Give us a report after you try them out. They look pretty good. I hadn't heard of them.

I too use the O.Neill Superfreak reef booties with the Ninja toe. Best I have tried so far...

I suggest something with ninja toe. Keeps the booties from slipping and twisting around your foot.

A couple of foil kites and a split board plus a harness that will fold flat and you have a nice travel setup that will fit easily in a duffel bag.

Niceee.

Have you looked at Lobster Claw gloves?

Very cool, nice to see another manufacturer appreciating an innovative design and licensing it instead of copying it. :thumb: I know BWS always appreciated a simple bar with no extra bits to distract in the surf, so this seems like a great fit being that it's such a clean looking bar. (no trim stra...

Tautologies is probably right... But, there are mainly two 'kinds' of waves being ridden in, and they are quite different. There are the well spaced, smooth ocean waves that are generated miles away, roll in, and are somewhat independent of the local winds. Then there are storm waves (like you get o...

So, for those playing in the waves in onshore winds (Like the Great Lakes), those marketed "Wave" kites might not be the best. Something fast turning and workable, with excellent upwind is more desirable.

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Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:39 pm

everyone should be allowed to kitesurf no matter where you are from or who you are. Maybe if Hitler had kitesurfed he wouldn't have been so angry.

I thought Hitler did.
https://youtu.be/dDtqPWw0gmk

Also, it gets more hectic as the wind get stronger as everything happens way faster. Always have a plan B! In the first video, you can sense a touch of 'rush' as the kite starts to load up a bit and he is having some difficulty quickly getting the lines off the bar. You wouldn't want to have your sa...