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Lightwind Kiteboarding in Key West with Kristen and RyGo | MACkite x Airush
Kristen and Rygo are headed down to Key West in the RV, where they'll hook up with the crew from Light Wind Watersports. They'll camp along the water at Curry Hammock in Marathon along the way to test out some fresh Airush gear.
The wind was fairly light the next morning, so Kristen took out the 14m Lift and had a great session. That evening, Rygo got a turn as well for a fantastic sunset session.
The next morning Rygo and Kristen completed their trip and met up with Bronza and Ros
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15th Apr 2024
Kiteboarding Basics: Pre-Load And Pop
Yeah, what's up guys? I'm Rygo.
I'm Ewan.
And we're down here in Brazil. We got some clips when we were in Hood River. I didn't film these, Brad Strom--thank you, Brad--filmed these, and we've had a lot of you asking about the pre-load and pop, and Ewan's a big air guy, so I was hoping you could explain this trick for everybody out there and your thoughts on it.
Yeah, so it's something that I used to do a lot more in my freestyle, especially in light wind. For those of you who don't kn
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17th May 2023
Beginners Guide - Back to Wrapped / Backmobe
What's up, guys? Rygo here from MACkite. Welcome back to our Unhooked playlist. For this week we're going to talk about the Back to Wrapped, or the Backmobe. We're going to be building off of our Fundamentals playlist where we covered every fundamental unhooked trick that you need to know before you move on to the second playlist. If you've done all of those videos and you've put in the work, you're absolutely going to be ready to give this video a try.On the note of levels and perspecti
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9th Mar 2023
Where in the World Did RyGo???
Aaron: Thanks for joining us. We are catching up with RyGo, who is currently located in southern Florida. Where are you at right now, buddy?
RyGo: I'm in St. Petersburg right now, but I'm actually just getting the rig ready and we're gonna be heading to the Keys, probably later today.
Aaron: Awesome. Well, on this quick segment today I was wanting to catch up with you, talk about your new gig with Airush, and talk about what you and Kristen have been doing in the off-season down
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8th Mar 2023
Rygo and Kristen Chase the Wind in the Florida Keys
Kristen here! Ryan and I are on our way down to the Keys. We just left St. Pete, where we've been having a blast riding with the local crew and hanging out with our friends there. But this week they're not predicting any wind, so we checked the forecast for the Keys and it looks epic there. So we're hitting the road and are going to go hang out with the crew down there and get some kiting in, and we're so stoked for that. It's been a year since we've been there, so we're super excited to
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15th Feb 2023
Wing Foiling Northern Michigan
What's up, guys? I'm Rygo.
I'm Kristen.
And we're back in Michigan. We've been on tour in the RV for a while now, and then we've been kiting down south in West Michigan, getting so many good freestyle sessions. We've had the most ridiculously smooth south winds here, like 16.7 to 17.7, just perfect big kite freestyle. We've got some stronger days lining up, but about three hours north in northwest Michigan. It's kind of like going to another world up there.
Yeah, the water up there is
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20th Jul 2022
Your Third Kiteboarding Trick After Learning How to Jump
Hey, what's up guys? I'm Rygo and I'm in Hatteras with Lucas, and we're back for Part Three of our "Fundamentals: Progressive Jump with Style" playlist. That's a mouthful, but the whole idea is that we're helping you transition from the first video to the last video. We're breaking down basic grabs, helping you build air awareness, and whatever your discipline and whatever your level, these are easy things that you can practice to step up your riding and look better on the water. Even for
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27th Jun 2022
Your Second Kiteboarding Trick After Learning How to Jump
Hey, what's up guys? I'm Rygo.
Hey, I'm Lucas.
We're coming back with our second video on our Fundamentals: Jumping with Style playlist and we started with the tail grab. Now it's time for round two, so we're going to talk about a stalefish grab. It's pretty similar, but there are some slight differences with what you're doing with your body. These are things for you to think about because we want to help you transition into being a more stylish rider by taking the most basic things and
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27th Jun 2022
Your First Kiteboarding Trick After Learning How to Jump
Hey, what's up guys? I'm Rygo.
I'm Lucas.
And today we're going to kick off a new playlist where we're running through the fundamentals of kiteboarding with an emphasis on simple, stylish things that you can practice: grabs, all the basics. It doesn't matter what your discipline is; these are things to work on to elevate your riding, whether you're a freestyler, freerider, or even a big air rider. Today we're going to talk about a super simple tail grab with a sent jump and what you can
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27th Jun 2022
Ocean Rodeo Rise 10m Review
What's up, guys? Rygo here from MACkite. We just got into Hatteras. We spent the whole winter testing gear down in Florida, hanging out in central Florida, riding in the Keys, and now we're up here in the Outer Banks and finally getting some stronger wind, so I had the chance to get out and test the 10 meter Ocean Rodeo Rise, and this kite very much surprised me. It is kind of higher aspect, but it is a big air kite. I've been testing quite a few of the higher aspect big air kites, an
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1st Jun 2022
Cabrinha Contra 1 Strut with Marco
RyGo sits down with veteran kiteboarder and Cabrinha ambassador, Marc “Skinny” Hoeksema to review the 2021 Cabrinha Contra 1 Strut. Kiteboarding, kitesurfing, kite foiling—the Contra does it all.
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24th May 2022
How to Backroll Kiteloop Late Tail Grab: with Shaun Bennett
Yo, what's up guys? I'm Rygo.
And I'm Shaun.
And we were running through some footage that Brad Strom filmed at Hood River and Lyle. We've been doing some trick tips and Shaun here had some pretty rad big air tricks, and we thought we'd cover one of them that we really liked, the backroll kiteloop late tail grab. Can you break this down?
I just make sure that once I commit to the backroll kiteloop by keeping the bar pinned in all the way after the load and
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25th Apr 2022
RyGo's Kiteboarding Specific Workout
Hey, what's up guys? Rygo here from MACkite. Over the years we've done a few videos on fitness and we had some requests for a kiteboarding-specific workout routine, so I thought I would share my exact routine, why I'm doing the moves that I'm doing, and how they supplement kiteboarding, so let's dive into this one.Calisthenics RoutineWhen it comes to working out, I've done a ton of routines over the past, and I've always made a point to follow something specific and written out by a coach
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21st Apr 2022
2022 North Reach, Is this your Do-It-All kite?
The North Reach is the do-it-all kite from North's range. Now, considering that almost all kitesurfing kites, to a fault, are do-it-all these days, what does that even mean? It means the 2022 North Reach is balanced perfectly for all disciplines while other kiteboarding kites tend to favor a specific niche.
The Reach is a bit lighter than, say, the North Orbit, which was built for extreme and overpowered conditions. Now this doesn't mean the Reach isn't durable. It means it'
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4th Apr 2022
Getting an Online Wing Foil Lesson - Vlog #2
Yo, what's up guys? Rygo here. So, Round Two. It's a bit more brisk today. Wind's a little bit up and down, kind of on the lighter side, but there is some wind so I want to see if I can get up on the foil. Kristen's going to join me and we're going to see if we can make some action happen. I have no expectations for this session; I just want to go back and forth, get a feel for the wing, get a feel for everything, and then I think in a session or two we'll be up on foil and hopefully have s
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30th Mar 2022