Kite surfing ’’ Very dangerous. Once you start it you can’t forget about it.’’

Content  History facts  How attractive it looks like.  Equipment  Locations  Kite size  A Tip :)  My start

How it all started.  In the 1800s George Pocock used kites of increased size to propel carts on land and ships on the water, using a four-line control system - the same system in common use today.  1903, aviation pioneer Samuel Cody developed "man- lifting kites" and succeeded in crossing the English channel in a small collapsible canvas boat powered by a kite  By 1999 single direction boards derived from windsurfing and surfing designs became the dominant form of kiteboard.

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Equipment  a kite,  board,  harness  Wet suit  Other useful things

Location  Cross-shore and cross-onshore winds are the best for kiteboarding.  Kitesurfing takes place along ocean shores, usually off beaches, on large lakes, on bays and inlets and occasionally on rivers.  (10 to 35+ knots, 5 to 18+ m/s), a large open body of water and a good launch area is suitable for kitesurfing.

Kite size  Kites come in sizes ranging from 0.7 s quare meters to 21 square meters, or even larger.  In general, however, most kiteboarders only need one board and one to three kites (7-12 sq m in size).

A Tip  Kiteboarding can pose hazards to surfers, beachgoers, bystanders and others on the water. Many problems and dangers that may be encountered while learning kiting can be avoided or minimized by taking professional instruction through lesson centres. Kitesurfing schools provide courses and lessons to teach skills including kite launching, flying, landing, usage of the bar, lines and safety devices.

My video My start of kitesurfing. Can’t wait for our holidays to practise more.

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