Manera

St Francis Kite Race Series kicked off this Thursday. A perfect summer evening, warm winds, flat water and big smiles. we only got two races in as the wind tapered quickly at the end of the second and the boats were busy fishing some folks out of the water. Johnny Heineken took the night (1,1), showing that he is again race ready for a fast season, Johnny was followed by out of towner Denis Taradin (2,3) showing that even your average Thursday night is an international event.
70 kids from 12 different countries have competed this weekend in Saint Pierre la Mer, France. We have had some amazing heats from our F-ONE NEXT GENERATION groms which resulted on having 2 World Champions and being on 4 podiums! The very hard conditions have not stopped them from shredding.
Socal young upcoming paddler joins the F-One & Manera Team! We are very excited to welcome thirteen-year-old Kitsy Nipper as the newest member of our National SUP Team. Kitsy joined us a few weekends ago at the Santa Cruz Paddlefest and had outstanding results, winning both of her divisions. She will be paddling the F-One Race Pro 12’6 and 7’7 Madeiro Pro boards.
Heading to New Jersey for the 2017 Kitefest? F-One and Manera will have East Coast Representative Nathan Scheu on the guest list attending this year’s event presented by Green Hat Kiteboarding.
We are thrilled to announce that Paul Serin is now part of the F-ONE Team! 3 X French Champion, and 6th Overall at the WKL, we are delighted to have him on-board. Welcome Paul!!
NEW VIDEO “Dia de Curtição” - David Tonijuan, Set Teixeira, Paul Serin & Eudazio Da Silva were in Brazil training this winter and they had a great time riding together. The video shows our new boardshort collection in action. Watch NOW!
The world’s most talented Kite foil athletes have just finished the first leg of the 2017 Hydrofoil Pro Tour in La Ventana, Baja Mexico and F-One has come out with Axel Mazella on the podium. Axel finished 3rd place overall and 2nd in U21 division to Olly Bridge.
The Pismo Kitexpo is now called the XBA Kitexpo, in honor of founder Kinsley ThomasWong of XtremeBigAir (XBA). April 21-23: KiteXPO demos 12pm to 5pm
Bluerush, F-One & Manera in North America today announced a partnership to take Standup Paddleboarding (SUP), Kiteboarding and Foiling to the next level in Northern California. F-One & Manera will soon be opening a flagship store at the Bluerush location in Sausalito, CA. In 2017 and beyond, Bluerush and its partners will continue to support world class events such as the Battle of the Bay / Watersport Festival, Molokai 2 Oahu, Crissy Kite Race Series, APP Tour, and regional events such as the Santa Cruz Paddlefest (March 24-26th) and the SUP