Kiteboarding Magazine

Check out Best Kiteboarding's latest gear in action as Shannon Best, Kristin Boese, Sam Medysky, Joe Ruscito and Ryan Evans test out the 2011 lineup across Brazil and Hood River, Oregon. See Best Kiteboarding's Armada, Taboo, Spark, Profanity, KB Pro and more in action...

Get a first look at some of the best 2011 kiteboarding gear, including brand-new kiteboards, kiteboarding kites, wetsuits and more. Check out kiteboarding gear from Naish, Best, Cabrinha, Liquid Force, Slingshot and many more of your favorite brands...

RRD's new Magonda wave range features a concave hull with slight tail kick on a fast rocker line, wide squash compact winger tail at the end of continuous outline curve, and wider nose so the board can be ridden a few inches shorter without loosing all the comfort and forgiveness of a longer board...

Ocean Rodeo 2011 Ocean Rodeo Surf Series kiteboard Size: 5’11’’ ($889; oceanrodeo.com) The 2011 Ocean Rodeo Surf Series kiteboard has a three-fin thruster setup made with seamless epoxy and a full wood deck construction...

Litewave 2011 Litewave Storm kiteboard Sizes: 127, 132, 137, 144 cm ($699; litewavedesigns.com) The twin-tip 2011 Litewave Storm kiteboard delivers amazing grip and upwind performance with features like tip-to-tip single-concave, parallel outline and ultra-thin outline with torsion bars for a flex pattern that allows extreme flexibility but minimizes fin twist-off...

Axon Kiteboarding 2011 Axon Pulse Kiteboard Size: 136 cm ($699; axonkiteboarding.com) The 2011 Axon Pulse kiteboard is an ideal free-ride board. The 3D core is stiff between your feet for solid landings, but the tips are flexible for great pop...

Wainman Hawaii 2011 Wainman Hawaii The Joke kiteboard Sizes: 134, 138, 142 cm ($737; wainmanhawaii.com) The 2011 Wainman Hawaii The Joke kiteboard is a 3D bottom-shaped twin-tip with positive and negative contours that produce optimal, streamlined water flow...

Airush Airush Quad Kiteboard Size: 5’10’’ ($749-$1,039; airush.com) With the Airush Quad kiteboard, slow, rolling waves and mushy surf are issues of the past. Now they’re more fun than ever...

Today’s high-performance freestyle kiteboarding equipment combines maximum fun with maximum safety to provide the ultimate free-ride experience. The following kiteboarding gear, including kiteboards, kiteboarding kites, outerwear and more will have you riding in style in no time at all...

F-One Kiteboarding F-One Trax 5 Kiteboard ($900; f-onekites.com) Sizes: 132, 134, 136, 138 cm Need a competitive board that is great for freestyle riding in all conditions? F-One’s Trax 5 kiteboard has a 3-D carbon cross in the upper layer for optimal twist and flex control, as well as a 3-D bottom and double concave shape...

Liquid Force Liquid Force KAOS Kiteboard ($699; liquidforcekites.com) Sizes: 133, 136, 139 cm The Liquid Force Kaos kiteboard was designed for aggressive riders throwing supercharged freestyle action! It offers a double-concave to double-channel bottom for the fastest water flow possible, creating control on fast, hard landings, and it slices through chop like a dream...

Royal Kiteboarding Royal One Kiteboard ($649; royalkiteboarding.com) Sizes: 125, 127, 130, 133, 136, 148 cm The Royal One kiteboard is a freestyle board that’s meant to be ridden hard and aggressively...

Flysurfer Flysurfer Flydoor Kiteboard ($699 to $769; flyboards.info) Sizes: 155, 163, 170 cm If you are looking for a kiteboard that eliminates spray and is super comfortable, check out the Flysurfer Flydoor kiteboard...

Ocean Rodeo Kiteboarding Ocean Rodeo Mako King Kiteboard ($825; oceanrodeo.com) Sizes: 165 cm Ride the Ocean Rodeo Mako King kiteboard mutant or twin-tip. The twin-tip setup offers killer light-wind performance, and its huge 18 mm concave and the Mako shape allow you to maintain that performance when the wind picks up...

RRD Kiteboard RRD Poison Kiteboard ($649.95; robertoriccidesigns.com) Sizes: 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 cm The Poison is a dedicated freestyle kiteboard from RRD, designed for those at the top end of the market looking for the ultimate in performance...