All posts in category: lifestyle (45)

APR
08

Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle, videos

An amazing trip it was, with some of the world's best athletes on board in search for great conditions. And we filmed it all!

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MAR
21

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle, news

WATERWEAR OR LIFESTYLE
Which product do you love the most out of our new Spring/Summer Collection?

Go to our Facebook page and tell us right there. The most original way wins the chosen product. [ … ]

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FEB
15

Posted by Mystic in wind, freeriding, lifestyle

This footage of Boujmaa Guilloul was taken in Moulay, Morocco and Ho'okipa beach park and Lanes in Hawaii. It looks like he's 100% back after his injury!

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OCT
05

Time to change airs, here's the full video from our adventure on Salt.

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SEP
19

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Posted by Mystic in contests, lifestyle, news

Allright, the wait is over! We finally managed to get through all the entries we received, make a decision, and pick a winner! Go to www.mysticboarding.com/win/ to see which design will be placed inside the walls of The Mystic House!

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SEP
19

Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle, videos, news

Mystic is there for the rider who doesn't care about the temperature or the colour of the sky, they are just waiting for the right wind, the right swell, and when you've got the right gear the rest doesn't matter.

When you've got the right gear, there's only one season, the right season. Stay tuned for the Mystic winter collection.

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JUL
12

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Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle

Mystic is proud to announce we have partnered globally with Kitesurf&Mate - seasports from yachts. These guys organize amazing kiteboarding boat trips, making sure to give you an experience otherwise far out of reach. [ … ]

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JUL
05

Posted by Mystic in kite, freeriding, lifestyle

Currently 1st in the rankings, Bruna Kajiya and Alex Pastor talk a bit about what competing means to them. This film was shot during the PKRA event in Adicora, Venezuela by Airush.

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JUN
26

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle

Who wouldn't love to go on a photoshoot and play with the wind and run around half naked all day. Here are some photo's of the Spring / Summer 2012 Collection shoot.

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JUN
20

Posted by Mystic in wind, lifestyle, videos

Recovering from an injury must be a hard thing when you're used to flying like Boujmaa every day. The Moroccan wave rasta gently started windsurfing again and we can't wait to see him back out there, like you can see in this clip from before the injury.

By Arnauld Theobald

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JUN
12

Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, videos

Marc Jacobs (MJ) left his home town in the Bay of Plenty (New Zealand) and headed south in search of wind. A kiteboarding session at Foxton and a couple of days in windy Wellington was on the cards. Sick video of current world no.4!

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JUN
05

Posted by Mystic in kite, contests, lifestyle, videos

The flying Kiwi Marc Jacobs grew up with salt in his veins and wind in his face in New Zealand, and it was only a matter of time before he hit the water. [ … ]

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MAY
09

The Mystic x ND Tour has landed in Japan! We visited Osaka, Japan together with cable world champion Nick Davies to throw some wake demos at the Ashiya cable park, and paid visits to some of the shops around in the area.

It was an awesome atmosphere, very urban style and surroundings. [ … ]

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MAY
04

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Posted by Mystic in lifestyle

Last weekend was Queensday in Holland, a largely celebrated public holiday throughout the whole country of the Netherlands. There's music concerts, festivals, performances and parades everywhere, and by tradition everybody dresses in orange. [ … ]

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MAY
03

Posted by Mystic in kite, products, lifestyle, videos

It seemed only fair that the world champ should get her own signature harness. So here it is, 'the BK Shadow' inspired by world champion Bruna Kajiya. With an ultra compact design, feather light and super flexible contours allowing for maximum range of motion... What the champ wants, the champ gets.

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APR
25

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Posted by Mystic in wake, lifestyle

The Mystic x ND Tour has landed in Japan! We visited Osaka, Japan together with cable world champion Nick Davies to throw some wake demos at the Ashiya cable park, and paid visits to some of the shops around in the area.

