Friday, March 29, 2024

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Blunt Nose Surfboards Tested

The Kitesurfing Magazine Test Team were excited to have the top brands’ newest and most progressive surf shapes in a head-to-head review over two...

Firewire Vader Review

DESIGN FEATURES: The Tomo Vader is the latest evolution of surfboard shaper Daniel Thomson’s early-planing hull designs. This shape is capped with a blunt nose...

Firewire Vanguard Review

DESIGN FEATURES:  The Tomo Vanguard is built using Firewire’s kite-specific construction technology and features Daniel Tomo Thomson’s radical, early-planing hull. These strapless-only surf shapes...

Ocean Rodeo Mako Duke Review

DESIGN FEATURES: The Mako Duke is a directional shape with origins based on Ocean Rodeo’s popular Mako twin series. The Mako Duke adopts a similar...

Liquid Force Messenger Review

DESIGN FEATURES: The Messenger is Liquid Force’s blunt nose, board with quad fin set up and channels in the nose and tail. The rocker line...

Cabrinha Secret Weapon Review

DESIGN FEATURES: Cabrinha’s Secret Weapon is wide throughout, with parallel rails and a quad fin set up for multi-use flatwater freestyle but can also turn...

Slingshot Screamer Review

DESIGN FEATURES: The Screamer adopts the T-Rex shape, with a blunt nose and parallel outline that amps up this board’s down-the-line performance with a pulled...

Airush Cypher Tested

DESIGN FEATURES: The Airush Cypher has been completely redesigned for 2016 with shorter width and wider blunt nose shape with a parallel outline that promotes...

North Whip Tested

DESIGN FEATURES: The Whip is refined from last year’s radical shape that featured its modern compact shape with blunt nose, parallel outline and bat tail....

North Pro CSC Tested

DESIGN FEATURES: The new Pro CSC is a dedicated strapless freestyle shape, which means no strap inserts and the most superb lightweight construction available. The...

2016 Naish Skater Tested

DESIGN FEATURES: This thinner-profiled and more heavily-channelled directional freeride shape has unique feel and performance. The Skater is a playful hybrid for both waves and...

Naish Mutant 5’5 Tested

DESIGN FEATURES: The Mutant caters directly to small surf and lighter wind conditions. It’s quick, light and reactive underfoot when you step on the tail,...