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Meet Riley Gibbs, " My ideal 2016 would have me participating in two hydrofoil pro tour events and many other national events here in the USA. For me I am settling into the kiting community in hopes that hydro-foiling kiteboarding will be in the Olympics in 2020. Along with my training until then I will be going to school part time." Continue Reading...
F-One & Manera Demo at Sherman Island Friday, August 26th – 28th, 2016. Look out for the giant F-One tent by the main pavilion, we will have all 2016 gear along with some 2017 samples to show!
We understand it's just not possible for dealers and/or schools to have all our products available for demo at all times, as the number of products in our catalogs is quite large. If you live in the Bay Area or nearby, please call us and you will be able to demo almost every single product, we have the largest collection of demo products we use for our demo events across the country, contests, trade shows, etc... You will need to bring your ID and a credit card for a deposit
We are proud to support Tahoe NALU SUP Festival in Kings Beach, North Lake Tahoe Aug 12-14. This the 10th edition of the most famous SUP event in Tahoe. This is a great SUP festival where EVERYBODY has fun. And Kings Beach is a great location in beautiful lake Tahoe. Don't miss it ! F-One will have a big booth where you will be able to try out all our race boards and paddles. Plus this year, we will show you our new SUP Foil range. Hope to see you there.
Billy Ackerman makes his regular pilgrimage to Punta San Carlos in Mexico to partake in a few doses of “the most majestic right Baja has to offer”!
Foils are not really a beginner kite, and don’t match the steering precision of an LEI kite, but within the niche of racing and extreme light wind kiteboarding, this kite cannot be beaten for low end pulling power. -TKB
You need a little bit of history to understand how and why the FURTIVE was born. In 2014, Alex Caizergues, our long time speed specialist and holder of the speed work record, asked the F-One R&D team for some custom kites to beat his own speed record of 56.62 kts. The design brief was to reach a maximum speed by riding over-powered with a 6.5m² on the speed run with an average wind of 50kts… We have therefore worked on a kite with more aspect ratio and 5 struts
The whole BAKS & F-One International guests crew will be on deck to attend the SURF EXPO trade show in Orlando, FL September 7-10 and present the whole new 2017 F-ONE kiteboarding & paddleboarding & foiling as well as 2017 MANERA Wetsuits, Harnesses, Boardbags + accessories. Plenty of new exciting products to make all kiteboarders and paddleboarders happy for the new season !
F-One and Manera are on a supporting sponsor of the 16th Annual Bridge of the Gods Kitefest in Stevenson, Washington this weekend, July 29 – July 31, 2016. We are very excited to be a part of this year’s event and are looking forward to a stellar turnout. Look for the white F-One/Manera van and come say hello. Bandit, Trust, Diablo, twin tips, surfboards, kite foil, SUP’s, wetsuits, harnesses and more, this is a unique opportunity to check out the complete F-One and Manera Collections!
We love the updates for 2016 which offer improved durability and more polished overall look. Try the EXO on in a shop and see how it feels for yourself, although be warned, you might end up not taking it off! iksurfmag.com
Lauren Bibby is the newest addition to the F-One, Manera and Bay Area Kitesurf Ambassador team. Lauren has a dream job in Baja Mexico at the famous Solosports Adventure Compound! Learn more about Lauren and check out her latest pictures taken off the coast of Punta San Carlos, Baja Mexico by Teammate Joey Sanchez.