I use a sliding bar when wave riding, it gives a lovely flow when carving on a wave, and also makes it much more comfortable and efficient to ride toe side in general. I tried the sliding bar with a race board several times, and personally didnt like it. initially I was thinking it would be a great ...

There are a lot of foil racers still in France, and on some types of course they seem competitive, and I think beat Julian Keurner in a race. I raced in the French National Championship - http://www.tregorkiteparty.com/ The top 3 or 4 guys on foils stormed ahead on every race and stayed there till ...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but just sorted a boardbag and thought I'd pass it on the info. my solution was to buy a neil pryde performer 245 / 75, initially I thought I'd cut it down and shorten the zip to fit the board, instead I got a local sail repair guy (thanks Rob Jones) to add a buckle...

Cabrinha, came into the UK three weeks ago, I'm just getting used to mine, as johnnokeys said, it takes a bit of time to dial in the new wide boards and fin selection.

Hi All, Does anyone know if I strip the deck grip and branding on a race legal production board to rebrand it with a sponsors logo and then re grit the deck, will I still be able to race it at ika sanctioned events? Or will it now be deemed a custom! What ya reckon, am I asking for trouble? I guess ...

Ps ... I've got a spare front fin here, so if they dont replace it PM me and I'll send it on if you cover postage

Hi WjM, I had the same issue from the same manufacturer, fin or board never abused or grounded. It was my back fin that gave way and snapped in the same place as yours. I now ride ristas (that's not a plug, I think any quality fin wouldn't snap like this) and have no issue. IMO - they are way too st...

In the end I answered the question myself; I had an epic session yesterday in cross-off conditions with head high, to head and a half surf. I watched my angles at all times to make sure I could always body drag or self rescue back to the far end of the beach if necessary. The learning curve for me i...

you might find this link of interest, its from one of the local shapers in Ireland, I've seen a few of their boards and am really impressed, I'm thinking I might just have to get me one soon! http://www.powersourcesurfboards.com/design.htm heres another Irish link that I found interesting about tail...

Hi All, I'm really interested to here what you think about or better still your experience of wave kiting in offshore's or cross-offs and being safe, ie not be dragged out to sea. Initially when I saw some video footage and pics of people riding in these conditions I was thinking 'madness'. Then I r...