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Skip recently spent a few days riding the Mystic Stage Wing Harness, and he came back with plenty of insight on how it stacks up against other harnesses from Mystic's line, especially the Carbon X and Wingman. If you're weighing your options in Mystic's lineup, his detailed ride notes and comparisons should help you figure out if the Stage is the right fit. Skip's First Impressions of the Stage Key Features Immediately, Skip noticed that the Stage is thinner compared to similar models. It …

In this video, Jeff breaks down one of his go-to harnesses for winging: the Mystic Majestic Wing Harness. It's not only one of his personal favorites, but also a shop favorite for good reason. When you're learning how to wing, you don't really need a waist harness. But, once you start progressing and can ride longer sessions, you're probably ready to step into one. Your arms and shoulders will thank you for the extra support! Why Ride With a Waist Harness? There are different schools of t …

Welcome to another edition of Versus! This time we're looking at a couple Starboard foilboard models: the Take Off and the Above. While they're both for foiling, they do have some important differences, and Tucker and Jeff are going to try to help you decide which one is better for your quiver. Starboard has been making boards for a long time. Jeff rode them back in his windsurfing days. Needless to say, they're doing something right, and the Take Off and Above are both produced in the Co …

If you haven't heard of Aeryn before, you may have heard of the Peter Lynn Group. Both divisions use the same designers, and they have an impressive ram air and wind sport pedigree. Peter Lynn has been designing power kites for buggying since before kiteboarding came on the scene, and even... giant octopus kites? Yep, if you look closely, it's a parafoil design. So these guys have decades of experience going into their new P1 parawing. Tucker was able to get his hands on a 4m to put thro …

Dead center along Michigan's west coast you'll see two little bumps sticking out into the lake. They're great places to go when the wind isn't cooperating anywhere else, and Tucker got a nice session on the new 2026 Cabrinha Mantis Apex wing at the point to the south, Little Sable Point. What is the Cabrinha Mantis Apex? If you've been winging for a while, you're probably familiar with the Mantis. It's been a mainstay of the Cabrinha lineup and continues to deliver all-around performance …

F-One's Frigate has got to be one of the most eagerly-awaited parawings so far. Even before its official release date, the preorders are almost sold out. How can a wing that no one's ridden be so hot already? Part of it is F-One's reputation for putting out quality products. This is their first entry into the parawing market because they take their time refining a product until it meets their standards. Tucker got a chance to get out on the Frigate, and he can confirm that this approach h …

A lot of the time, price gets overlooked as a factor when comparing products. Although we at MACkite usually bring it up to some degree in our blogs and videos since we talk to real customers every day and we understand the reality of having a budget, we're not completely blameless. After all, it can be hard to talk about the price when we're excited about an item that's using all the latest and greatest materials. In this edition of "Versus", we're putting price front and center and are …

Late this past winter, Tucker got a special delivery in. It was the SuperMarine foilboard, a board he'd designed with Omen to meet the needs of riders who wanted a board like the Flux but needed something a bit larger for light wind, added stability for newer riders, or more volume for larger riders. In his video about the Supermarine, Tucker mentioned that he'd still like to see it in more sizes. Well, the Big Mama has arrived. You can now get the SuperMarine in a whopping 120L, and it's …

The crew over at The Inertia just posted an in-depth guide to the best parawings of 2025. This incredible project involved two straight months of testing every parawing they could beg, borrow, or steal. They took careful notes on factors like how easy a parawing was to use, how stable, fast, and versatile they were, the features of each wing, and more. Then they compiled all that data into a single article and picked their top parawings in categories like "Best All-Around", "Most Nimble and Pack …

It's no secret that Tucker is a fan of F-One gear. It's a brand that consistently delivers, and Tucker's excitement shows through whenever he gets his hands on something new. He's already had a chance to try F-One's Plume K-Wing, a unique wing that looks like a small kiteboarding kite, and now a demo of F-One's single-skin parawing, the Frigate, has just arrived. He's eager to put it through its paces, but since there isn't any wind today, he'll settle for taking a quick look at its featu …

A new foilboard has been getting checked out of the demo room quite a bit. The F-One Rocket Wing Crossover bridges the gap between the Rocket Wing S and the Rocket Midlength. While it still falls into the midi board category, it's shorter and wider. So who is this board for, and what are the advantages of this shape? What Is the F-One Rocket Wing Crossover? As the name implies, it falls between a couple other boards in the F-One range. It's longer and narrower than the Rocket Wing S, but …

When the guys first caught wind of the Waka folding foilboard this past winter, they were, shall we say... cautiously optimistic. It looked like one of those ideas that sounded good in theory, but ultimately turned out to be gimmicky. We've had split boards for kiteboarding, windsurfing, paddleboarding, and surfing for decades now, and all have fallen short, so the odds of success for a folding foilboard didn't seem too high. It might be heavy, expensive, and give up a lot of performance …

Reedin's SuperNatural wing is back for 2025. Last year's model was a shop favorite, so how does the 2025 version hold up? Jeff and Tucker have had a few sessions with it to see if it still has the SuperNatural magic that made them fall in love with this wing and fight over who got to keep it in their car. Is the 2025 Reedin SuperNatural As Good As the 2024? In a word, yes. Jeff was such a fan of the SuperNatural that he even asked Damien not to change too much for 2025. Whether we have J …

Ozone and Flysurfer are two brands well-known for their ram-air foil kites, so it comes as no surprise that their entries into the new parawing category are some of the most popular and top-rated. With many years of experience making non-inflatable kites, both companies have a bit of a head start into the technology that's going to produce a high-performing parawing. So how do you choose between them? First off, both are great parawings. The most important thing is to pick the right size …

The amount of innovation we've seen lately in foilboarding makes our sport incredibly exciting. It wasn't too long ago that wings arrived as an alternate option to kites, and we're just starting to see parawings become popular for surf foiling. Lots of us love to explore new locations, but innovations like downwind and midi boards don't travel well, and we're forced to compromise with inflatables or smaller boards. Nigel Thompson has spent the last two years trying to solve this problem for …