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F-One voted Best Board Manufacturer of 2016

F-One was voted best board manufacturer of 2016 by iKsurfmag reader. Yay ! Thanks to all the F-One fans out there. You can check out all the results here. F-One was also voted #4 in the best Brand and #6 in the best Kite category. Manera was voted #4 in the best Accessories category.

His Own Way – A Manera story

Julien Salles is the MANERA brand manager and is featured in the latest issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine. MANERA has gained a lot of follower in the last couple years with top notch and innovative product, very much in the vein of F-One products. This story is a great way to dive into the world of Manera...

The Prince of Cabo Verde

Sitting across from me as I cruise down Highway 1 is a hulking Mitu Monteiro filling out the bucket seat of my full size truck. My job today is part journalist/photographer, part tour guide and part unexpected concierge. I had planned on scoring an early session at Waddell, but Mitu had requested we stop off at a tackle shop outside of San Francisco’s city limits. Mitu talks in creoled-out broken English with a laid-back island style. English is just one of Mitu’s six languages, self-taught from years of running a

From Watamu to Lamu, a truly Kenyan adventure with Charlotte

Longtime F-One Pro Team rider Charlotte Consorti heads to Kenya thinking she might get to do a bit of kiting and see a bunch of animals. Sadly due to the amazing kite conditions she spent the entire trip shredding and only saw a couple of donkeys!

TKB Review: Manera Magma 5.4.3 Women “This suit truly feels like a top of the line, high quality wetsuit”

A stylish and classy navy blue (Ink Blue) material sets this suit apart from traditional black neoprene and with it’s 5.4.3 thickness variation, I noticed a thinner panel down the side which provided more flexibility and decreased weight and bulk while maintaining enough thickness in the chest and other areas where needed to keep me warm. This suit truly feels like a top of the line, high quality wetsuit, and with all of it’s preventative measures for increased durability, I’m looking forward to it keeping me warm for many winter

SET TEIXEIRA ON THE PODIUM AT THE WKL IN NEW CALEDONIA

F-One riders shining at the WKL in New Caledonia! Congratulations to Set Teixeira, David Tonijuan and Pauline Valesa for their exceptional performances.

MANERA 2017 BUYER’S GUIDE

If you haven’t tried a Manera wetsuit on just yet, you’re definitely missing out. To prove the warmth factor of its neoprene products, this year Julien Salles took the Manera team to Iceland to put their latest wetsuit tech through its paces in the glacial waters of the northern Atlantic. From the Exo harness to the Magma line of suits, comfort and session longevity have been the lead goals since the brand’s beginning. Julien Salles gives us the scoop on Manera’s 2017 lineup.

F-ONE 2017 BUYER’S GUIDE

While F-One has been around since the very beginning, it is now celebrating 10 years of production of their signature Bandit kite. As the company continues to improve and refine the 2017 Bandit, this year it has added a full line of Foilboard products that explore every niche of the hydrofoiling market. In addition to a new kite and some tech tweaks to the twin tips, F-One is also launching the Mitu Surfboard in a long awaited and exciting carbon construction. Owner/Founder/Designer Raphael Salles walks us through the highlights of

EVENT: Lord of the Wind in Los Barriles, Baja – January 18-22

F-One & Manera are proud sponsors of the Lord of the Wind event. 100% of all proceeds from the Lord of the Wind go directly to community projects. We will have a big tent on the beach with all the goodies for you to try as well, kites, boards, etc... The Lord of the Wind event, held in Los Barriles, about 1 hr driving south of La Ventana, will happen the week BEFORE the La Ventana Classic, from January 18 to 22. The La Ventana Classic and Kitexpo is January

Iksurfmag tests the new BANDIT X 12m “It keeps on getting better !”

iKsurfmag reviews the 2017 BANDIT X 12m kite. It keeps on getting better ! Read the full review here.

VIDEO: One Day in Camargue with Charlotte Consorti

Camargue is right next to F-One HQ in France (Montpellier), a beautiful natural region, located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. And it's a windy place, very windy place with the infamous Mistral blowing hard at times. It's the home of both Charlotte Consorti and also Alex Caizergues where they have a man made speed run at their disposal to train... It's a also where the well known kiteboarding spot BEAUDUC is located, with a lot of kiteboarders coming

EVENT: La Ventana Classic & Kitexpo in Baja, Mexico – January 25-29

F-One & Manera will be in town for the month and will be fully outfitted with 2017 gear available to demo. Our Kite, Paddle and Foil Range has expanded and is a must see. Complete event information can be found at laventanaclassic.com
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