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2026 Duotone Soleil Concept Blue Twintip
Duotone
$799.002026 Soleil Concept Blue Freeride Sizes: 128x37cm / 132x38cm / 136x39cm The Concept Blue keeps the same smooth performance for the 2026 Soleil while introducing more sustainable construction. It's...$799.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Stylus Twintip
Cabrinha
$839.002026 Stylus Twintip Kiteboard Light Wind Freeride Sizes: 150cm / 160cm What Cabrinha has to say: The Stylus is the most specialized board in the range, and it makes no attempt to be anything else...$839.00 -
2026 Duotone Select Concept Blue Twintip
Duotone
$799.002026 Select Concept Blue Freeride Sizes: 135x39cm / 138x40cm / 141x41cm / 144x42cm The Select has long been Duotone’s smooth and efficient freeride board, and now it’s available in an eco-friendlier...$799.00 -
2026 Naish Fuselage
Naish
$289.00 - $309.002026 Naish Fuselage Sizes: 57 / 64 What Naish has to say: Introducing the new Alpha Alu Fuselage. Compatible with our current mini-tuttle mast to fuselage connection, the Alpha Alu Fuselage is the...$289.00 - $309.00 -
2026 Naish S-Series Stabilizer
Naish
$209.00 - $229.002026 Naish S-Series Stabilizer Wing Sizes: 140 / 180 / 220 What Naish has to say: S stands for stability. The S-Series stabilizer is designed to increase the stability and predictability of your...$209.00 - $229.00 -
2026 Reedin PureNatural Wing
Reedin
$855.00 - $989.002026 Reedin PureNatural Wing Sizes: 4m / 4.5m / 5m / 5.5m / 6m Star of the pack is our newly developed PURENATURAL wing, based off the enomously succesful SUPERNATURAL 2025. We’ve purposefully...$855.00 - $989.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Switchblade APEX Kiteboarding Kite
Cabrinha
$1,659.00 - $2,529.002026 Switchblade APEX Performance Freeride Sizes: 5m / 6m / 7m / 8m / 9m / 10m / 11m / 12m / 14m When you think about the legacy of kite surfing over the last 20 years, one kite has been through...$1,659.00 - $2,529.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Vision Wing
Cabrinha
$1,189.00 - $1,379.002026 Vision Wing Freeride / Freestyle Sizes: 3m / 3.5m / 4m / 4.5m / 5m / 5.5m What Cabrinha has to say: The Vision has always been about freedom of movement, and for 2026 it returns with an all-new...$1,189.00 - $1,379.00 -
2026 Duotone Blur SLS Kite Surfboard
Duotone
$1,299.002026 Duotone Blur SLS Kite Surfboard Sizes: 5'3" / 5'6" / 5'9" MEDIUM TO BIG WAVES Consider the Blur SLS as a big-wave behemoth. Its control and rocker let you carve hard and hold speed. Updated SLS...$1,299.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Ace APEX Twintip
Cabrinha
$929.002026 Ace Apex Kiteboard Sizes: 135cm / 138cm / 141cm / 145cm What Cabrinha has to say: The high quality freeride kiteboard from CabrinhaIf you are looking for a super versatile kiteboard to progress...$929.00 -
2026 Cabrinha AER V2 Wing
Cabrinha
$829.00 - $1,019.002026 AER 2 Wing Freeride / Surf Sizes: 3m / 4m / 5m The AER returns for its 2nd year following its hit debut in a familiar shape. However, its construction has been turned up a notch for more...$829.00 - $1,019.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Nitro APEX Kiteboarding Kite
Cabrinha
$1,759.00 - $2,339.002026 Nitro APEX Performance Big Air Sizes: 6m / 7m / 8m / 9m / 10m / 12m Cabrinha 2026 Nitro Kite Review This is$1,759.00 - $2,339.00 -
2026 Duotone Whip SLS Kite Surfboard
Duotone
$1,299.002026 Duotone Whip SLS Kite Surfboard Sizes: 4'11" / 5'1" / 5'3" SMALL TO MEDIUM WAVES / STRAPLESS FREESTYLE The Whip SLS sees a new shape update for 2026, committing itself to be a fun, playful board...$1,299.00 -