It was an awesome atmosphere, very urban style and surroundings. [ … ]

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APR
11

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle, news

The Mystic Pro Shop in Hyeres, South of France has now opened its doors! Mystic Pro Shop is part of Gliss Factory, a brand new shop that has just finished over the Easter weekend and hosts almost the full Mystic windsurf and kitesurf collections. [ … ]

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APR
11

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle

Be at the beach, even without wind. Start feeling the summer, get your Mystic boardshorts on mysticboarding.com

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APR
06

Come visit Mystic and Nick Davies at the Wake Expo in Ashiya, Japan on April 14 / 15! Clinics, demos, autograph sessions and a chance to win a full Nick Davies signature set by Mystic!

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APR
04

Not much wind while I was n Perth for the first stop of the Mystic Len10 Down Under Tour, but we managed to make this little clip with Alex Parker. If you feel like seeing more of the tour click here to see some little more.

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FEB
27

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Posted by Mystic in kite, wake, wind, products, lifestyle

With these photos we want to show you a bit of what went down on the other side of the lens, what the photo shoot looked like from our perspective. It is the story behind the 2012 Spring/Summer photo shoot, all done in Tarifa, Spain together with our team riders Marc Jacobs, Ruben Lenten, Boujmaa Guilloul and Bruna Kajiya.

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FEB
24

Mystic is flying ahead with the new 2012 Spring/Summer collection. With new suppliers and a string of innovative new products and styles this new collection represents the next step for the Mystic technical and apparel lines. [ … ]

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FEB
06

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Posted by Bruna Kajiya in kite, lifestyle

From a handful of destinations to choose from for my pre-season training, once again, I chose to cross the Atlantic Ocean and land on the cold waters of Cape Town. It is not for smooth winds nor flat water that most riders come here, probably most come for the constant wind that blow almost everyday through Cape Towns summer. [ … ]

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OCT
31

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Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, news

Last Saturday night we celebrated Youri Zoon's first world championship title at the Mystic battle center of Natural High in Brouwersdam, the Netherlands, and freaking celebrated it with style. [ … ]

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OCT
05

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Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, videos

A Different Kind Of Fix - new video with Bruna Kajiya shot in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, where she shows that kiting, and life, is about more than performance on the world's highest level - the importance and fun of just being in the water.

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AUG
15

Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, videos

Going surfing or going kiting? Do both! Here's 5 reasons why every surfer should get into kitesurfing.

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JUL
10

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Posted by Mystic in wake, lifestyle

Wakestock 2011 impression

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JUN
14

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Posted by Mystic in kite, contests, lifestyle

This past weekend, the KBO (Kiteboard Open) took place on the beach in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This is one of the biggest kiteboard events in Europe. Three full days of kite contests, demos, live music, dj's (including dj LEN10 himself), parties, movies and a lot of chilling on the beach. [ … ]

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JUN
07

Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, videos

Shot in Tarifa, Spain, World Champion Bruna Kajiya talks you through her love for this place, the essence and balance of kiteboarding, wind and life in general, but especially about the shift in her personal goal from becoming World Champion to pushing the whole girls side of the sport to a new level. [ … ]

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MAY
30

After almost a year long recovery from ankle surgery, how far would you go in your first session? This is Ruben Lenten. And Ruben Lenten is back. Or as he put it: "Len10 is back bitches!"

We took him with us to Tarifa for the 2012 products photo shoot. This is his second session back on the water, and already he is jumping from one ocean to the next... [ … ]

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MAY
04

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle

We're glad we've got Ruben Lenten on our team. He's just so nice when it comes to throwing buckets of paint at him when we want to. He's a pretty radical kiteboarder too, but this is the action we expect from him on days with no wind. Here's a behind-the-scenes series of photos from the day we came up with the boardshorts campaign. [ … ]

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MAY
02

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle

Last weekend was Queensday in Holland, a largely celebrated public holiday throughout the whole country of the Netherlands. There's music concerts, festivals, performances and parades everywhere, and by tradition everybody dresses in orange. [ … ]

