Kiteboarding Magazine

Davey Blair, Jason Slezak, Brandon Scheid, Susi Mai and Aaron Hadlow weigh in on the benefits and disadvantages of kiteboarding with boots and straps. Pro Boots “Boots are legit, and straps are whack...

Check out footage from the 2009 Hood River freeride, featuring Brandon Scheid, Sam Bell, Davey Blair, Chris Burke, Jake Cook, Matias Ricci and Dylan Thompson.

There is no denying that when it comes to kiteboarding, Real Kiteboarding — located in Waves, North Carolina — goes big. This became clear in late May when two Wake Park Project flatbed semis pulled in front of Real’s 21,000-plus-square-foot flagship store and delivered the John Wayne A-frame...