Under the Glass Season 3 with Brett Barley
Brett goes out of his comfort zone with the step up in his quiver. Brett prefers step ups with the wide point forward and designed to be ridden shorter in...
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Brett Barley Barreled at Home
Ever wonder what winter surf on Cape Hatteras looks like? Take a look through REAL teamrider, Brett Barley’s point of view. His barrel to air reverse was featured in the top 3 GoPro of the world clips for January, shot...
How to "Take" a Session | Snow kiting Czech Republic
…That’s why they call it “taking a session”. This one goes out to all the Dads out there that say your kids, your wife, your job or whatever other excuse you have, won’t allow you to take any sessions. This...
Kite Reviews Explained: Key Performance Characteristics
Here at REAL we test everything. We get all the new kites that come to market and then we take sessions. We ride them, crash them, boost them, teach on them, unhook them, ride them in the surf and try...
Tomahawk Test
REAL has always strived to give you factual info about gear that we find out from testing. We want to tell our customers what works and what doesn’t work. Most importantly strive to tell you who a product is best...
Christophe Tack in Mowgli's Jungle II
Christophe Tack, and Sam Van Olmen teamed up to create one of the sickest kite web series’ to date. The riding, filming, edit, and mission in Mowgli’s Jungle II are all top notch. Prepare to be blown away by the 2014...
Winter Storm Helena
Winter storms on Cape Hatteras bring high winds, cold temperatures, and you guessed it… waves! Check out REAL teamrider, Brett Barley, scoring tubes at the Cape Hatteras Light House during Winter Storm Helena, January 2017. Videography by REAL Board Loft...
Four Tips for Kiting in the Surf
REAL teamrider Jason Slezak, kiting Cloudbreak, FIji. | Photo by Jamie Armstrong Kiteboarding in the surf is like stepping into the matrix and entering the next dimension. When you first learn to kiteboard you have to master the kite. Second, you need to...
Can we call these wave boards?
Look at these things. They look nothing like surfboards and barely look like kiteboard, but they are three modern kiteboards that rip in the surf. Well, actually one of them is a surfboard that is made in kite construction even...
World Kite Park Tour with Eric Rienstra
REAL teamrider Eric Rienstra has been touring the world progressing park style kiting for the past several years. Lucky for us he brought his GoPro along for the ride! Sit back and get impressed, mesmerized, and maybe confused by the...