2026 Reedin GoodDay Twintip
Reedin
$785.002026 GoodDay Twintip Sizes: 132cm / 135cm What Reedin has to say: GOODDAY is specifically designed for lightweight riders. Inspired from KEVPRO, it retains all its qualities: Control, comfort, grip...$785.00 -
2026 Harlem Rise Twintip
Harlem
$894.002026 Harlem Rise Twintip Freeride / Light Wind Sizes: 156cm What Harlem has to say: When the wind is optional Built to get you going - The Rise is the ultimate light wind twintip — wide tips and a...$894.00 -
2026 Duotone Unit Wing
Duotone
$1,099.00 - $1,429.002026 Duotone Unit Sizes: 2m / 2.5m / 3m / 3.5m / 4m / 4.5m / 5m / 5.5m / 6m / 6.5m *Wing Only - Does NOT Include Wing Leash, Pump Adapter, Handles, or Boom* FREERIDE / FREESTYLE / WAVE Dependability...$1,099.00 - $1,429.00 -
2026 North Loft PRO Wing
North
$1,769.00 - $1,899.002026 Loft PRO Wing Light Wind Performance Sizes: 6m / 7m / 8m Affectionately called “The Session Saver” here at MACkite, the Loft Pro has been a summertime favorite since its inception. For 2026, the...$1,769.00 - $1,899.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Mantis Wing
Cabrinha
$1,119.00 - $1,419.002026 Mantis *Comes With Handlebar All Around Freeride / Wave & Big Air Sizes: 2m / 2.5m / 3m / 3.5m / 4m / 4.5m / 5m / 5.5m / 6m After 6 generations of creating the Mantis, Cabrinha has continued to...$1,119.00 - $1,419.00 -
2026 Naish E-Series Stabilizer
Naish
$259.002026 Naish E-Series Stabilizer Wing Sizes: 135 / 155 / 175 What Naish has to say: E stands for efficiency. The E-Series Stabilizer is designed to increase the speed and carry of your foil. It...$259.00 -
2026 Cabrinha XCAL Apex Twintip
Cabrinha
$1,119.002026 XCAL APEX Twintip Kiteboard High Performance Freestyle Sizes: 133cm / 135cm / 138cm / 141cm What Cabrinha has to say: The Xcal Apex takes a proven favorite and pushes it further. Built for...$1,119.00 -
2026 Naish Excalibur Semi-Comple Foil
Naish
$1,269.00 - $1,489.002026 Naish Excalibur Semi-Comple Foil Sizes: 544 / 744 / 944 / 1144 / 1344 What Naish has to say: Capable of gliding effortlessly in all conditions, the Excalibur is Naish’s new high aspect...$1,269.00 - $1,489.00 -
2026 Naish Siren Semi-Complete Foil
Naish
$1,179.00 - $1,309.002026 Naish Siren Semi-Comple Foil Sizes: 600 / 800 / 1000 / 1200 What Naish has to say: The Siren is Naish’s new mid-aspect. Designed for control in critical situations, the Siren features a...$1,179.00 - $1,309.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Drifter APEX Kiteboarding Kite
Cabrinha
$1,629.00 - $2,089.002026 Drifter APEX Performance Surf / Freestyle Surf Sizes: 5m / 6m / 7m / 8m / 9m / 10m / 11m The Drifter continues to set the standard for a kite that lets you ride the wave while the pull of the...$1,629.00 - $2,089.00 -
2026 Duotone TS Big Air SLS Twintip
Duotone
$1,259.002026 TS Big Air SLS Competition Big Air Sizes: 136x40cm / 139x41cm The TS Big Air is really built for one thing: going huge. After all, it's the board Andrea Principi rode to King of the Air victory...$1,259.00 -
2026 Duotone Crush SLS
Duotone
$1,569.00Crush SLS Sizes: 4'2" x 17.5" (27L) / 4'5" x 18.5" (35L) Prone The Crush SLS is all about maximizing the connect, glide, and precision needed to excel at prone foiling. With a revised outline and...$1,569.00 -
2026 Reedin BigE Twintip
Reedin
$729.002026 Big E Twintip Sizes: 153cm What Reedin has to say: BIG E is so much more than an upsized Super E, it’s a light wind weapon in its own right. The E still signifies ‘Easy’, because we firmly...$729.00 -
2026 Reedin SuperE Twintip
Reedin
