I've been buying & using wetsuits for 30 years. Surfing, windsurfing & now kitesurfing for a total of 30 years buying & using windsurf specific, surf specific wetsuits. There's no difference except that the surf suits are better. Kitesurfing is surfing. I've never had a wetsuit wear out in any areas...

Question - manual says you must deflate the struts by opening the the valve on the struts? There is no workaround to make it so you can just open the main deflate valve & have the whole kite deflate? Seems like a pain. w Just in general, and this would hold for any kite. Leaving the valves in for a...

What does this do for warranties on new North gear???? What about gear that is less than a year old??

Niccolo is a ripper. He's been tearing up Maui recently & I know there's been some filming of him going on. Can't wait to see the recent footage!!!

Hope this helps. I bought the 2017 ION Team Series Harness 4 days ago & have used it 3 times in great surf. All I can say is that it is really great. The guy at the shop was telling me to get it, "you won't be dissapointed". He was right. What I like: -the thing stays in the good spot on your back. ...

Got one word for ya...footstraps. Everyone puts them on for waves like that. I proudly use em:)

I'm 100% speculating, although I have kited South Pacific 3x, but not Tavarua. If you don't bring it you will need it. I would bring a big kite & a smaller kite. If it goes off, you'll be bummed you didn't have it. Use the vacuum bags to compress them. Good luck.

I don’t know if Naish is in trouble but Hawaii is insanely expensive... I want to start by saying DWX I'm not picking on you by saying this but....a lot of places in California are MORE expensive than Maui. Definitely sections of San Francisco, down in sections of the Cal Central Coast (where I liv...

sorry, slighly off topic but got the 2017 Pivots, all i do is ride waves, and they seem really awesome. looks like the middle is fat, the windtips are thin but extend back quite a bit. i am guessing what that does is stabilize the kite in flight. I flew it on a super gusty day & the thing would not ...

I know, it's a bummer. I live in the middle of nowhere in California & we have barely 1 kiteshop about 50 miles away. Going to Maui & walking into shops with all the gear is always hella cool. Holding boards, paddles in your hands & comparing the models is really cool. I bought 2 sups from Naish & l...