| It looks easy on TV. A kite, instead of a boat, pulling | | | | kitesurfers near you to learn more about whether or |
| you across vast expanses of water. Kite surfing, also | | | | not it is the sport for you. After that, you should try |
| known as fly surfing or kiteboarding, uses the power | | | | to find an instructor. |
| of a kite to pull the rider through the water on a | | | | While kitesurfing is original enough to be considered |
| small surfboard, a wakeboard, or a kiteboard. | | | | its own sport, it is also considered to be a more |
| A kitesurfer uses a board with foot-straps or | | | | extreme form of windsurfing. This is due to the fact |
| bindings, combined with the power of a large | | | | that it shares a lot in common with windsurfing, and |
| controllable kite to propel himself or herself and the | | | | in fact, most of the first kitesurfers used to be |
| board across the water. However, this simplicity also | | | | windsurfers. |
| makes kitesurfing challenging. A kitesurfer's body is | | | | For kitesurfing, you will need a board that is similar in |
| the only connection between the kite and the board. | | | | size and shape to a wakeboard. In fact, some people |
| The surfer pilots the kite while he or she steers the | | | | actually use real wakeboards in order to go |
| board on the water. | | | | kitesurfing. Next, you will need a special kite. Of |
| And while the sport is still in its infancy, it's rapidly | | | | course, an ordinary kite will likely not catch nearly |
| growing in popularity throughout Texas and nationally. | | | | enough wind in order to pull you. Therefore, you'll |
| In 2006, the number of kitesurfers was estimated at | | | | need one of the kitesurfing kites. Another benefit of |
| 150,000 to 200,000 in the U.S. | | | | these is that they are also generally inflatable, so |
| Many riding styles have evolved to suit different | | | | they should float if they hit the water. |
| types of riders and conditions, such as wake style, | | | | Kitesurfers surf across the top of the waves and |
| wave riding, freestyle, jumping, and cruising. If you're | | | | hold onto the kite. The kite is, in fact, where most of |
| looking for a new water sport, you might think about | | | | the push comes from. |
| trying kitesurfing. Kitesurfing is an interesting blend of | | | | The biggest objective in kitesurfing is usually to do |
| surfing, water skiing and kite flying that will definitely | | | | elaborate tricks, and to see how high and how long |
| challenge you to learn new skills. This is also a great | | | | one can jump off of the waves. Since the kite is |
| sport if you want to try something new, or if you're | | | | usually pulling upward, it is possible to get pretty far |
| trying to set yourself apart from the other people on | | | | off the surface of the water. |
| the water. | | | | In order to do well at kitesurfing, you will need |
| Kitesurfing is growing in popularity, so you should | | | | various skills that have to do with several other |
| soon be able to find kitesurfers on many of the | | | | watersports. For instance, water skiing and |
| major lakes and beaches throughout Texas and in | | | | wakeboarding are useful to know how to deal with |
| other states where windsurfing is already very | | | | being towed by your hands. Windsurfing is useful so |
| popular. If you're trying to figure out if you'd like to | | | | that you will know how to deal with a water sport |
| try this sport, you should definitely look for | | | | that depends on how much wind is available. |