Skatesailing – The Ice AgeWritten by Jakob Jelling
As with any extreme sport, some people enjoy warmth of surfing and others prefer cold weather and would rather skate instead of surf. With this, another popular extreme sport has been created Skatesailing. Skatesailors like to take to ice and zip around lake on their two skates. The cost of this sport is relatively low and very seasonal.Most people who enjoy skatesailing do so with simple pair of skates and a sail that is held and steered by skater. As wind velocity increases skater moves into wind and picks up speed across ice. The skater can reach speeds up to 40 mph and above. The downside to this sport is that you are landing on a hard surface should you fall. Extreme skaters love this sport; they live for challenge to tame high winds. As with most skating sports they take place on a lake. Most of time, lakes can create great wind gusts that can help increase speed of skater. It can be dangerous to be skatesailing on thin ice, so you should always practice caution and heed signs about ice conditions. Since skater needs a basic pair of skates they can also purchase their sail. A setup can cost up to $500 depending on which type of sail they have purchased. Some sails are held like a boom while other sails drape across shoulder bladed.
| | KiteboatingWritten by Jakob Jelling
Just when you think that kiting can be for only a board, think again. With inception of bigger and more powerful kites, ability to speed up or move larger objects became a reality. Enter a new extreme sport Kiteboating. Imagine paddling along in a one – three man craft with kite harnessing wind and speeding you along and over huge waves. It can happen with kiteboating.There are many different models of wave riders that provide exact same functionality. The fact of matter is that they all rely solely on wind. Some creative kiteboaters have crafted single and multiple kiteboats. These boats resemble canoes, kayaks, and even an outrigger. There are professional races that are run from time-to-time. As with any extreme boating sport you must exercise utmost caution and understand how close people are to your boat and wires. You will need to know weather conditions and safety procedures should you run into trouble along way. Most individual kiteboats start in $1500 area and go up exponentially. Companies like Naish and Ronstan provide quality equipment and hardware should you have urge to go kiteboating. Although this sport is picking up in popularity, there are various places around globe you can kiteboat on vacation.
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