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As winter approaches, we're all in need of a little warmer weather. Cabrinha's crew heads to Indonesia in their most recent kitesurfing video, encountering difficulties from rain to no wind to everything in between. Despite the setbacks, the waves and the culture provide plenty of entertainment for the kiters.  Indonesia is famed for its deep-ocean swells, creating beautiful conditions for kitesurfing even when the wind is kicking. However, there's no real way to tell when the wind is comi …

MACKite Location Review on C2SKY kite Center 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The location:  Location: Mũi Ne,Southern Vietnam, South China Sea. Nearest airport:  Saigon (Ho Chi Min City) 4-6 hour bus ride.  Season: November- April with winds all year. Wind: 25-35 knots Average kite size: 4-9m during windy season. Beach: Miles of sandy coastline with 27 kite schools. Break: Flat water close to shore and sandbar break with kickers 100 meters out. Kite School: 12 multilingual IKO instru …

Do you like kitesurfing and traveling, but can’t seem to find a reliable way to combine the two? Read on, Magellan. We have a solution. The board. Let’s start with “compact” surf shapes, like the North Pro CSC or the North Whip CSC. These are kite surfboards that typically have a shorter overall length and width, combined with more parallel rails and a blunted tip. They’ve been marketed as being good for strapless airs and freestyle, but they are also really fun for …

Whether you’re learning to kite, ride on vacations, or you’re an experienced kiteboarder… we all have one thing in common: We love to kite. And we all know that there’s a world full of beautiful kite spots just waiting to be shredded. Traveling with kiteboarding equipment is a headache, to say the least. We’re constantly trying to avoid excess baggage fees. Hauling huge bags all over the world. Never really sure if we brought the right kite sizes for the condition …

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 …

Brazil Through RyGo's Eyes About 5 years ago I discovered the sport of kiteboarding through a lesson at MACkite no less. I took a lesson with a young kid named Chris Bobryk. We formed a solid friendship chasing the wind over the next year. Eventually, Chris moved to Hatteras, North Carolina to pursue kiteboarding.  While I spent my days working my 9 to 5 (that more often than not was a 7 to 7 kind of job), I started dreaming of a better life - by a better life I mean one where I could spen …

Blake Olsen: Smathers Beach Ah, Key West, Florida. Home to warmth, simple pleasures, and to Smathers Beach. If you have the gumption to wake up early, take a walk down the beach and catch the sunrise. Sit down and enjoy the sun, the waves, and the surf as you soak in that much-needed Vitamin D. Sounds perfect, right? That's what our Team Rider Blake Olsen thought as well. As he catches a sunset sesh in the month of January, you'll see him pop, glide, and rock the big blue.  …

An island getaway off the beaten path Looking for your next kiteboarding vacation destination? Want to stray from the beaten path? With a variety of attractions, kiteboarding related and more, Union Island might be a place you want to check out. Kiteboarding aside, picture yourself going for a scenic hike or swimming with sea turtles. After your session in the Caribbean blue water, there is the man-made Happy Island Bar where you can enjoy a post-session drink and unwind. If you want to up your …

Summer Memories with Tucker Welcome to September! September brings the introduction to many things: the changing of the leaves, the cold morning wind, and all things pumpkin (spice, pies, bread...the list could go on). As we welcome fall and all of its wonders - KoGL Test Fest, anyone? - we also feel a little nostalgic of a summer gone by. While we're working hard to make your kiteboarding dreams come true, we try hard to fulfill ours as well. Enter Tucker, our Shipping Manager and all-around fo …

Cabarete, Dominican Republic: a land made of rich culture, cuisine, and choice waves. Kitesurfing like an acrobat at a circus, Brandon Cordina is showing off all of his tricks on that amazing-looking water. If our eyes aren't deceiving us, it looks like they're sporting Best's Session Pro Kitesurf board, a board specifically meant for big waves and for riders with big ambitions (which, of course, is the perfect fit for this location). …