![colorful kitesurfs in the sky at the sunset near calais, with wooden poles and clouds and a bright wate Amazing sunset view of kite-surfs which seems to dance above the sea with the sunset on the background and geometrical wooden logs in the foreground. This shot was captured in 2020 in Sangatte, north France
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing,[1] is an extreme sport where the kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water, land, or snow. combines aspects of sailing, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and paragliding. It is among the less expensive and the more convenient of the sailing sports.
After some concepts emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some designs were successfully experimented, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century. It has freestyle, wave-riding and racing competitions. The sport held the speed sailing record, reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket. Worldwide, there is 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sell around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year. Beach Stock Photo](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1293787611/photo/colorful-kitesurfs-in-the-sky-at-the-sunset-near-calais-with-wooden-poles-and-clouds-and-a.webp?s=612x612&w=is&k=20&c=dVfarDRimqUvcHs6ZPIefVCqo2sMciF9Yqf610oYz0I= "colorful kitesurfs in the sky at the sunset near calais, with wooden poles and clouds and a bright wate Amazing sunset view of kite-surfs which seems to dance above the sea with the sunset on the background and geometrical wooden logs in the foreground. This shot was captured in 2020 in Sangatte, north France
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing,[1] is an extreme sport where the kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water, land, or snow. combines aspects of sailing, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and paragliding. It is among the less expensive and the more convenient of the sailing sports.
After some concepts emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some designs were successfully experimented, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century. It has freestyle, wave-riding and racing competitions. The sport held the speed sailing record, reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket. Worldwide, there is 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sell around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year. Beach Stock Photo")
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Amazing sunset view of kite-surfs which seems to dance above the sea with the sunset on the background and geometrical wooden logs in the foreground. This shot was captured in 2020 in Sangatte, north France Kiteboarding or kitesurfing,[1] is an extreme sport where the kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water, land, or snow. combines aspects of sailing, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and paragliding. It is among the less expensive and the more convenient of the sailing sports. After some concepts emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some designs were successfully experimented, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century. It has freestyle, wave-riding and racing competitions. The sport held the speed sailing record, reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket. Worldwide, there is 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sell around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year.
