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In Episode 1 of Tech Shots Toby, Matt and Pete embark on an ambitious race to find the best light wind twintip. We’ve got lots of challenges lined up for future episodes so stay tuned for the next episode! About...

Normally asking an average kiteboarder to head out on the water for six hours would end with some calamity. But during Kiteboarding for Cancer, all I could see were smiles on the water. Every year the event brings together a...

1. Stretch Carbon / Cork Standup Board Stretch is one of the most progressive individuals in the surfing industry. The reason is that he hasn’t closed the door on any related industries. He does windsurf boards, kitesurf boards, standup paddleboards...

With the 2013 Triple-S Invitational right around the corner and the release of Cineaptic’s latest video – we sat down with 2 riders that have been pushing the limits in the REAL slick for years. After chatting with them for...

There is an overwhelming pressure in the kiteboarding market place to classify kites as “freeride kites, freestyle kites or wave kites”. Here’s the problem – it can be really tricky to classify some kites because they will likely do a...

We sat down with Best Kiteboarding team rider Youri Zoon to talk c-kites, hybrids and the elusive middle ground. With 2 world titles under his belt – Youri knows a thing or two about what makes a great freestyle kite....

We’ve been busy riding and testing Lib Tech Waterboards to see how they perform as kitesurf boards and the results are impressive. Overall we were particularly interested in the how the board feels when you are riding it and how...

With REAL team members starting windsurfing in 1976, kiting in 1998 and standup paddleboarding in 2004, it’s no wonder they’re about to pop the cork on the newest, and hottest, sport known to H20-kind. REAL Co-Founder Trip Forman with the...

Every day, when helping people find the right kiteboarding gear, we get asked the same question. “Why is the kite harness so expensive?” The next question as you would expect therefore is, “What am I going to get out of...