Brands & businesses
Kite Brands & Related Businesses
Discover kite brands, publishers, event organizers, platforms and organizations from across the global kitesurfing scene.
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Brands & related businesses
Reviewed profiles from across the kite world.
Product Brand
CORE
CORE Kiteboarding is a German brand based in Fehmarn, manufacturing kitesurfing and wing-foil equipment. Their product range includes kites, kiteboards, bars, foils, wings, and accessories, utilizing proprietary materials like ExoTex® and CoreTex®.
Product Brand
Duotone
Duotone is a kite brand specializing in kites, kiteboards, bars, wings, foils, and accessories, originating from Germany. The brand also offers equipment for windsurfing, wing foiling, surfing, and stand-up paddling. Duotone was founded in 2018.
SurferToday
SurferToday is an international boardsports news platform founded in Porto, Portugal in 2007, with a dedicated kiteboarding section covering news, results and how-tos.
Product Brand
Lieuwe
Lieuwe is a kiteboard brand based in the Netherlands, founded by Florian van Rije. Their custom kiteboards are handmade and can be customized with designs or logos. The brand also offers kite accessories and apparel.
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CrazyFly
CrazyFly is a European family-owned kiteboarding brand, founded in Slovakia in 1999. They produce kites, kiteboards, foils, Savvy bars, and accessories in their own factory, emphasizing high-tech production and eco-friendly manufacturing.
Nobile
Nobile is a Polish kite brand, founded in 1994, specializing in kites, kiteboards, foils, bars, and accessories. Their design and production are managed in-house in Europe, based out of their factory in Bielsko-Biała.
Community
KitesurfingOfficial
KSO VerifiedKitesurfingOfficial is a global online platform for the kitesurfing community, providing interactive maps of kite spots, gear guides, tutorials, and practical tools like a kite size calculator.
Ocean Rodeo
Ocean Rodeo is a Canadian brand, established in 2001, specializing in kitesurfing and wingfoiling equipment. Their product range includes kites, wings, kiteboards, control bars, and wetsuits.
Product Brand
Naish
Naish is a watersports equipment brand that produces kitesurfing kites, boards, foils, and wings. Founded in 1979 by windsurfing champion Robby Naish in Maui, Hawaii, the brand also offers windsurf gear, SUP boards, and accessories.
35 Knots
35 Knots is a free online kitesurfing magazine for kitesurfers in the Netherlands, offering kite news, gear tips, locations and kite-travel content; current activity is uncertain.
The Kiteboarder Magazine
The Kiteboarder Magazine (Tkb) is a long-form, photography-driven US kiteboarding magazine; current publishing status is unclear due to a 2023 sale listing of its main domain.
KITE Magazin
KITE Magazin is a German print and digital kitesurfing magazine published by OCEAN.GLOBAL, describing itself as Germany's most-read kite magazine with roots over 20 years deep.
Mystic
Mystic is a Dutch watersports brand offering harnesses, wetsuits, impact vests, apparel and bags.
RRD
RRD (Roberto Ricci Designs) is an Italian multi-sport brand founded in 1989, offering kites, kiteboards, wetsuits, wings, foils, and apparel. Known for models like the Religion and Passion kites, RRD develops its products with in-house R&D in Talamone, Italy.
Manera
Manera is a French family-owned watersports brand established in 2012, based in the South of France. They design and produce wetsuits, harnesses, apparel, and accessories for kitesurfing and surfing, emphasizing ergonomic and durable construction.
Univers Kite
Univers Kite is a French kitesurfing business focused on providing news, videos, photos, and tutorials related to the sport. Its content covers tricks, vocabulary, and community updates.
Brunotti
Brunotti is a Dutch boardsports brand offering kiteboards, wetsuits, apparel and accessories.
Product Brand
AK Durable Supply Co.
AK Durable Supply Co. is a watersports accessories brand offering harnesses, bindings, bags and safety gear.
Product Brand
Appletree Surfboards
Appletree is a Dutch board brand making kite surfboards, foil boards and surfboards.
North
North Kiteboarding, established in 2019, is a New Zealand-originated brand producing kites, kiteboards, wings, and foils. It operates under the North Actionsports Group, with product development in New Zealand and headquarters in the Netherlands.
Prolimit
Prolimit is a Dutch watersports brand offering wetsuits, harnesses, bags and accessories.
SBC Kiteboard
SBC Kiteboard was North America's pioneering kiteboarding magazine, founded by John Bryja; its subscriber and digital assets were absorbed into Kitesurfing Magazine by 2015.
Kitesurfing Magazine
Kitesurfing Magazine is a North American kiteboarding publication founded by John Bryja, now in a web-digital format covering gear reviews, travel, instruction and news.
Product Brand
Reedin
Reedin is a kiteboarding and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, wings and foils.
Kiteworld Magazine
Kiteworld Magazine provides coverage of the kitesurfing world. Established in 2002, this kitesurfing publication generally features news, gear insights, travel destinations, and technique articles for the sport.
TheKiteMag
TheKiteMag is an international print and digital kiteboarding magazine launched in 2014 and published by Water Born Media, releasing five glossy print issues a year.
