Throwback Thursday: MACkite Board Lineup 2012-2013

How far back can we throw for Throwback Thursday? How about November 2012? Check out Tucker as he goes over MACkite's lineup of boards for 2013. If you've been riding a while, do you recognize any of this gear? Maybe one was even in your quiver?

Oh, and be sure to watch to the end (or skip ahead) to see the outtakes!

2013 Cabrinha Subwoofer

The 2013 Cabrinha Subwoofer was a complete kite surfboard, with Aircore Quad fins, front and back pads, and footstraps if you like to use them. The board's outline was fairly wide, almost as wide as a normal surfboard.

The flat rocker line and quad setup was great in flats or smaller waves and gave it a nice, skatey feel. If you were just transitioning to riding strapless, it was quite forgiving.

2013 Cabrinha Xcaliber

The 2013 Xcaliber twintip was a complete board with Hydra straps, 45mm fins, and a grab handle. It was not a very aggressive board with its medium outline. It had an inch and a quarter of continuous rocker. The bottom featured a quad concave with channels and a double concave between the feet to bust up the chop. That gave it a smooth ride and soft landings.

The Xcaliber was an all-around freeride/freestyle board designed for Alberto Rodina from Italy, a PKRA freestyle rider, but was accessible to riders of any level as long as you got the right size.

The construction was wood core with some carbon to help stiffen it up and make it reflexive and responsive for a medium flex. The rail was a single piece of liquid urethane.

Tucker thought the Xcaliber was a really fun, smooth-riding board with enough flex, but not too much for those hard landings.

2013 Cabrinha Tronic

The Tronic was also complete with Hydra straps, 45mm fins, and a grab handle. Although it was also a freeride/freestyle board, you could put boots on it and ride wakestyle as well.

The shape was similar to the Cabrinha custom with a more aggressive outline, making it playful in the waves. The concaves were fairly unique, almost like channels, and did a good job of breaking up the chop and softening landings. This became a double concave between the fins.

The construction was full length wood core with a pre-preg layup and the same liquid urethane rail as the Xcaliber. It was a durable, lightweight, high-performance board with rounded tips and a surfy outline. It had pretty significant rocker at an inch and a half. Tucker thought this one was fun as well.

2012 Cabrinha Spectrum

You might recognize the name of this long-running entry in Cabrinha's lineup. The 2012 edition had a mild outline and flat rocker at only 7/8 inch, and was a fairly wide board so it planed well. It came complete with Co-Ax straps and 45mm fins.

It was a pretty stiff board with a full wood core, so it was a lot of fun in the flats and made a nice all-around board.

2013 Cabrinha Spectrum

The 2013 edition was also complete but included the 2013 Hydra straps along with the 45mm fins and grab handle. Although beginner-friendly, it wasn't a board you'd outgrow as you advanced.

The outline was relaxed and the rocker was quite flat. The 144 had just a 1 1/4 inch rocker over its entire length. It had the softest flex out of the entire Cabrinha lineup. The flat bottom gave it a smooth ride.

Like the other boards, it had the full wood core, pre-preg layup, and liquid urethane rail, so it was very durable. Tucker thought this was a fun board as well.

2013 Slingshot Misfit

The 2013 Slingshot Misfit came complete with Slingshot's Bolt-On straps and 2-inch fins and a handle. Tucker liked the nice, aggressive outline and relatively flat rocker for its size, at 1 1/2 inches. The flex was fairly stiff.

The resin finish made every board unique, and Tucker thought the graphics were sharp and eye-catching with the lime-green. The track system let you set the stance width anywhere you wanted for a custom feel, and the board was made right in the USA.

2013 Slingshot Darko

The 2013 Slingshot Darko came complete with Slingshot's Bolt-On straps, 2-inch fins and a handle as well. It was designed as a freestyle board with a fairly moderate outline, average rocker at 1 1/2 inches, and a stiff, poppy feel.

Tucker really liked the quad concave channels between the fins with a single concave between the feet. The construction was 100 percent Colombian gold wood core with a liquid urethane rail and some of the best resin on the market.

2012 Slingshot Glide

The Glide was Slingshot's light wind board and included Bolt-On straps and only 3/4 inch fins to reduce the drag. It was a very flat board with only 3/4 inch of rocker and a straight outline. It also worked well for bigger riders in normal winds.

It was also constructed with the Colombian gold wood core and used the track system to get a custom stance.

2013 North XRIDE

Tucker thought the 2013 North XRIDE was a fun board with its aggressive outline and 1 1/2 inch rocker that was mostly between the feet. This was a more unusual shape and gave it a tippy, playful carving feel.

It used a track system for the straps (not included), but unlike Slingshot's system this had two tracks for each footpad, giving you your foot angle. 2-inch fins were included, and Tucker liked its construction but didn't go into detail about it.

2012 Liquid Force Nova

The Liquid Force Nova was a fun freestyle board with a moderate to aggressive outline. The inch of rocker made it quite flat. It had some grabs built into the sides which also served to stiffen the board up between the feet.

2 1/2 RXS inch fins were included, along with Liquid Force Lux straps.

The double concave ran the full length of the board and helped to soften landings while keeping the board loose and playful.

2012 Liquid Force Contact

For newer riders or those on a budget, this board made a good first point of contact and had nice performance for beginners and intermediate riders. 2 1/2 inch fins and Lux footstraps were included in that price.

As you'd expect for an all-around/freeride board, it had a medium outline and flat rocker at about an inch overall. The bottom was flat and it used wood construction.

2012 Liquid Force DLX

The 2012 Liquid Force DLX was designed as a wakestyle board. It was quite stiff to help you load and pop, had lots of rocker at almost 2 inches, and had a medium outline.

The core was wood and foam to keep it lightweight, but the liquid urethan rail added some durability.

Its most distinctive feature was the double concave between the feet with the channels out at the ends to help you grip with only an inch of fin. This also helped with soft landings when coming down off those big airs. Tucker thought it was a very fun wakestyle board.

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