Fun, freestyle and filming at a local Austrian kite spot

Felix Pivec killing it on the as-yet unreleased Switch Kites.

With a little practice, unhooking in the waves isn’t as difficult as people usually think it is.

To accompany the new release of my website ReoStevens.com, Launch is a movie of a few good days on a small, fun Spring time swell in Hawaii.

The Kiteloop is not a very technically difficult move, but it takes a lot of commitment to pull off right.

The S-Bend is a combination of the raley and front roll. This is a very basic unhooked kiteboarding move.

The Raley is one of the easiest unhooked moves to do in kiteboarding and is a building block for many more advanced moves.

Like most of you already know, I spent all my winter time in New Calédonia. This year, I produced this small movie edited by Thomas Roger from Impule Films.

Why is this move called the Slim Chance? Because that’s your chance of pulling it off – slim! Master this one and you will be the envy of all others.

Why is this move called the Slim Chance? Because that’s your chance of pulling it off – slim! The Slim Chance (also known as a Front Mobe) is an inverted front roll with a backside 360. Master this one and you will be the envy of all others.

We were sent a 12m Cult and rode it in 20+ mph winds. Inflating the Cult is simple and fast with the Octopus single point inflation system. The overall quality of the Cult is one of a kind with solid construction throughout the kite.

Anyone planning to buy this kite should spend at least a month playing around with the tuning and different settings. Yes, it does work out of the bag just fine, but the NXG is the dream kite for those who like to tinker.

We were surprised and intrigued at how fun new school C-kites have become. The one common myth that was dispelled during out test was that the Torch doesn’t have mass appeal: It’s not just a high end performance kite that can only be enjoyed by experts.