Kite surfing, also known as kite boarding, is a fun and exciting sport that allows boarders to travel across the surface of the water with nothing but the power of the wind, meaning it can also be considered an eco-friendly extreme sport. And while it may look pretty simple (all you have to do is [...]
Though it’s still a fringe sport, with Wikipedia estimating that somewhere south of 200,000 people consider themselves kitesurfers, and the only hit to be found on ESPN’s website about it was a story in February about a man who died kitesurfing in Florida after he was attacked by a shark; that doesn’t mean it should [...]
Swansea in Wales will be playing host to one of the biggest kite surfing events in Europe next month, when the British Kite Surfing Association kicks off their championship tour known as Kiteival 09. The event will be sponsored by Deadman, Buff, King of Watersports and the extreme sports powerhouse, Red Bull. All the sponsors [...]
Sebastien Cattelan of France broke the kitesurfing world speed record, and the magic 50kts barrier, by achieving a velocity of 50.26 knots (93kph) at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia last month. Cattelan was well placed to break the previous record of 49.84 kts, set by Robert Douglas of the USA, as he was one of [...]