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APR
27

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle

Summer is coming, your wardrobe needs some fresh and bright new colour, and we're here to help you with that! The 2011 Mystic spring/summer collection is now available, in full colour. And we'll be giving away some of that colour to you! In fact, we're giving away stuff to a lot of you guys. Here's how it works, check it out. Read on. [ … ]

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APR
06

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Posted by Mystic in kite, contests, lifestyle

On Thursday March 31st team Mystic travelled to the beautiful mountain region of Haugastøl in Norway for a 5-day trip to compete in the toughest snowkite race in the world, the Red Bull Ragnarok! We were 17 friends on a mission: to promote the sport of snow-kiting and battle hard on the snowy peaks and slopes of Haugastøl. [ … ]

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APR
05

Starting April 12th, Mystic will be hosting the new season of Youri Zoon RECORDED right here on mysticboarding.com! All six new episodes will go online here as soon as they come out. Check out this trailer to see what to expect, it's gonna be good!

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FEB
16

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Posted by Mystic in kite, wake, wind, products, lifestyle

Scroll through our behind-the-scenes slideshow of the 2011 collection photoshoot, shot on location around Essaouira, Morocco. Essaouira local and Mystic International Teamrider Boujmaa Guilloul played host and took us around as he's been guiding tours there all his life. [ … ]

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FEB
08

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Posted by Mystic in products, lifestyle, news

All products from the Mystic 2011 spring/summer collection are now online on mysticboarding.com!
It's a sick new collection which has got all the kitesurfing, windsurfing, and wakeboarding products you need. [ … ]

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NOV
02

Posted by Mystic in lifestyle, videos

A compilation of some VERY random, very sick and very awesome things that people do... it just remains cool to watch this video. People are awesome.

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NOV
01

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Posted by Mystic in kite, contests, lifestyle

On The Loose webisode number 21 of season 2 is now out! In this episode Aaron Hadlow and Ruben Lenten paid a visit to the Hood River in the States for the 'Ro Sham Throw Down', a sick slider event. The setup for the event was great, good crowds, fun obstacles, and a good heat format. [ … ]

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OCT
18

This is a teaser of the new video of Naish Kites teamriders Rick Jensen and Sam Light called 'Betty Does America'. It's the story of these two kiteboarders on a roadtrip down the West Coast of the United States, going down from Hood River, Oregon towards Las Vegas. Filmed and Edited by Andi Jansen.

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SEP
23

Posted by Mystic in kite, lifestyle, videos

What emotion do you mostly feel while out kitesurfing?

a. happiness
b. freedom
c. peacefulness
d. frustration and anger

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SEP
09

Posted by Mystic in lifestyle, videos

Relentless Energy presents Short Stories, a challenge to recognised core sports and music filmmakers. This is the first film of the Short Stories series, by waterman Micky Smith, photographer and bodyboarder.

A very inspiring story with truly amazing footage, dedicated to surf photography. [ … ]

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SEP
02

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Posted by Mystic in lifestyle

Check out this collection of some of Clark Little's jaw-dropping work from inside Oahu's shorebreaks! It's awesome. This guy took his talent and passion for surfing Waimea Bay's shorebreak to a new level, now going out with just his fins and his cameras to capture the beauty and power of the shorebreak from an inside perspective like no-one has done before. [ … ]

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AUG
10

2

Posted by Mystic in lifestyle

Awesome advertising campaign by the Surfrider Foundation that I just ran in to, passing on a harsh and confronting message. Surfrider Foundation is non-profit organization from California, dedicated to protect our beaches and oceans. Keep it clean! And we agree. See more on www.surfrider.org

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MAR
31

7

Posted by Mystic in kite, wake, wind, lifestyle, news

Why did this photo win the contest? Because it's insane! We feel this picture is original and contains everything about the Mystic Feeling. Nothing can stop you from riding, not even freezing ice-cold conditions like Henrik Mathiasen showed us here. [ … ]

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