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Let’s face it, there is nothing quite like the feeling of a high performance shortboard underfoot. The rail to rail speed, the hold, and the ability to execute maneuvers right in the very best part of the wave make every...

Zack Johnson: Robert August What I Ride Wow, this is a wide range of surfers reading this article! Beginner and never-evers, all the way geographic transplants, diehard longboarders and aging shortboarders. Over the past several seasons, the surfing world has...

If you’ve recently added a …Lost RV, LayZboy, Couch Potato or Bottom Feeder to your quiver and are looking for a new board to fill in “above it” when the surf gets better, the …Lost V3 Rocket is definitely a...

Summer is HERE and we’re surfing in trunks every day. If you forgot to order your custom summer shred stick last January who cares?! Stock is the new Custom! What does this mean? For the same price as a custom...

We’ve all heard the conversation, “Kite X is the fastest kite I’ve ever flown!” Before you switch out your current quiver in search of the fastest kite available, it’s important to understand what we mean by “fast”… So what makes...

10 years ago, kite brands, shops and local riders claimed that carbon control bars were stronger, stiffer and lighter than aluminum. Fast forward to 2014 and you will struggle to find anyone even considering a carbon control bar. So what...

Reviewing the Core Riot Light Wind Edition: What we like: While rigging up to test out the light wind version of the Core Riot XR3 we were reliably informed that some of our team had been using the 19m to...

In August last year, we introduced a new brand to the REAL lineup. This decision came about because we are dedicated to sourcing the very best gear available and the gear that Core are producing really is next level. If...

Ruben Lenten testing c-shape turning in Cape Hatteras, NC. Many kites on the market today blend “C-Shape Turning” with the safety and control of an SLE (bridled kite). In the early days of kiteboarding everyone knew how to define c-shape...