With the kite on the waves
Kite surfing, for some, it means a lifestyle, for others, the best way to feel freedom, but for most of us is just a bizarre sport. Kite surfing, also known as kite surfing or kite boarding, involves using a very powerful kite to pull a surfboard or wakeboard . Maximum speed achieved so far be a kite surf is 77.4 km / hour, a record obtained by kite surfer Olaf Martingale.
The kite surfer sit down on the surf board which is powered by a controllable kite, which he keeps with his hands. The Body of the surfer is the only connection between the board and the kite , controlled by the surfer with his hands: he pilots the kite through the air and the board on the water.
Although still at the beginning, kite surfing grow rapidly in popularity. In 1998, there were more than 30 
of kite surfers worldwide. In 2006, the number of kite surfers was estimated at 150 000 – 200 000. Lately, they made a number of technical improvements of the kite such as the sport has become much safer. They developed several styles depending on conditions, the style wake, the wave riding, freestyle, jumping, and cruising.
Equipment
Kite surfing is an extreme sport that involves using special equipment. Safety has become vital to the sport, some athletes have died after bouncing off the rocks or the other persons in the water, while others were picked up by the wind to some tens of meters, and then collapse. The necessary equipment is quite expensive. To make a kite for kite surfing you will need (there are many types and many sizes that are larger or smaller) to invest 700-1.200 Euros and in the future, if you want records for speed or the jumps, you have to pay more money. You will need a kite surf board ,a jacket for protection, control bar (generally comes with the kite), harness (basically is a belt of increasingly complex which connects the surfers and the kite), a safety knife (use for cutting string in case of accident), and the helmet is quite expensive. Experienced surfers use a wind measurement equipment and position (GPS). You can opt for used equipment, which you will find at a considerably lower price. In 2004, one of the major equipment kite’s patented flat profile, so that the profile C (old generation) have become increasingly rarely used, mainly for professionals. It is also a system for the kite which gives more safety by quickly removing the function called quick release of the kite . This system is very easy to use and extremely helpful: when you lose control, when the wind tends to wear you chaotic, act with a string of now-released the kite control bar, so that the kite remains in your hands , but also lose height.
What are the best places for kite surfing?
Different weather conditions and the geographical special ones means for the fans of kite surfing new challenges and new ways to make the sport more interesting. Therefore, there are increasingly more clubs and organizations of kite surf that brings together athletes who travel together to many places more renowned for good conditions for kite surfing.
Well sites listed are: Maui, Hawaii (is considered a Mecca of kite surfing, here are the best conditions for all levels, all year), Puerto Rico, Cape Town, England, western coast of France, Wales (Australia).
