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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes at Donkey Island

Ever wondered what kitesurfing looks like from a photographer's perspective? Wonder no more. ... Read More...

Two-Time North American Snowkite Tour Winner Tyler Brown joins F-One America

Bay Area Kitesurf, the distributor of F-One in America is stoked to announce the addition of Tyler Brown to its team of talented riders.... Read More...

Interview with Robert Graham, F-One’s New Kite Designer

Robert Graham talks about his history as a sail, paraglider, and kite designer and talks about the design process.... Read More...

F-One Announces the New Trust Kite

For 2013 F-ONE presents the Bandit’s little brother. The F-One TRUST is built and designed 100% for FREERIDE. The goal was to offer riders of all levels a kite with an intuitive feel, optimum relaunch, great stability and complete power control.... Read More...

TKB Review: 2013 F-One TX

The 2013 TX features a single concave, channeled bottom, and inverted ABS rails (soft on bottom, hard on top).... Read More...

TKB Review: 2013 F-One Bandit 6

For 2013 the F-One Bandit 6 remains a 3-strut Delta kite targeted for all riders and all styles of riding.... Read More...

2013 Buyer’s Guide: F-One

F-One is releasing the sixth edition of the Bandit, the original Delta kite, and is sticking with the concept of one model of kite to fit most riders. The Bandit now comes with a unique bar that has been machined from solid aluminum.... Read More...

VIDEO: New F-One Office and Raphael’s Garage

F-One's Raphael Salles walks us through the brand new F-One office in Montpellier, France, and shows us his new garage full of F-One kite and board prototypes.... Read More...

Video: Alec Dektor Summer Sessions

Watch up and coming rider Alec Dektor making the most of his summer.... Read More...

2013 Manera Line at the 2012 Surf Expo

Nico Ostermann talks about the 2013 line of luggage from Manera.... Read More...

2013 F-One Kiteboarding Twin Tips at the 2012 Surf Expo

Nico Ostermann talks about the 2013 line of twin tip kiteboards from F-One Kiteboarding.... Read More...

2013 F-One Kite Surfboards at the 2012 Surf Expo

Nico Ostermann talks about the 2013 line of kite surfboards from F-One Kiteboarding.... Read More...

2013 F-One Bandit 6 Kiteboarding Kite at the 2012 Surf Expo

Nico Ostermann talks about the 2013 Bandit 6 Kiteboarding Kite from F-One Kiteboarding.... Read More...

2012 F-One Volt 2 Kiteboarding Kite Review

The Volt is F-One's all-around freeride kite and is available for a lower retail price than the F-One Bandit 5. ... Read More...

2012 Kiteboarding Gear Buyer’s Guide

126 pages of knowledge on 2012 kiteboarding gear.... Read More...

VIDEO: Basic Kitesurfing Skills – Frontside Off the Top

The basic frontside off the lip is every rider's introduction to riding a wave with a kite. A good top turn involves a lot of timing between your kite, your board position, and the wave and it can take some time to pull it all together.... Read More...

F-One USA Teams Up with Boardsports Kite School

The North American distributor of F-One Kiteboarding & SUP, Manera, and Underwave (Bay Area Kitesurf Inc.) is thrilled to announce that we have expended our partnership with Boardsports School & Shop , our leading dealer in the Bay Area, by offering school instructions using the latest F-One gear with F-One trained instructors. ... Read More...

2012 F-One Bandit 5 Kiteboarding Kite Review

The Kiteboarder's video review of the 2012 F-One Bandit 5 kite. For the complete review (including comments directly from our testers) on this and 52 more 2012 kiteboarding kites and boards, download the TKB 2012 Freeride Gear Review in the TKB Store.... Read More...

F-One Introduces MANERA, a New Accessories Brand, with Free Board Bag Offer

To mark the introduction of the new F-One accessories brand MANERA to the US market, the distributors of F-One in America will offer a MANERA Playa Board Bag with the purchase of any 2012 F-One board, either a twin-tip, a surfboard, or a SUP. ... Read More...

2012 BUYER’S GUIDE: F-One Kiteboarding

F-One has made some major changes to its 2012 product line. Returning for 2012 is the fifth generation of the Bandit Delta kite. US distributor Nicolas Ostermann walks us through their extensive lineup which now also includes SUP boards and paddles. ... Read More...

VIDEO: F-One Releases ANTANDROY: People from the Thorns

F-ONE's new movie shot on RED in Magadascar last summer. Antandroy is the combination of kitesurfing, surfing, and SUP in one of the most remote spots on the planet and features an amazing encounter between two peoples.... Read More...

F-One Announces Recall of the Release Handle on their 2011 Airlite Bar

During our ongoing product quality monitoring applied to retailed items, we have noted that some Release handle of Bandit 4, in very limited quantity could present a conformity fault.... Read More...

View the Trailer for F-One’s New Movie ANTANDROY

F-One has released the trailer for their next kiteboarding film ANTANDROY: People from the Thorns. Filmed by the Band Original crew.... Read More...

VIDEO: 2012 F-One Kiteboarding Kiteboards at Surf Expo

Bruce Johnson talks about the 2012 line of kite surfboards and twin tips from F-One Kiteboarding.... Read More...

PROFILED: Maika Monroe Buckley

At just 17 years old, Maika Buckley has decided to finish her senior year of high school online so she can move to Cabarete to train. Maika said, “I love Cabarete. All of my friends do not understand how I could leave high school my senior year and go live in a third world country. I think how could I not?”... Read More...