Events

Exciting weekend down in Long Beach, California for the 2016 Belmont Shore Kite Expo! There was an impressive turn-out as far as demo participants go, and we are stoked on the positive feedback from everyone regarding the 2016 F-One and Manera range!
Great wind in celebration for Kinsley! The 14th annual KiteXpo in Pismo beach kicked off with solid winds gusting from the mids 20’s throughout the day. This three-day event brought together kiteboarders from across the country to California for the largest free kiteboarding demo in North America.
Here at BAKS Distribution we are very excited to be a part of the 2016 Mongoose Cup - Waterman Expo for the first time ever! West Coast F-One SUP Sales representative Tim Larkin will be at Dana Point, California with the most complete F-One Stand Up Paddleboard collection we have ever offered. Full Mongoose Cup event details can be found here!
Very successful weekend, we could not believe the epic conditions that we received all three days, not to mention the amazing experience of surfing steamer lane. The Lane Santa Cruz is perfect for spectators, judges and photographers to view the action first hand from the cliff. Big thank you to Covewater Paddle Surf Santa Cruz!
Can't believe it has been 14 years already ! F-One and Manera will come to present the whole 2016 Kite and Sup collection and also to support our friends at The Kiteboarder magazine and XtremeBigAir in their fundraising effort for Kinsley. This is a great place and moment to try out all the gear, whether you are a dealer / school or a kiteboarder and/or paddle boarder. And you will have a chance to win a shiny new F-One Signature 6'0 Surfboard !
We are stoked to have Mitu back for his annual Wave Camp in Punta San Carlos, Baja California. Dates are June 4-11, Saturday to Saturday. Do not miss this UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY to learn from the wave master. Last year was a total blast and we expect the very same this year. Mitu is a busy professional, juggling dates between contests, F-One gear development (Mitu Pro Board Series) and promotional photo and video shoot, not to mention he runs a full kite school back home in Cabo Verde. We are very
Courtesy of Club Arias Bed & Breakfast, some F-One North America Riders will be set up at Boca Grandi beach March 8-14th at 12pm daily! Come out, check out some gear and meet the crew. Contact Club Arias for any further details: arias@clubarias.com
TKS MIAMI Watersports and F-ONE & Manera Brands present the 2016 Miami Beach Demo Tour Stop Sunday, March 6th! Come try new products from F-ONE including the Diablo, Bandit 9th edition, Trax, ACID, NEXT, Hydrofoil, Surf's, SUP's and more! Starting at 10am SUNDAY we look forward to meeting everyone on the beach!
Outstanding conditions in San Francisco for Race number four in the 101 Surf Sports Paddle Race series! Huge Congratulations to Keith Mcconnaughay, Grant Mcfadyen and Joe Naholowa'a on their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finish, with only one race remaining in this series, the F-One 14’ Race Pro is looking like the board to beat!
The 2016 Sunset Beach Pro had some "out of this world" perfect conditions! F-One Poenaiki Raioha, who finished last year 3rd overall) made his way into another final with Caio Vaz, James Casey and Bernd Roedigger.
The Diablo made quite an appearance in Puerto Rico for the 2016 San Juan Foil Cup! Congratulations to Ambassadors Zach Marks and Jon Modica on their 1st & 2nd place finish overall!
Congratulations to team rider Joey Pasquali who is crowned the 2016 North American Kitefoil Champion after last week in Los Barriles, Baja Mexico! Joey was on fire with a perfect score after 15 races!