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Those Hood River Feels Let’s travel to one of the most well-known kiteboarding spots in the United States: The Columbia River Gorge, located in Hood River, Oregon. Not much beats this picturesque region with it’s famous views of the prestigious Mt. Hood. Cabrinha riders Reo Stevens, Nick Jacobsen, Damien Leroy, and Matt Elsasser, decide to squeeze in one of their last summer kiteboarding sessions, utilizing the perfect winds that send them some 100 feet floating into the air. Here i …

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 …

2017 has seen a great number of innovations for Cabrinha - as kiteboarding has continued to evolve and grow, so has the crew at Cabrinha, consistently dedicated to bringing you the newest and best technology on the market. This edit showcases the plethora of gear that will be releasing the first of August this year. Check out this wild video and let the crew at Cabrinha and ourselves know what you think - it's going to be a good year on the water.  From go-kart mayhem to teeth-biting shre …

I should lead into this one stating I am not a fitness professional. Just an enthusiastic kiteboarder and fitness buff. Always consult your doctor before beginning any fitness routine. It’s a common question asked by new and seasoned kiters alike. Am I in good enough shape to kiteboard? And the most common answer is a resounding yes! Kiteboarding is accessible to people of all ages and most fitness levels. I’ve known people in their 80’s practicing the sport. Now that …

As Coldplay would say, "Para-Para-Paradise" Imagine traveling to a small, uninhabited island in the Philippines, and kiting all day everyday. Yep, that sounds like the life. That’s exactly what this group of kiteboarding fanatics get to do when they travel to the jewel of Southeast Asia: Seco Island. And what better way to travel to an obscure, airport-less location than via your friends Catamaran? It might be time for me to start looking into some new friends... Boasting unusually flat …

Putting the 17m Best Roca to the test. Rider Weight:179lbs Wind Speed: 13-15mph Board: 144 Cabrinha Custom CBL with RAD Bindings Wind forecasts can be fickle, to say the least. With this knowledge in hand, it’s rare that I'll go to the beach without a full quiver from our demo fleet stuffed in the back of my Jeep. I pulled up to our local slick and checked the wind forecast one last time. 11 to 13 knots - steady, but light. The time time had finally come for me to take a crack at the&nb …

How to Back-Roll Hand Drag (From Alby Rondina) Alby Rondina, from his YouTube Channel "Pro Kite Alby Rondina" has given the low-down on how to back-roll hand drag. This easy, yet fun move proves that old school can still be new school.  Rondina gives his seven steps on how to better back-roll hand drag (described below): 1. Know your best conditions - flat water (and using a larger kite) is better! 2. Know the back-roll transition (with and without the loop) before beginning your hand dr …

Better Control & PerformanceUpon connection, the Fireball will immediately consume you and take you into the new reality of the ball and socket connection. Focusing directly to your core, the Fireball seamlessly translates your body motion into kite reaction. More ComfortableWho doesn’t love a more comfortable setup? With the closer proximity of the ball and socket as opposed to the loop system, the bar won’t rotate into your body or push-pull nearly as much as the kite moves. …

When Kiting Heads South Kiteboarding can be considered a dangerous sport to those who do not know proper safety systems or how to self rescue. In this video, we see two kiters who had their kites collide. While one seems to have little knowledge, the other has the knowledge to free himself and to get the first kiter back into safety.  This video is longer, but it's interesting to see the progression from first impact to safety.  The implementation is well executed, and it gives us a …

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. …

Hi, I’m Pete Cabrinha, and I am proud to introduce you to the next generation of control system connection, the Fireball. Fireball is a sleek new approach to one of the most important points in kitesurfing: the point where the power of the kite meets the power of your body. This exact point needs to be the most secure, yet most fluid, part of the control system. Now it’s right here, as Fireball delivers an innovative connection system for the next generation of kiteboarding. The Fi …

Q - Can I use the Fireball system with a non-Cabrinha kite? A - Any Cabrinha kite that functions on the 1X system of the past few years will be absolutely A-OK. However, it might not be completely compatible with every other brand in regard to the compatibility and functionality of their security systems. WIth that in mind, it should work for most brands - the Fireball was designed for use on a four line depowering kite with a single line flagging system. Q - Can Fireball be used on my other no …

MACkite's thoughts on the 2017 Cabrinha Fireball!  Like a comet from the sky set to change the landscape as we know it, Cabrinha’s newest offering to the kiteboarding community is Fireball – a kite connection system. Fireball is specifically designed with kiteboarding in mind, with features that will most definitely change the way you ride. Fireball changes the most important piece of equipment in kiteboarding The connection point between you and the kite. Before Fireball, we w …

MACkite Talks 2017 Cabrinha Fireball Hey guys, it's Nathan from MACkite. We’re going to talk about the all-new 2017 Cabrinha Fireball system. The big question this year is going to be - ‘why to get a new Fireball system?’ We’ve been used to loops for years and they’ve worked very well for most situations, and now Cabrinha really threw a wrench in our entire plan for how we connect to our kites. Now, for the last however many years, we’ve been using a loop-and …

To the novice traveler, the world can appear daunting, distant and imposing. Yet with every mile interpolated into your story, it becomes just that. A piece of your story, in a way a piece of you. Over a long enough timeline staying in your routine is like days erased from your life. I have found that when looking back on my life two things stand out, change and adversity. Both can inspire growth. In a way, they are the catalyst behind our love of the sport. Kiteboarding brings novelty and new …