$729.002026 Super E Twintip Sizes: 134cm / 137cm / 139cm / 142cm What Reedin has to say: Designed with all the exclusive shaping of the KevPro, but with a different flex pattern and outline that is...$729.00 -
2026 Naish Atom Wing
Naish
$1,629.00 - $1,729.002026 Naish Atom Wing Sizes: 6m / 7m / 8m What Naish has to say: This is the wing that turns non-sessions into hero sessions. The Atom is your light wind savior. Big power, small effort and the...$1,629.00 - $1,729.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Rebound Front Wing
Cabrinha
$699.002026 Rebound Front Wing Freestyle / Kite / Big Air Sizes: 650 What Cabrinha has to say: The Rebound was originally designed for freestyle wing foiling, built around fast lift, high top speed, and...$699.00 -
2026 Naish Ultra Jet Front Wing
Naish
$669.00 - $889.002026 Naish Ultra Jet Front Wing Sizes: 1450 / 1650 / 2000 What Naish has to say: The Ultra Jet range has offered all-around foiling performance for years. Offering aspect ratios between 5.0 and 5.5,...$669.00 - $889.00 -
2026 Naish Macrochip Kitefoil Board
Naish
$729.002026 Naish Macrochip Kite Foiling / Pump Foiling Sizes: 100cm What Naish has to say: The Macrochip shape has been refined to make it even more user-friendly. It is the key size for intermediate to...$729.00 -
2026 Naish Megachip Kitefoil Board
Naish
$1,099.002026 Naish Megachip Kite Foiling / Pump Foiling Sizes: 110cm What Naish has to say: The Megachip has an all-new shape designed to unlock foiling potential. It is a very versatile board that covers...$1,099.00 -
2026 North Swell Pro Foil Board
North
$1,789.00 - $1,939.002026 Swell Pro Foil Board Sizes: 4'8" / 5'0" / 5'2" / 5'4" The Swell Pro is… you guessed it, the performance wave wing foilboard model for North’s 2026 lineup. Building on lessons learned in previous...$1,789.00 - $1,939.00 -
2026 Reedin Steward Complete Foil
Reedin
$989.00 - $1,099.002026 Reedin Steward Foil Sizes: 1480 / 1880 / 2300 Steward shares the proven FLIGHTATTENDANT shape – the same easy takeoff, forgiving mid-aspect platform, and exceptional ventilation resistance that...$989.00 - $1,099.00 -
2026 North Rover Parawing
North
$899.00 - $1,099.002026 Rover Parawing Sizes: 2.4m / 2.9m / 3.5m / 4.2m / 5m / 6m While the Ranger has been a hit with downwind senders, the Rover aims for the other end of the spectrum, offering upwind performance and...$899.00 - $1,099.00 -
2026 Duotone Skybrid SLS
Duotone
$2,129.00 - $2,419.00Skybrid SLS Sizes: 5'2" / 5'5" / 5'7" / 5'9" / 5'11" / 6'1" / 6'4" / 6'7" Freeride / Freefly / Parawing The Skybrid SLS is back for 2026 with updated handling, better take-off performance, and more...$2,129.00 - $2,419.00 -
2026 Naish Siren Front Wing
Naish
$669.00 - $789.002026 Naish Siren Front Wing Sizes: 600 / 800 / 1000 / 1200 What Naish has to say: The Siren is Naish’s new mid-aspect. Designed for control in critical situations, the Siren features a...$669.00 - $789.00 -
2026 Cabrinha Bump 2.0 Foil Board
Cabrinha
$1,469.00 - $1,499.002026 Bump Prone Foil / Foil Assist Sizes: 4'5 / 5'0 / 5'4 What Cabrinha has to say: Prone foiling is where it all started, and the Bump is built for riders who take it seriously. One of the most...$1,469.00 - $1,499.00 -
2026 Duotone Volt SLS Kite Surfboard
Duotone
$1,299.002026 Duotone Volt SLS Kite Surfboard Sizes: 4'11" / 5'1" / 5'3" SMALL WAVES Those days where the surf is less-than-perfect? That's where the Volt SLS comes in. Its new shorter, rounder outline has...$1,299.00 -
2026 Naish Alana Twintip Kiteboard
Naish
$849.002026 Naish Alana Sizes: 132cm / 136cm What Naish has to say: The Alana’s sizing, shaping, and construction are focused on giving women and smaller riders a performance board built especially with...$849.00