Big air equals big thrills with this new extreme water sportWritten by Captain Jeff Hoxtell
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing, if you don't already know, is like snowboarding on water. This, behind a boat, is called wakeboarding. OK, now forget boat and add a giant kite for power source. The kite is controlled or steered using a control bar in hands of rider. The kite can be flown is specific patterns to generate greater power, or can be used to jump or fly through air. We are not talking about little hops either; you can really get up and float for some serious air time. The power is directed to a harness by "hooking in"; this takes load off arms which helps reduce fatigue. Kiteboarding is fastest growing water sport in world, and for good reasons. The freedom of jumping 10, 20, 30ft off water, without necessity of a wave for a ramp, means that people who live near lakes can still fly through air. Snowboarders love it as a summer alternative to riding on snow, not to mention there's no lift ticket to buy. Windsurfers love it because you can kiteboard in less wind, and gear fits in a economy car, instead of truck, or trailer. Surfers can get out on water when surf is too low or blown out. Wake boarders are forced to rethink what big air really is, plus saving all gas money they were putting into their boats every weekend. People who have never tried a board sport at all are getting into kiteboarding.
| | Diving in Dolphin ReefWritten by Jakob Jelling
If you wish to dive next to dolphins in Red Sea, Dolphin Reef might be a great choice for you. At Dolphin Reef, divers can dive next to dolphins while they are in their natural habitat. Dolphins who are free to go away from visitors if they wish and are not trained to socialize still stay near and sometimes even showing a very playful spirit.Dolphin Reef is an ecological site located in Eilat, Israel, and where people and dolphins can meet and interact. Most divers often tell they could hear dolphins as well as watch them, and sometimes they would even know that dolphins were near by having heard them first. Besides, environment in which this kind of diving is very beautiful which allows divers to have a really great experience. One of main attractions of Dolphin Reef is fact that dolphins can be visited in their natural environment. This way, divers can view them interacting as a group as well as watch them while in their every day lives and routines. Many dolphins, mostly young ones, are very curious and friendly and are always willing to approach to divers and swimmers allowing them to have a close encounter.
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