2163 results for 'Ride Engine'

How to Choose the Right Mast Height for Wake Foiling(Post)

Mast height can be a confusing concept. From super short beginner masts to taller setups, the choice can feel overwhelming. The truth is, the right mast height depends on where you are in your ...

Duotone Wing Academy | Flipping Your Wing(Post)

There's no denying that wing sports, including wing foiling and wing surfing, have exploded in popularity. To better understand the nuances of wing manipulation, let's take a closer look at one essen ...

Airush Ultra Team V5 Kite Review(Post)

The Ultra Team V5 from Airush takes the concept of kite foiling efficiency further, introducing a design change that directly targets airflow, stability, and drive. Jeff spent some time with W ...

Kiteboarding Without Fins(Post)

Kiteboarding without fins is an easy way to spice up your otherwise bland freeriding routine. Oh, yeah—we all do it. We get out there on the water and slowly glaze over into our almost preset mo ...

Kiteboarding: Summer Vs Winter - Versus w/Rygo Ep 15(Post)

A lot of you probably don’t know this but in Michigan, during the winter our beaches get a decent amount of shelf ice along the coast. This weekend, we had a bit of a thaw, some sunshine and ...

Lana Herman Interview: From Slovenia to King of the Air Podium(Post)

The Brazilian Brothers sat down with special guest Lana Herman in Hermanus, South Africa. Fresh off an amazing session on the water, they dive into her journey. Lana is an international rider repre ...

Wake Foiling | How to Pump Your Foil(Post)

Pumping is one of the coolest things you can do in wake foil. In this tutorial, Cole breaks down the technique of pumping on a wake foil and what you need to know before you try this trick. Prerequ ...

​North Flare Kiteboard Review(Post)

The North Flare is a wakestyle / parkstyle board. It's made for kiteboarders who are looking to ride powered, do unhooked tricks and grind things. In spite of the fact that wakestyle is pretty un ...

Lake Michigan Foil Drive Tour with MACkiteboarding(Post)

Josh, Ben, and Caitlyn from Foil Drive are flying from Australia to tour the U.S., with their first stop being to see the MACkite crew. It's going to be quite a journey, with layovers in Los ...

Wake Foiling | How to Avoid Falling Off of Your Board(Post)

Do you fall every time you try to get up on a wake foil? Every single time you try to get up, you can't seem to make it happen, and you wonder what you're doing wrong? Here are some of the common fal ...

Efoiling Land Simulation Drill(Post)

Hi everybody. I'm Erik. And I'm Pat. We're instructors for MACkiteboarding, and we're doing some videos on how to hydrofoil, whether it's with eFoils, wakefoils, or wing foiling. Yes, we're going t ...

2023 Cabrinha Nitro Review(Post)

Shop Cabrinha Nitro This is Pat from MACkiteboarding.com, and I'm going to give you my review of the Cabrinha 03 Nitro. I've had a couple sessions on it now, and I've really been enjoyin ...

2022 Fanatic Sky Wing - Foil Board Review - Extensive Testing(Post)

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 f ...

Liquid Force NV VS Cabrinha FX a Comprehensive Review(Post)

Two freestyle kites that at first glance look similar, yet are noticeably different on the water... the long-standing Cabrinha FX and the even-longer-standing, yet new to the category Liquid Forc ...

Unlocking "Second Gear" on the Aeryn P1 Parawing(Post)

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 ...

Kiteboarding Video: LF Elite & Happy Foil w/ Julien Fillion(Post)

Cruising On A Foil - Liquid Force Style On a foil, it seems that even the lightest conditions can be super sweet. Testing out the Happy Foil, Julien Fillion puts the test to the board - and, pairing ...

Duotone Rebel SLS 2023 - What's the Magic Sauce?(Post)

Aaron: Do you want to learn more about the Duotone Rebel SLS? Let's join Ben from Duotone and find out what the magic sauce is. Ben: You know the history of the Rebel: it is o ...

Foiling Tip: How to Sit On Your Hydrofoil - Ticket to Glide Ep 02(Post)

The printable steps are at the bottom of this blog  Learning to sit on the foil is one of the first tricks everyone wants to learn. It's not that intimidating, it looks awesome and its really ...

Hooked in Back to Wrapped(Post)

The backroll is possibly the most popular trick in kiteboarding. It's usually the first move everyone learns. From there people progress to the back to toeside or the double backroll. The back to w ...

North Shapes Kiteboarding With the Compact Surf Concept (CSC)(Post)

North Kiteboarding Changing Up Surf Kiteboards With Their Compact Surf Concept New to 2015, North Kiteboarding has introduced their Compact Surf Concept (CSC). As the name suggests, this idea is all ...

Ocean Rodeo Flight | to Aluula or Not to Aluula(Post)

 Everywhere I go the question comes up, “is Aluula really worth the extra cost?” Well, cost aside, let's focus on the performance and then you make the call.I got the chance to test two of my fa ...

