My personal opinion, from a pure wakestyle/freestyle standpoint, that this is a huge gap in the industry. If you look at the pro riders with boots or straps who are even close to 6 feet you will realize the trend is towards a larger board with rocker. EG Andre Phillip is under 6 feet and he is ridin...

I am beyond thrilled with the 16 nrg and here is my honest review as a wakestyle rider. Turning/feel/Power: The thing sits and is really stable. I have noticed it is a bit slow turning when i was riding a surfboard in the waves which I didn't like trying to make sections etc. But for normal riding a...

One can actually kite crandon during the week in the summer and I am quite certain there is no rules regarding helmet and life vest. however they do have a rather unfortunate rule of no weekend kiteboarding and you have to pay some sort of fee and prove to be a competent rider , southbeach 22nd st a...

I agree small kites are hard to throw down some passes on. A few key factors 1.) Make sure you wrap that hand around the chicken loop. 2.) Spend time on that kite, even boost transitions turns etc will give you a feel of how to slow that bad boy down when you want making it easier to plant it in one...

I apologize for my writing ahead of time as I just had knee surgery Yesterday and I am still a bit groggy. As I was resting I started to reminisce about the amazing event I was fortunate enough to ride in last week , The 2008 Triple S Invitational held by Real Kiteboarding. This year there was a lot...

I apologize for my writing ahead of time as I just had knee surgery Yesterday and I am still a bit groggy. As I was resting I started to reminisce about the amazing event I was fortunate enough to ride in last week , The 2008 Triple S Invitational held by Real Kiteboarding. This year there was a lot...

Ok this forum is in a sad state. I am no longer contributing to this section. If you like real or not this thread was regarding the wildcard process and that is it. Real is putting on a terrific event, like them or not, that is brining top talent to america and creating a format that kiteboarding ne...

The wildcard videos are on reals site. Hey guys easy on this thread okay. Real is doing a killer job on this event it is great for the sport! So leave your other issues to a different thread.

I agree big names are very good for the sport and real and they deserve to be there.

Let me start off by saying real is putting on an amazing event and get credit where credit is due.

- Ian