Kite Brands & Related Businesses

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®.

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.

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.

Takoon is a multi-sport brand from France, specializing in kitesurfing, wing foil, and pump foil equipment. The company designs its boards, foils, and wings in France, focusing on performance, innovation, and accessibility.

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.

SurferToday is an international boardsports news platform founded in Porto, Portugal in 2007, with a dedicated kiteboarding section covering news, results and how-tos.

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.

KitesurfingOfficial 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.

ION is a German watersports brand, established in 2004, specializing in wetsuits, harnesses, apparel, and accessories. It designs gear for kitesurfing, windsurfing, wingfoiling, and surfing, focusing on equipment for riding in varied conditions.

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.

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.

Manera is a French brand, founded in 2012, specializing in wetsuits, harnesses, apparel, and accessories for kiteboarding and surfing. The company focuses on developing gear for demanding riders.

Prolimit is a Dutch watersport brand, established in 1980, known for producing wetsuits, harnesses, apparel, and accessories. It focuses on functional gear for kitesurfing and other watersports.

Brunotti is a multi-sport brand originating from the Netherlands, known for its range of kiteboards, wetsuits, apparel, and accessories. The brand provides gear for kitesurfers seeking equipment across various product categories.

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.

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.

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.

Mystic is a Dutch watersports brand offering harnesses, wetsuits, impact vests, apparel and bags.

Ride Engine is a US brand known for hard-shell kiteboarding harnesses, plus wetsuits, foils and accessories.

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.

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.

AK Durable Supply Co. is a watersports accessories brand offering harnesses, bindings, bags and safety gear.

Appletree is a Dutch board brand making kite surfboards, foil boards and surfboards.

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.

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 is a North American kiteboarding publication founded by John Bryja, now in a web-digital format covering gear reviews, travel, instruction and news.

The GKA Kite World Tour is the official global kitesports tour. It organizes and promotes professional kitesurfing and other kitesports competitions, operating as the Global Kitesports Association World Tour.

Reedin is a kiteboarding and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, wings and foils.

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 is a free international online kitesurfing and kiteboarding magazine, published six times a year by Next Element Ltd and read in over 150 countries.

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.

Best Kiteboarding is a kiteboarding brand offering kites, boards, wings and control bars.

Cabrinha is a kiteboarding and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, foils and wings.

Slingshot is a US watersports brand producing kites, boards, wings, foils and wakeboards.

Flysurfer is a German kite brand known for foil kites, also offering tube kites, boards and accessories.

Airush is a kiteboarding brand offering kites, twin-tip and surf boards, foils and control bars.

Gin Kiteboarding is a kite brand focused on foil kites, wings and parawings, made at the Gin Gliders factory.

Ozone is a kite and wing brand producing inflatable and foil kites, wings, boards and harnesses, and also paragliders.

Denmark's coldwater watersports festival in Klitmøller — kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing on the North Sea.

Dakine is a heritage action-sports brand from Maui making kiteboarding harnesses, bags and accessories since 1979.

Peter Lynn (PLKB) is a kite brand offering LEI kites, foil kites, power kites, boards and control bars.

Organizer of kiteboarding's most iconic invitationals — Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town and Red Bull Megaloop in the Netherlands.

F-ONE is a French kitesurfing and wing foiling brand offering kites, boards, bars, wings and foils.

The World Sailing class association for kiteboard racing — home of the Olympic Formula Kite class and its World and European Championships.

Organizer of the legendary Défi Wind week in Gruissan — the biggest mass-start format in wind sports, including the Défi Kite for kiteboarders.

Harlem is a Dutch kitesurfing and wing foiling brand offering kites, wings and boards.

GONG is a French watersports brand offering kites, boards, wings, foils, surfboards and SUP.

Eleveight is a multi-sport kite brand founded in 2017 in Germany, offering kites, kiteboards, bars, wings, foils, bags, and accessories.