MACkite Travels: RyGo's Brazilian Trip With Best Kiteboarding(Post)

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 friend ...

Sessions: Chasing Skatepark Swells on the Cabrinha AER Wing(Post)

Tucker scored a dreamy spring session on Lake Michigan, just north of the Grand Haven pier, with the 2025 Cabrinha AER wing in hand. The lake was serving up those perfect "skatepark" style swe ...

Cabrinha's 2016 Lineup: Coming to a Store Near You(Post)

Coming soon - Disguise the limit - Cabrinha 2016 In a world...where kiters reign...one company...sets out...to conquer...the world. (Okay, so, maybe we can't do a good version of the "movie guy ...

The Cabrinha Logic Kite Foilboard | Experience the Amazing Performance(Post)

Credit to Damo, Gwen, and Evan for stoking everyone on the Cabrinha Logic! The  Cabrinha Logic is an amazing kite foilboard that offers riders great performance. It features a Daki ...

Craig Cunningham - The B:Roll(Post)

Craig Cunningham - The B:Roll Craig Cunningham has been on the scene for a few years now. Without a doubt he has emerged as one of the top north American riders. On top of that he has been on t ...

First Summer Six Pack - Slingshot's Jeff Mckee(Post)

slingshot summer six pack starts out with a bang.  Team rider Jeff McKee stars in "Decade 1.6" which launched yesterday as the 1st video in our Summer Six pack. With 16 years of experience under ...

Tucker's Zip Pod Foil Drive Mount Review(Post)

Tucker is stepping out of his comfort zone of talking about wing and kite foil gear to dive into foil assist mode. He has been absolutely stoked about this new product from Zip Pod — testing ...

Foil Drive Firmware Update | More Boost, More Power, More Fun!(Post)

The latest Foil Drive Firmware Update is here, and it’s packed with groundbreaking features designed to revolutionize your Foil Drive experience. From streamlined startup notifications to adv ...

Wake Foiling | Pick 5 Challenge with Cole(Post)

The "Pick 5 Challenge" is a series that acknowledges the reality that most of us are on a budget when it comes to gear. Today Cole from MACkite accepts the challenge and chooses the 5 pieces of gea ...

Foilboarding Basics: ​Pumping Your Foil - Ticket to Glide Ep 07(Post)

Learn how to Pump Your Foil There are a lot of new skills to learn with foiling but the most frequently asked about is, “pumping”. Videos online show talented athletes pumping back out ...

Omen SuperMarine | Flux DNA, Bigger Design, and a Mid-Length Board That Rips(Post)

There's an ice shelf along the beach on Lake Michigan, which makes it dangerous and difficult to get to open water to go ride right now, but thankfully Tucker has already had many opportunities to ...

Brazilian Brothers Review the 2025 Cabrinha Nitro(Post)

The Brazilian Brothers use the Cabrinha Nitro as their primary clinic kite and there are some good reasons why, but it's also not a kite for every kiteboarder. Rubens explains why he and Arthu ...

Brazilian Brothers Review the 2026 North Orbit(Post)

The Brazilian Brothers have broken down the brand-new 2026 North Orbit. They've had early access to the kite, plenty of sessions on the water, and (unashamedly) some big crashes already. In th ...

3 Must Have Safety Accessories for Foiling(Post)

Foiling is here, and it is awesome. The feeling, almost indescribable. If one were to try, maybe the feeling of flying over Agrabah on a magic carpet would come close to capturing the magic. And, li ...

Winging Gear Choices - Going Too Small(Post)

As Jesse shows in this video, being overly optimistic and overconfident is a common failure of experienced foilers and windsport enthusiasts when getting into wingfoiling. It leads to frustration, ...

How to Nail the Front Roll Hand Drag with Precision Kite Control(Post)

MACkite's Dave has been spending some time in Brazil working on one of his favorite transition tricks, the Front Roll Hand Drag. It's a slide type trick that's a play on the Back Roll Hand ...

10m Roam Aluula Foiling Review(Post)

The Roam is Ocean Rodeos Surf kite and if you kite foil, you know up until brands started developing foil specific kites like the UFO, Surf kites were a popular choice among foil enthusiasts. You m ...

Joe's Thoughts on the Moses 1000 vs. F-One Phantom 1480(Post)

I've had the chance now to test these foils back to back and so I offer my opinions to any interested... Housekeeping: Moses 1000 front wing, standard kite fuse, 420 stab, 72cm carbon mast... Fone 14 ...

Introducing the 2021 Cabrinha "01" Lineup!(Post)

Sit down with Pete Cabrinha and his team for a group discussion of the all new 2021  Cabrinha “01” kiteboarding and wing foiling lineup.  2021 Cabrinha Kiteboarding The crowd f ...