Naples Florida Kiteboarding
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FAQ
KITEBOARDING FAQ
KITEBOARDING FAQ
today kiteboarding is a very popular sport and there are many who want to learn,at the same time there are many who want to teach but that does not mean they should, there are plenty of people who think they can teach kiteboarding and maybe they even have a surf shop or kite shop or a web site but that does not mean they are quilified (certified) instrutors (no )actually to be certified you go to a school to learn how to instruct and you do hours in a class room and in the water so before you have your money taken away beshore to ask some questions to your instructor
Kitesurfing, kite surfing, kiteboarding or flysurfing (if you speak French), is a new exciting water sport for the new millennium. Kitesurfing is a very, very young sport. In 1998, there were probably only a couple dozens kitesurfers in the world (there was a "world cup" back then in Hawaii but some of the winners were starting learning kiting a few weeks/months before the "world cup"). The population of kitesurfers has been growing rapidly to around 150,000 to 200,000 kitesurfers world wide by the end of 2006. The idea behind kitesurfing is very simple. A kitesurfer stands on a board with foot straps or bindings and use the power of a large controllable kite to propel him and the board across the water. This simplicity also makes kitesurfing challenging. Your body is the only connection between the kite and the board and you have to control them both at the same time: piloting the kite on the sky and steering the board on the water.
Kites originated in China thousands of years ago (two kite masters Kungshu P'an and Mo Zi flew kites as early as 478 BC) and have managed to remain unchanged until the modern time, when multiple line controllable kites were introduced by George Pocock in 1826. For the first time in history, instead of letting the wind fly the kite, a multiple line controllable kite flyer can actually pilot the kite on the sky
A kiteboarding kite (with a certain degree of water relauncheability),
A kiteboard,
A kite control bar,
Accessories (safety release system, harness, life jacket, wet suit, helmet, water shoe, etc.).
There are a number of kites on the market for kiteboarding. All of them has a certain degrees of water relauncheability. There are mainly three types of kitesurfing kites:
Inflatable kites
Flat Inflatable kites (Bow kites)
Framed single skin kites
Ram air foil kites
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