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Riding Wood Featuring Flow Snowboarding's Team Athlete Arthur Pauli While we may not want anymore snow in Michigan, Flow Snowboarding showcases (or should we say, "snowcases") some incredible talent on the white waves. While we're longing for the water to warm up, these guys and gal would love to keep it nice and cold all year long. Flow Snowboarding's Team Athlete Arthur Pauli shows us the passion and beauty of snowboarding. We love seeing tributes to one of the most incredible snow sports, a …

shrEdit Film Festival HighlightsA mountain of pizza, a copious amount of free swag, and videos highlighting some of West Michigan's most awesome shredders. We had an absolute blast for our 3rd annual shrEdit Film Fest! What is shrEdit?shrEdit is a film festival sponsored by MACkite Boardsports, Mulligan's Hollow, and our brands, including Rome, Never Summer ThirtyTwo, Switchback, Sandbox, and Airblaster. Shredders submit their videos either through Vimeo or YouTube and are judged by represe …

MolokoiWhile "Molokoï" may be translated from French to "snail", Chloé & Lucas from Wainman Hawaii shared this video with us to show that kiteboarding is anything but slow. Shot in Massy Massy, Le Vauclin, Martinique, and the French Caribbean, this video shows the beautiful landscape, sick tricks, and the playful nature that is the essence of kiteboarding. …

Best Kiteboarding: Everybody KnowsAs spring approaches, we're seeing more and more kiteboarding videos that have us longing for those beautiful, blue waters. In this action-packed, over-the-top, one-of-a-kind video, we see a plethora of team riders, like Chris Bobryk, Ruben Lenten, and Gisela Pulido enjoying the arrival of Best's 2015 gear like the Best Profanity and Spark Kiteboards, or the Best GP or TS kites. Watch as some of your favorite team riders show off their insane …

North Kiteboarding Changing Up Surf Kiteboards With Their Compact Surf ConceptNew to 2015, North Kiteboarding has introduced their Compact Surf Concept (CSC). As the name suggests, this idea is all about making the board more compact (read as: shorter) with more parallel rails. North mentions that the CSC can have a variety of performance benefits for riders. The CSC makes surf kiteboards easier to ride due to their increase in stability - especially through chop when you're heading full speed. …

Final Liquid Force Hydrofoil Tutorial: Turning and Jumping You've dominated the waters on your foilboard with the techniques given by the sultry-voiced Siskar and Sensi Graves in their first foilboarding instructional video. You've mastered commanding your board as seen in the second Liquid Force tutorial. Now you, the ever-vigilant-watcher-of-all-things-how-to, can check out Liquid Force's final installment of how to foilboard using the LF Foil Fish (it's sad, we know). This ti …

Cabarete, Dominican Republic: a land made of rich culture, cuisine, and choice waves. Kitesurfing like an acrobat at a circus, Brandon Cordina is showing off all of his tricks on that amazing-looking water. If our eyes aren't deceiving us, it looks like they're sporting Best's Session Pro Kitesurf board, a board specifically meant for big waves and for riders with big ambitions (which, of course, is the perfect fit for this location). …

Lew Crathern's World Tour: VietnamLew Crathern has hit China, Taiwan, and now he's seeing if Mũi Né, Vietnam will deliver the ultimate kiteboarding experience. Watch as Crathern experiences some of the most breath-taking sites and the friendliest people, all while playing ping pong, futball (soccer), and shreds on his 2015 Profanity and the TS and GP kites. Lew's video was interesting, relaxed, and made us want to hit up Vietnam for that water. …

Sean Buell's Riding SessionsIn Michigan's cold winter months, we love watching videos of riders heating up their tricks in sunny, warm locales. Rocking Best Kiteboarding's 2015 Profanity Twin Tip and Best's GP kite, Buell shows us that there's nothing quite enjoying those sweet sessions on that crystal blue water. It makes us look forward to the months ahead when we can pull out our quiver and fire off our own sick tricks. …

Julien Kerneur: Doesn't MatterMost riders like having a specific style of riding that they can improve upon over time and truly perfect. For Airush's Team Rider Julien Kerneur, he tries to perfect every style of kiteboarding. From foilboarding to freestyle to racing, if there's a chance to try something new or to improve, Kerneur is there with board in hand. Check out Kerneur's latest video by Airush, Julien Kerneur: Doesn't Matter. It'll make you want to go out and try a new riding style of you …

The Evolution of North Kiteboarding With Jaime HerraizThere's nothing like going back and reflecting on what has made you, or a company, great. That's exactly what North Kiteboarding's Jaime Herraiz has done with their latest video: Generations - The Evolution of Kiteboarding. Not only does this video go through the beginning perceptions and actions of early kiteboarders, but also the birth and growing process of a company that has revolutionized the kiteboarding world, starting with the No …

Slingshot Team Does Barra GrandeWhat is that we see on Brazil's picturesque horizon? It's none other than Slingshot's Pro Team Riders sporting their latest 2015 gear! Is that a 2015 Vision we see out there? Perhaps a 2015 Asylum? Check out Sam Light, Alex Fox, and the other team riders as they unleash their wicked talent, covering more than 1500 kilometers and over 12 locations. Pro Team Riders:Alex FoxAndre PhilipCarlos "Bebe" MarioEric ReinstraLinus ErdmannSam LightThais Kriegel …

Are you absolutely enamored with Cabrinha's new 2015 FX kite? We are! Cabrinha has been producing dependable kiteboarding kites, boards, and accessories for almost fifteen years. They're constantly improving their products, focusing on making each rider's experience better with each new item. Their freestyle/crossover FX kite lessens the gap between their freestyle competition and high-performance, freeride kites. With the FX kite, you're going to see more support in the trailing edges as w …

Cabrinha Kites - Fly Me to the Moon with Nick Jacobsen Nick Jacobsen isn't what some people would call straight-laced. He's over-the-top, rowdy, and a little peculiar - that's why MACkite loves this outrageous rider! Join this crazy Dane as he rides South Africa on Cabrinha's new FX kiteboarding kite. Join Nick's band of photographers and his automaton narrator in performing some sick tricks, jumping dangerous piers, scaling buildings, and following his dreams to try and have his FX kite fly h …

Best Kiteboarding - Helena Brochocka Tearing Up AustraliaCatch Helena Brochocka, one of the Team Riders for Best Kiteboarding, creating waves near Safety Bay near Perth, Australia. The "Land Down Under" does not just feature crazy-looking animals and even crazier Aussies - it also has some of the greatest kiteboarding locals in the world. Tearing up the waters with sassy, hot pink boots, Helena shows that kiteboarding isn't just men's game anymore. Looking to rock your own boots? Take a loo …