Yet one issue still remains most of earlier kites were deployed from land and off of flat ground. Not on water where KiteSurfing takes place. In 1980’s Wipika, Kiteski, fOne, Concept Air, C-Quad, and Naish Kites marketed water launch kites. These kites could be sailed again after falling short of wind into water.

In late 1990’s off of Hawaiian coast of Maui, Laird Hamilton and Manu displayed extreme sport opportunities to radical surfers and wake boarders. Its popularity has since skyrocketed as one of fastest growing water sports in past two years.

Today there are organizations, competitions, videos and magazines worldwide dedicated to this increasingly popular sport and thrills associated with it.

All of these kites can be re-launched from water. There are many other manufactures of KiteSurfing equipment on market to choose from. Including: Wipika, Naish, Sea Jump, Seasmik, KiteSki, C-Quad, Banshee, Concept Air and fOne.

Usually a setup can run in cost from $1500 to about $3,000 depending on accessories. The board can range from $499 to $1,200 and kite from $499 to $1,500. You can also purchase either or both of them used at a substantially lower amount.

People have been known to convert old surfboards into KiteSurfing boards. There are numerous websites and literature on how to save money and get involved in this sport without spending a lot on equipment.

Other costs factored into KiteSurfing are lessons, which normally start out at about $60 - $90 per hour. Most classes can range from 2 – 4 hours depending on what depth or level you are trying to accomplish.

The final expense to be tallied is travel. Most of locations where there is enough open space and free beach are not located in highly populated areas around world.