IKSURFMAG
IKSURFMAG is a free international online kitesurfing and kiteboarding magazine, published six times a year by Next Element Ltd and read in over 150 countries.
Product Brand
Airush
Airush is a kiteboarding brand offering kites, twin-tip and surf boards, foils and control bars.
Slingshot
Slingshot is a US watersports brand producing kites, boards, wings, foils and wakeboards.
Product Brand
Flysurfer
Flysurfer is a German kite brand known for foil kites, also offering tube kites, boards and accessories.
Cabrinha
Cabrinha is a kiteboarding and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, foils and wings.
Best Kiteboarding
Best Kiteboarding is a kiteboarding brand offering kites, boards, wings and control bars.
Cold Hawaii Games
Denmark's coldwater watersports festival in Klitmøller — kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing on the North Sea.
Product BrandTakoon
Takoon is a French brand offering kites, wings, foils and boards, focused on wing foiling and kitesurfing.
ION
ION is a watersports brand offering wetsuits, harnesses, impact vests, apparel and bags.
International Kiteboarding Association
The World Sailing class association for kiteboard racing — home of the Olympic Formula Kite class and its World and European Championships.
Harlem
Harlem is a Dutch kitesurfing and wing foiling brand offering kites, wings and boards.
GONG
GONG is a French watersports brand offering kites, boards, wings, foils, surfboards and SUP.
GKA Kite World Tour
The official world championship tour of kiteboarding — Big Air, Kite-Surf, Freestyle and Hydrofoil Big Air world titles, sanctioned by World Sailing.
Product Brand
Gin Kiteboarding
Gin Kiteboarding is a kite brand focused on foil kites, wings and parawings, made at the Gin Gliders factory.
F-ONE
F-ONE is a French kitesurfing and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, bars, wings and foils.
Eleveight
Eleveight is a multi-sport kite brand founded in 2017 in Germany, offering kites, kiteboards, bars, wings, foils, bags, and accessories.
Ozone
Ozone is a kite and wing brand producing inflatable and foil kites, wings, boards and harnesses, and also paragliders.
Peter Lynn (PLKB)
Peter Lynn (PLKB) is a kite brand offering LEI kites, foil kites, power kites, boards and control bars.
Red Bull Kiteboarding
Organizer of kiteboarding's most iconic invitationals — Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town and Red Bull Megaloop in the Netherlands.
Défi Wind
Organizer of the legendary Défi Wind week in Gruissan — the biggest mass-start format in wind sports, including the Défi Kite for kiteboarders.
Why this matters
Kite brands and related businesses include media platforms, events, associations and other companies that support riders, shops, schools and the global kitesurfing community. This section makes those players discoverable — honestly, reviewed, and with no invented entries.
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Kite Industry Guide
Kite brands and the companies behind kitesurfing
This is the kite industry directory on KitesurfingOfficial. It maps the companies that carry the sport: kite brands and kiteboarding manufacturers, magazines and media platforms, event organizers and world tours, associations, communities, marketplaces and the tech and service companies behind the scenes. Instead of ten separate searches, you get the whole industry in one place, every profile reviewed by the KSO team.
Looking for a specific kite brand? Duotone, North, CORE, Ozone, Cabrinha, F-One, Naish, Slingshot, Eleveight, Airush, Reedin, Flysurfer and many more each have their own profile with logo, story and team riders in the Kite Brands section. That is also where you can see which athletes ride for which brand and which company is behind the gear you are eyeing, from big air kites to foils.
Every kiteboarding brand in one place
From the biggest kite manufacturers to young brands shaking up the scene, every listed brand has a reviewed profile with website, socials and context. Compare kite brands before you spend money, then use our gear guides to figure out which kite, board and bar actually fit your level and local wind.
Media, events and world tours
The kite industry is more than gear. Magazines and publishers tell the stories, and organizers put events like the GKA Kite World Tour and Red Bull King of the Air on the water. Find the full calendar under kitesurfing events and the latest headlines in kitesurfing news.
For riders comparing brands
Want to know which kite brand suits you? Check the team riders, read the brand profiles and plan your quiver with the kite size calculator. When you are ready to buy, find a trusted kite shop near you or at your next destination.
For companies in the kite scene
Run a brand, a magazine, a tour or a service for kitesurfers? Then your company belongs in this directory. A listing is free, reviewed by the KSO team, and makes you visible to riders worldwide. You can also post kite jobs straight from your business profile.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a related kite business?
Publishers, media platforms, event organizers, associations, communities, marketplaces, tech, service providers and brands — companies that support the kitesurfing world rather than directly teaching riders or running trips.
Are kite brands included here?
Yes. Kite brands are part of this section and have their own dedicated premium space under Kite Brands.
What are the biggest kite brands?
The best-known kiteboarding brands include Duotone, North, CORE, Ozone, Cabrinha, F-One, Naish, Slingshot, Eleveight, Airush, Reedin and Flysurfer. You can browse every brand with its own profile, logo and team riders in the Kite Brands section.
Can event organizers or publishers be listed?
Yes. Event organizers, competition tours, magazines and platforms can add a business profile.
How can I add a profile?
Use ‘Add Your Business’ and choose Kite Brand or Related Business. Every submission is reviewed by the KSO team.