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Kiteboarding and Wing Foiling - NEW Gear for 2023 at AWSI
This is Ryan, Jeff and Cado with MACkite, and we're checking out all the latest and greatest gear for the upcoming season at AWSI in Hood River. As always, if you've got any questions, give us a call at the shop. We'd love to talk to you about the gear.Ben, Duotone and Boards and MoreThe Neo D/Lab is a very anticipated kite. It is the D/Lab material, which is the Aluula leading edge. The newest innovation in it is that we have a different flex strut pattern for each size of the kite. T
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17th May 2023
Wing Foil - Talking About the Various Kinds of Board Leashes
This is Jeff and Ryan at MACkite, and we're here to give you a breakdown of wingboard leashes.Ankle LeashesRyan: The most prevalent one that we're seeing out there is the ankle leash. Within the ankle leash category, you have the option to go with either a straight leash or a coiled leash. When I was riding the ankle leash, I started with the coil leash, as most people do, but eventually I transitioned over to a straight leash. That's because I liked how easy it was to bring the board ba
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17th May 2023
Wing Foil - ION Coiled Waist Leash
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Ryan from MACkite here. Today I'm going to talk a little bit about the Ion waist board leash. I started riding the waist leash because, as soon as I started switching my feet on the board, I was having all kinds of issues with stepping on the leash. I wanted to be able to switch my feet and ride the other direction without worrying about stepping on a leash and getting my foot off the leash. I looked at calf leashes and waist leashes and ended up gra
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17th May 2023
Liquid Force Launch Foilboard Review
This is Ryan and Cole here from MACkite, and today we're going to talk about our first impressions on the Liquid Force Launch foilboard. We had it out the other day behind the boat, riding a plethora of Slingshot wings, and we want to give you a quick review of our thoughts on it.First Impressions
Cole: When I first picked up this board, I was a little bit skeptical. It's about medium weight. I've felt boards that are heavier than this, but I didn't think this board was going to per
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30th Mar 2023
Which Style of Wing Leash Is Best for You?
This is Jeff and Ryan with MACkite, and we're here to help you make the decision between a wrist leash and a waist leash for your wing.Waist Leash Pros & Cons
Jeff: I prefer the waist leash. I've ridden a lot of different leashes, and what I like about the waist leash is that it is around your waist. When you're trying to get out into the water, you have both your arms free so that you can paddle through the break, which is important when you start to get into a big break. It defi
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29th Mar 2023
Waydoo Adapter for Moses and SABfoil - Foils Ridden and Reviewed
This is Pat, Dustin, and Ryan from MACkiteboarding.com. We just got off the water with the Waydoo. We're trying out the range of SABfoil front wings with a special new adapter that allows you to add them to your Waydoo. If you're looking to experiment and try something that's a little carvier and higher performance, there might be something in this range for you.
Waydoo with SabFoil W940 - 1100 cm2
Dustin: The 940 is probably the most high-performance wing we tested toda
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22nd Mar 2023
What Size Wings Do You Need? Building the perfect Wing Foil Quiver
Which Size Wing Is Right for Me?This is Ryan from MACkite, and today I am going to talk about how to select your inflatable wing size. Now, keep in mind that most people end up with two to three wings at some point, so we're going to go through what size you should select for your first wing, your second wing, and your third wing.Your First WingWhen selecting that first wing, I would go with your medium-sized wing. This wing is going to be used in average wind speeds: above 15 mph all th
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15th Feb 2023
3 Wing Foil Accessories We Think You’ll Be Stoked About in 2023
Ryan from MACkite here, and today I'm talking about my top three wing foil accessories.1. Board BagThe first one is a board bag. I think a board bag is often overlooked by a lot of people. It's probably by far the easiest way to keep your board in good shape. It allows you to prevent a lot of dings and damage to your board that would otherwise be happening from putting it in your vehicle, taking it out of your vehicle, and setting it down in the sand.One thing that takes these wing foi
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8th Feb 2023
Riding the Top 5 Wake Foil Wings from Slingshot
In this review, Cam, Ryan and Cole are going to give you a brief overview of each wing that Slingshot produces for wake foiling.
Gamma 68 Wing
Cole: The first wing in the lineup is the Gamma wing. This is a super fun little wing. It's got a lot of speed on it. The low end isn't great, so you do have to get the boat up to speed in order to get it up and out of the water. However, out of all of the wings, this one's going to be able to go the fastest. If you're looking to do air
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26th Sep 2022
Sizing Down - Board or Foil First?
As you spend more time on the water progressing, you’ll want to jump down in board and foil size to increase performance.The question for most people is ‘which should I size down first? The board or the foil?’ I always recommend taking this process one step at a time. Changing up both the foil and the board can be a challenge if you aren’t a very comfortable foiler. Which to downsize first really depends on what you started with initially. If you are using a board in the 110L size or larger, I w
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11th May 2022
Wing Foiling—How Hard Is It to Learn?
“Is wing foiling difficult to learn?”
That’s the very first question most people ask before deciding whether it’s worth the effort or if they should scrap the idea and just live vicariously through a few YouTube videos of Kai Lenny doing superhuman things. While I can’t answer that question directly for you, I can shed some light on my experience learning to wing and the “do’s and don'ts” of the learning process.
Like most people working at a kite shop in 2019 I saw one of the first wings
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22nd Mar 2022
Will it Float? A Beginner's Perspective on Wing Foil Board Size
How Many Liters of Volume Will Float Me?One question on every new winger’s mind is how many liters do I need in my wing board? Will it float me? Can I get away with a smaller size? Can I get one board to learn on that is small enough that I will never want to upgrade?
105L Wing Foil Boards and Up
I’m an 185lb rider (add 5-10lbs with neoprene) that rides exclusively in freshwater. At 185lbs, what I have found is that a 120 liter board is buoyant enough to be very stable and easy to start o
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22nd Mar 2022
How to Kiteboard
7 Steps to Becoming a Kiteboarder
Have you seen someone kiteboarding while on vacation or at your local beach? Or maybe you saw a video on YouTube and were like, "what is that?" Your next thoughts were probably "how do they jump so high and land so soft", followed by "I want to do that!" For those of you that want to get started in the sport of kiteboarding but are not sure how, listed below are seven steps that will take you from watching on the beach to riding on the water.
1. Trainer kite
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28th Feb 2018