Kitesurfing or
kiteboarding is a
surface water sport combining aspects of
wakeboarding,
windsurfing,
surfing,
paragliding, and
gymnastics into one
extreme sport. A
kitesurfer or
kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable
power kite to be propelled across the water on a kiteboard similar to a
wakeboard or a small
surfboard,
with or without foot-straps or bindings. The terms kiteboarding and
kitesurfing are interchangeable, although kiteboarding may also refer to
kite landboarding or kite snowboarding.
There are different styles of kiteboarding, including freestyle,
freeride, downwinders, speed, course racing, wakestyle, jumping and
wave-riding.
[1] In 2012, the number of kitesurfers has been estimated by the
ISAF and
IKA at 1.5 million persons worldwide
[2] (pending review). The global market is worth US$250 million.
[
No comments:
Post a Comment