Ride on the wave to liberate yourself?!

Posted by activetravelmap on June 14th, 2017

Kite surfing is a water sport, a surfer stands on the board and maintains the body balance, once the force of the wind lifts the kite it further generates drag and pulls the surfer in forward motion, gradually a surfer attempts to reduce the fiction for gaining maximum speed and handles the kite as per the speed and direction of wind. Kite surfing is a style of kite boarding that uses the surfboards or boards designed for the purpose. There are various styles of kite boarding right from freestyle, free ride, down winders, speed, course racing and many more.

Here are few interesting facts about kite surfing for you!

  •  Kite surfing gained popularity in the 90s but in reality kite sailing existed since 1400s when Chinese men used kites to propel their canoes in the water. There are over million athletes in the world who are following the sport.
  •  There are many styles established in kite surfing such as racing, jumping, freestyle etc. Freestyle kite boarding is all about getting plenty of air whereas wave-riding is just like regular surfing. However Special boards are manufacture for racing which allows the kite surfers to continuously travel up to thousand feet. You can do kite surfing for any purpose. Only thing is good wind flow is needed and the water reservoir is needed. The speed of it should be 11miles/hour.
  •  You will find availability of kites in various types; these include foil kits, flat ones and the ones ranging from 750 to 200 square foot. Inflation is seen in some kits but many a times, wind is used to sail. More power is seen in big kites than small ones. the surfer has to take the decision about using the kites. Everything depends on the climate and other condition.
  •  Kitesurfing Israel was introduced in 50’s when a guy from California visited Israel and used his surfboard for the first time. Since then Israel has now explored many styles of the same sport in fact it has also won medal in the Olympic (wind surfing).

 

  •  Kite surfing Kenya is ostensibly gaining good response from the tourists as well as kite surfers all over the world. There are few beaches with no risk of deadly creatures and perfectly suitable for kite surfing. Bali, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines are the best Kitesurfing Spots in Asia.

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