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The “New Foil Guy”3rd Session / June 20th, 2017It’s been a month since I’ve gone foiling—my bad.We’ve had an unseasonably windy spring, with much more time in the surf than usual. I make no apologies—riding in the surf will always win over everything else for me. With that said, I did have a great session on the 30” mast this last time out. Part of me wonders if that will be the longest mast I’ll need as I only plan on kite foiling in lighter conditions anyway. We’ll see…Now obviously, the 30” m …

Conquering the First Foil Session1st Session / May 16th, 2017I’m not an early adopter for many new things, except for kiteboarding. When kite foilboarding first hit the market, I was pretty neutral about it. Didn’t hate the idea—didn’t like the idea. It just was. This morning, I had my first session on a foilboard, and wow—I had no idea how much fun I was missing.Winds were around 15 mph, which was plenty for a North Neo 12m to haul my 190 lbs around on a foil. At one of our local bea …

With so many friends coming to visit recently, I haven't been working nearly as much as I should. The last week I've mostly logged a lot of hours at work. That said, I thought I would talk about a really fun event that takes place in Key West. The Havana Classic, a Hobie cat race from Key West to Havana Cuba. Last year a few close friends and myself followed the racers quite a ways out. We didn't make all the way to Cuba but it was an incredible experience non the less. One of my long term goa …

How to do a transition on your foilboard! It's Friday so you know what that means. Another episode of Ride with Blake. The last week was incurably fun as some old friends from MACkite came to visit. Ryan (Rygo) Goloversic, Steve Lee and Chris Bobryk. There is nothing like kiteboarding with friends and having some adventures. Like when we helped some F-16 pilots get a session and they were quick to reciprocate by letting us fly in their in single engine plane. It's amazing what life will bring …

Aaron's Journey Being the "New Foil-Guy"April 20th, 2017Sitting on the sidelines watching everybody else having all the fun is NOT fun. No matter what it’s about. Those goofy guys with their kite foiling boards. Who do they think they are, out there having all of the fun? I’m over it—can’t watch one second longer. I’m diving in now!Committing to learning something new can be challenging. Plus, no relatively experienced kiteboarder or kitesurfer wants to revisit the days when they were first lear …

North Ace Foil Kite - The High Performance Foil Kite Are you looking to step-up your game and enter the foiling world? North is giving you the opportunity to experience a huge wind range, fast turning, durability, hangtime, and easy water relaunching all packed in one kite: the Ace Foil Kite.  Riders can enjoy the Ace either with a foilboard or a twin tip. It's perfect for intermediate to advanced riders.  Hint: Pair the Ace with the Slingshot Hypermiler Foil Board and  …

Cruising On A Foil - Liquid Force Style On a foil, it seems that even the lightest conditions can be super sweet. Testing out the Happy Foil, Julien Fillion puts the test to the board - and, pairing it with the Elite, it seems that the combination is a success. Julien shows us how he cruises along the beautiful beach city shoreline. See the stoke on Julien's face? We're going to call that the "Foil Smile".  Video Synopsis Come ride along with Julien Fillion as he puts the Elite …

An Inflatable Kiteboard? Yes, you read that title correctly. This is the real deal; finally, a product that will let you ride but also be able to pack everything down conveniently. No more packing nightmares here!  Not only is the Brunotti RDP Glider a twin tip kiteboard, it also serves as a foilboard. A foilboard that can foil in either direction? Color us intrigued!  Information is still coming soon about this product. It seems that any information we try to obtain is pretty m …