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Wing Foiling - When to Use a Harness
Today I'm going to tell you about wing surfing, harness lines, riding with harnesses, how to attach those, what harnesses work best, all that kind of stuff. So if you're a wing surfer, if you're considering wing surfing and harness lines, watch this video and let me know what you think. If you have any questions or comments, put that in the comments section below. So let's jump right into it!
Wing surfing it's amazing. Everybody's really excited about it, you know from a hug
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17th May 2022
Wing Sizing Broken Down: Which Wing Size and Model Is Right for Me?
Choosing the correct wing size and model can be a daunting task these days. With so many brands, models, and sizes the choices seem endless. We've broken that down in previous blogs to help you pick your first wing (*see link below). But how do you pick a 2nd or 3rd wing to maximize your range and performance?
https://www.mackiteboarding.com/news/3-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-wing-foiling-hand-wing/
Know Your Needs:
Before picking a quiver or adding another wing to your lineup
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12th May 2022
Sizing Down - Board or Foil First?
As you spend more time on the water progressing, you’ll want to jump down in board and foil size to increase performance.The question for most people is ‘which should I size down first? The board or the foil?’ I always recommend taking this process one step at a time. Changing up both the foil and the board can be a challenge if you aren’t a very comfortable foiler. Which to downsize first really depends on what you started with initially. If you are using a board in the 110L size or larger, I w
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11th May 2022
Learn it All With the Slingshot Wing Foil Academy!
Our friends over at Slingshot have nailed it once again with the introduction of their “
Wing Foil Academy”. For those of you who are looking to get into wing foiling and wing surfing, this is a really awesome place to get started. The Slingshot Wing Foil Academy will cover everything from a glossary of terms, to equipment, handling, assembly, on-water basics and fundamentals, all the way to advanced maneuvers.
JOIN FOIL ACADEMY
Foil Academy is a free comprehens
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4th May 2022
Reedin Superwing X Wing Features Overview
Hey everybody, welcome back to MACkiteboarding Wing Wednesdays. I'm Tucker and today I'm going to talk to you about the Reedin Super Wing X.X-Ply Canopy Material
So here it is: the long-awaited Reedin Super Wing X, using that fancy new X-ply canopy material. Real neat stuff. Let me give you a close-up view so you can see that cross-hatch pattern in the canopy material here. That's the exciting new part about this wing compared to, say, the Reedin v2 Super Wing or some similar win
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22nd Apr 2022
Getting an Online Wing Foil Lesson - Vlog #2
Yo, what's up guys? Rygo here. So, Round Two. It's a bit more brisk today. Wind's a little bit up and down, kind of on the lighter side, but there is some wind so I want to see if I can get up on the foil. Kristen's going to join me and we're going to see if we can make some action happen. I have no expectations for this session; I just want to go back and forth, get a feel for the wing, get a feel for everything, and then I think in a session or two we'll be up on foil and hopefully have s
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30th Mar 2022
First Time Wing Foiling Vlog #1
Yeah, what's up guys? Rygo here. For this week's video we are going to talk about wing foiling, and I am very clearly a new wing foiler. Last year I thought I was going to learn and arrogantly made my own gear choices, brought all the wrong equipment, had the worst time learning. So I finally humbled myself and had a sit-down with Tucker. I let him pick out all my gear, and that's what this video is going to be about: learning and choosing the right gear for wing foiling. I'm going to
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30th Mar 2022
Is Your Kiteboard and Wing Foil Gear Ready for Springtime Sessions?
Marc Hoeksema on Ice
For those of us who may be coming off of a long, hard winter, it's time to lay out and inspect your kiteboard and wing foil gear for your first springtime sessions. There's nothing worse than waiting until you get to the beach to find out that you've got a hole in your kite or wing canopy.
Let's be smart and take care of it now!Lay Out Your Gear and Check It Over
I like to lay out my kites and wings, and pump them all up to make sure I don't have any bladder le
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23rd Mar 2022
Wing Foiling—How Hard Is It to Learn?
“Is wing foiling difficult to learn?”
That’s the very first question most people ask before deciding whether it’s worth the effort or if they should scrap the idea and just live vicariously through a few YouTube videos of Kai Lenny doing superhuman things. While I can’t answer that question directly for you, I can shed some light on my experience learning to wing and the “do’s and don'ts” of the learning process.
Like most people working at a kite shop in 2019 I saw one of the first wings
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22nd Mar 2022
F-One Strike V2 vs. V1 Wings - Worth the Upgrade?
Out on the water riding, the experience, how the wing delivers power, what kind of power it has, what it's best suited for, how the stability is, how intuitive the wing is... I think that's really what makes a phenomenal wing and makes one stand out from another. Because there are so many in the industry now, it can be hard to pick. The Strike v1 made a name for itself by having that lift. It wanted to lift you off your feet, drag you downwind, and create that momentum immediately. I
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9th Mar 2022
Compression Bags for Your Kiteboarding and Wing Foiling Gear
When I first came across kite
compression bags, I didn't immediately see the value in them. After several years of using them as my daily driver, I have a whole new respect for how they improve my kiteboarding and wing foiling experience.
Compression bags offer upwards of a 50% savings in your gear space, deter would-be thieves, and keep the "Accounting Department" at bay. I'll explain.
Kite and wing
compression bags are typically made of lightweight nylon
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22nd Feb 2022
GoFoil GT Foil Wing Review
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.
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8th Feb 2022
Four Funky Kite Products for 2022
Okay, I think we all can admit that 2022 has been another weird year and the weirdness hasn’t been limited to just current events. Over the last year or so we have seen some funky products start to pop up in the kite market from new travel accessories, safety gear, and even some new foils.Let's take a dive into some of these new kiteboarding accessories and see if you might need to add any to your arsenal of accessories.
Eleveight Revo Kiteboard HandleWe’ll start this out strong with an int
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8th Feb 2022
2022 Fanatic Sky Wing - Foil Board Review - Extensive Testing
Hey everybody, welcome back to Wing Wednesdays. I'm Tucker and today I'm going to talk with you about one of my favorite new boards, which is the Fanatic Sky Wing. So if you're into a new board for 2022, I'll tell you a little bit about it and my personal review, what I'm liking, what I'm riding, and we'll get to that right now.
So what we have here is the 2022 Fanatic Sky Wing. I've been testing this 5.0 size for quite a while now, about three months. I'm really l
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8th Feb 2022
What Do Wing Foilers Do When Their Lake Freezes Over?
Ice, Wings, and Speed Freaks!
Recently, Michigan has had a two-week spell of cold temperatures and very little snow which has set perfect conditions for black ice on our local lakes. This past summer I learned how to wingfoil and was looking forward to using the wing sail on the snow with skis. I have 10+ years of experience snowkiting on both skis and a snowboard and the thought of mixing it up and using a wing piqued my interest.
Each winter I am very excited about my fir
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26th Jan 2022