One of the best parts about kiting and winging is the ability to travel the world chasing the wind. After a couple of years of spending time at your local…
Learn to Fly at Foil-Academy.com Our friends over at Slingshot Sports have been spending time over the last year updating the free comprehensive online instruction course called Foil-Academy.com. It is…
Your most important piece of gear starts with protection. Whether you are foiling, kiting, or winging, protection is your most important piece of gear. Ride Engine is focused on keeping…
Ride Engine’s founder, Coleman Buckley, changed the kiteboarding world when he created the very first hard-shell harnesses in his Santa Cruz, California workshop. Immediately, the kiteboarding community realized Coleman’s ingenuity…
Maintaining Your Windsport Harness You’ve just had an epic weekend on the water. Yes! And now, still buzzing from the sessions, you do what you always do: wash your gear,…
RIDE ENGINE WETSUITS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR QUALITY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION. There’s plenty of things you can skimp on in life and live perfectly without—gourmet pizza toppings, brand-name flour,…
Choosing the Right Wetsuit Wetsuits come in a dizzying array of styles, thicknesses, constructions, technologies, and designs, but all of them share the same simple goal: insulate you from the…
How should your wetsuit fit and how tight should it be? The tightness of your clothes is a personal preference—some people like running baggy pants and a loose-fitting shirt, while…
Choosing between a front-zip or a back-zip wetsuit is an integral decision when making a wetsuit purchase. Front zip or back zip? Which Ride Engine wetsuit design is the best?…