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It’s a question that we get asked all the time! If you’re investing your hard earned cash in a top of the line waist harness then it should never ride up right? Unfortunately that’s not always the case. To dig...

There’s been a good buzz going on the beach about the new Hydroflex technologies. Since they use epoxy resin, this often leads people to group them under the “epoxy confusion cloud” with other boards that aren’t even close in construction,...

Design, Volume and Dimensions When choosing your next surfboard – you need to consider The BIG 3: Design… then Volume…. then Dimensions…in that order. Whether you’re looking for a groveler, hybrid, shortboard or even a noserider, these are always the...

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....