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What is Foiling? A boat whose hull is fitted underneath with shaped vanes (foils) that lift the hull clear of the water to increase the boat’s speed. Invented in 1898 by Enrico Forlanini, the hydrofoil has been used in a...

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...

110% Surfing Techniques have been providing video instruction for surfers for years and have recently partnered up with Magicseaweed.com to release 5 free segments to help us all improve. Here they all are in one place so grab a notebook,...

…Lost surfboards have recent starting shipping new surfboards with white tail patches instead of the carbon patches we are all used to. The big question is: why? Here is Matt Biolos’ reasoning behind the new non-carbon white tail patches on...

Earlier this week we all witnessed one of the biggest swells the North Atlantic has ever seen, creating monster surf for the entire west coast of Europe and Africa. Many of you probably know that our chances are limited for...

Earlier this year we met up with Ryan Carlson at Surf Expo. If you’re not sure who Ryan is – he’s one of California’s biggest rippers. Among other awards he won the “video contest” at the recent US Open Of...

Charles Littwin graduated from our Zero to Hero kiteboading camp in 1999 and has since spent 335 hours on the water. During his camp, he was taught to always put his contact info on his gear… Here is his story...

REAL team rider Brandon Scheid was recently featured in The Kite Show talking about the amazing “Planet Run” which is one of Cape Hatteras’ most famous downwinders. In light of the feature I caught up with REAL co-founder Matt Nuzzo...

It’s a crazy question, but given the recent contest results, we had to throw it out there… Want the stats? Check out these recent pro surf contest results with kiters taking the majority of the podium positions: Belmar Pro 1st...