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Alex Caizergues Q&A on the new FURTIVE kite

We asked Alex Caizergues, F-One Kite Speed racer, who owns the current kite speed record holder with 104.8 km/h average over 500, a few questions on the new FURTIVE kite, which has been initially specifically designed for the speed team to break records. It turned out the FURTIVE is more than just a speed kite and that's the main reason why F-One released it to the public for the 2017 season.

TKB REVIEW: Hybrid 800 foil + Mitu Convertible Surf

In summation, F-One has been making some exceptional production foils with incredible attention to detail with impeccable fit and finish. The Freeride 800 is a great entry into the Freeride category with slower foilup speeds and a overall ride that we found to be really fun for freeride carving. The metal mast option is extremely well executed and delivers a very solid feel making this a really great option for the aspiring learner who wants a foil that will serve them well into their intermediate and advanced freeride ambitions.

Upcoming Event: Elite Watersports Demo Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2016

The F-One/Manera East Coast Team will be heading to Elite Watersports Shop & School in St Petersburg, Florida for a complete DEMO on September 30th - October 1st, 2016 and also the Opening Season Party Saturday evening at the shop. We will have 2017 Kites and Boards along with 2017 Manera products to show and demo.

BANDIT 10 First Impressions: Shows Improvements in all areas over last year’s model

The Bandit 10 is a nice improvement from last year's model and immediately feels very quick and responsive when you put it in the air. Every year you think to yourself, my current kite feels really good, what could be improved? And amazingly this year those improvements were very apparent as soon as I flew the kite. I'd intentionally went out in lighter winds with the B10 7M to try and see how much pull it had and turning in less than normal conditions for that size kite. It was

First Impressions WindFoiling with a Papenoo convertible & Hybrid 900 Foil – Really accessible and pretty damn fun

I was expecting for the whole adventure to hurt but 100ft out from the beach I was up and going. I felt early release and no rail stickiness with the board. Volume was enough to easily up-haul. The pad was good and grippy but not too firm. Having a stomp pad flip up on the tail is really nice for location awareness when foiling. The foil clearly had a lot of lift, with about 12 knots of wind I was able to pump the sail and pump the board and

PAPENOO First Impressions in the surf – New shape generates plenty of speed and allow for some snappy turns

Here is my first impression on the Papenoo 7'11 SUP Foil (my weight is 175lbs , 6'1"). Had a chance to ride the latest Papenoo 7'11 SUP this morning at Ocean Beach in San Francisco at its best, 5 feet clean and glassy. This board is easy to paddle, stable yet is fast and very reactive from take off all the way down the line. Don't let the squared off tail design fool you, the quad fin set up in conjunction with the deep concave underside at the tail produce

BREEZE First Impressions: powerful and smooth kite, ideal for foiling in light winds

I got my new 11m Breeze and the first thing I noticed about it is how light it is. You can really feel the light weight by the way it’s launching in light winds, it takes very little wind to fly. I ride it with my 600 foil and I can be foiling without any whitecaps on the water. It has great low end and is very stable in the air. Compared to the Bandit, the Breeze has a bit more bar pressure which is nice, since you can use it

WARNING: Foiling can be addictive

WARNING: Foiling can be very addictive, don’t start practicing unless you are ready to fall in love with a new sport! Kitefoil, Supfoil, Windfoil… three new disciplines providing amazing sensations!!! Enter the world of foiling and discover the F-ONE range developed to make you fly above the water. Get ready to fly!

TKB: MANERA Interview with Brand Manager Jullien Salles

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TKB: F-One Interview with Founder Raphael Salles

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Focus: Bandit 10th Edition

10 years already ! what a ride we are having with the Bandit, the flagship kite from F-one. For its 10th edition, Robert Graham, Micka Fernandez and Raphael Salles spent 200 days testing 70 different prototypes to reach the final design. Featuring once again some significant improvements, this kite will amaze you time after time! 2017 refinements a new squarer outline less lateral pull for a new level of comfort a smooth, homogeneous but powerful traction speed and acceleration are under control an efficient and reassuring stability even when over-powered light, maneuverable and predictable improved and easy hangtime

F-One & Manera Sponsor Battle of the Bay September 16-18, 2016

For the first time anywhere this years 6th Annual event will include StandUp Paddleboard, Prone Paddler, OC1 and OC2, Surfski, Kite Foil and Windsurf competition over the two day weekend event.
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