Kiteboarding Magazine

Design Aim: All-terrain riders who seek effortless water relaunch and added low-end lift. Totally re-engineered, the all new Charger (naishkites.com) continues its pedigree of all terrain performance with added focus on stability and range of use...

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...

Welcome aboard the Best Odyssey, an expedition whose mission is to find and ride the most remote and best kiteboarding spots on earth. Best Odyssey partners Gavin McClurg and Jody MacDonald have covered nearly 45,000 miles aboard the aptly named Discovery catamaran; traversed the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans; visited 42 countries; documented more than 100 virgin kiteboarding spots; hosted 30 professional riders; swam with innumerable whales, manta rays and sharks; and caught hundreds of pounds of tuna...

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...

Naish 2011 Naish Park kiteboarding kite Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 meters ($1,399-$1,699; naishkites.com) The 2011 Naish Park kiteboarding kite is an ultra-simple performance kite with a stable and responsive three-strut design and a full outline...

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...

Cabrinha 2011 Cabrinha Switchblade IDS kiteboarding kite Sizes: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16 meters ($1,389-$1,999; usa.cabrinhakites.com) The 2011 Cabrinha Switchblade IDS kiteboarding kite is a bow kite that's amazing for wake-style, free-ride or freestyle...

RRD 2011 RRD Passion MK III kiteboarding kite Sizes: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 meters robertoriccidesigns.com The 2011 RRD Passion MK III kiteboarding kite is a performance free-ride kite with more bar pressure, increased stability and improved depower from previous models...

Flysurfer 2011 Flysurfer Speed3 Deluxe 21 kiteboarding kite Size: 21 meters ($2,799; flysurfer.com) Live in a light-wind location? Then you need this 21-meter foil. The 2011 Flysurfer Speed3 Deluxe 21 kiteboarding kite will jump and ride upwind with power in only 5 knots — seriously...

North 2011 North Rebel kiteboarding kite Sizes: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 meters ($1,400-$1,900; northkites.com) The 2011 North Rebel kiteboarding kite defies all of the rules as a five-line kite that provides an extremely high level of safety with a unique, short depower stroke...

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...

NPX NPX Serene wetsuit Sizes: 6-14 ($300; npxwetsuits.com) Listen up, ladies! Now there’s a kiteboarding wetsuit meant to fit your curves. The Serene is NPX’s top-end women’s wetsuit with bamboo charcoal lining...

Slingshot 2011 Slingshot Rally kiteboarding kite Sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 meters ($1,470-$1,949; slingshotsports.com) With the 2011 Slingshot Rally kiteboarding kite, Slingshot rallied together the low-end power, responsive pivotal turning, ridiculous hang time, effortless relaunch and unbelievable range of a delta kite and combined it with the predictable power and uncompromised stability of a C-kite...

Liquid Force 2011 Liquid Force Havoc kiteboarding kite Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 meters ($1,499-$1,999; liquidforcekites.com) Over the years, the Liquid Force Havoc kiteboarding kite has been synonymous with speed, stability and versatility...

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...