morning I had a go on the 2017 Mystic Majestic X Wave Harness while kiteboarding. Normally, I wouldn’t have strayed from my previously favorite harness brand, but one of the guys here at the shop talked me into it. I wear a size 34 in pants and shorts and would have normally opted for a size large har …

Get your pump on The WMFG is the largest pump we've ever seen. Chances are if you need this pump, you need everything to be fast!  Well, I have great news. Every Monday morning you can catch brief, cheeky and fun gear reviews from our very own Jake M.  

Robby Naish & Damien Girardin Talk Naish Kite Tech With all the kites on the market and so many kites be marketed as fast turning, easy relaunch, good power, it can get confusing as to why one kite is actually different than another. Most of us don’t truly understand the differences that go into making a freestyle kite great for that particular discipline or a wave kite great for wave riding. Thanks to Robby and Damien for sitting down and walking through some of these specific differe …

North Ace Foil Kite - The High Performance Foil Kite Are you looking to step-up your game and enter the foiling world? North is giving you the opportunity to experience a huge wind range, fast turning, durability, hangtime, and easy water relaunching all packed in one kite: the Ace Foil Kite.  Riders can enjoy the Ace either with a foilboard or a twin tip. It's perfect for intermediate to advanced riders.  Hint: Pair the Ace with the Slingshot Hypermiler Foil Board and Gho …

Cabrinha Contra vs. North Juice The last few years, light wind kites have seen some very real improvement. Gone are the days where companies simply take their 12 meter kites and blow them up to slow, clunky 17m or 18m kites. All modern light wind kites are designed specifically for the demands of light wind and fly surprisingly nimbly and easily for their large size. North and Cabrinha have built a serious reputation over the years and established themselves as leaders of the industry. Let's s …

The Switchblade vs The Rebel  The aim of this video series is to remain as objective as possible.That being said, we made sure to get opinions from our entire crew. Rygo and Lucas collaborated to communicate the group consensus to you, and you can expect more videos to come soon. So, you're debating between the Cabrinha Switchblade kiteboarding kite and the North Rebel. Not an easy choice, but this should give you plenty of insight when making your decision. Both of these kites have been a …

North Kiteboarding - 2017 North Evo The Evo is the arounder of the range—best suited for free riders at home at all disciplines. The five-strut design, combined with the new Dacron frame 3-D shaping and updated strut-tip design intern an even cleaner profile and faster turning than the previous years. The Evo works on four or five lines, depending on your personal preference. When hitting the waves, the Evo wants the rider to use a proactive riding style. If you want to boost, you can tak …

MACkite's Aaron on the Surf-Fur Original Water Parka So far, this fall has been exceptionally warm—but we know that will change. Speaking of changing, the good people over at Surf-Fur© have developed a changing parka to help you comfortably get in and out of your wetsuit when the weather turns cold. What’s so special about it? The Surf-Fur Original Water Parka is: Windproof Waterproof Full-length Hooded And it features: Thick, warm polyester fleece Snap closure “H …

Ryan on the 2016/17 Airush DNA The DNA is Airush’s answer to new kiteboarders who are on a budget, yet aren't willing to compromise on performance. As the head instructor here at MACkite, I find the DNA offers quite a few advantages to new riders as well as intermediate riders looking for a user-friendly kite to help progress. The DNA is based off the Lithium, Airush’s all-around freeride kite.  It’s a slightly stripped down version of the Lithium, although we find that i …

Jake on the 2017 North Neo The Neo is known as North's go-to wave kite but in all reality, it is much much more than that. What most people don’t know is with a slight tweaking of the bridle it becomes an excellent free ride kite. So What’s new with the Neo in 2017? This year North didn’t want to fix what's not broken. For 2017 you can expect incremental improvements in the turning speed, the de-power and a more direct feedback and bar feel. Order your 2017 North Neo today! T …