The History of KiteSurfing

Written by Jakob Jelling


KiteSurfing is by farrepparttar latest craze in extreme sports. The idea of using a kite to enhance speed and gravity forrepparttar 133218 surfer seems like a new and exhilarating challenge, yetrepparttar 133219 art of KiteSurfing dates back torepparttar 133220 13th Century Chinese when it was used as a simple mode of transportation. KiteSailing, as it was known, was a medium that usedrepparttar 133221 wind as an aid to harness its momentum and energy to mobilize their canoes across water. The earliest recorded history of KiteSailing dates back torepparttar 133222 early 12th Century.

Inrepparttar 133223 1800’s George Pocock tookrepparttar 133224 basic kite design to a whole new level by increasingrepparttar 133225 size ofrepparttar 133226 overall kite and used them as a sail to glide carts on land and ships onrepparttar 133227 water. The designs ofrepparttar 133228 kites were engineered with 4 lines,repparttar 133229 same setup being deployed today. Both carts and boats were able to turn and sail upwind. The wind would generate enough lift underneathrepparttar 133230 kite to raise it off ofrepparttar 133231 ground and powerful enough to sustain it for a period of time.

These kites have been able to propel a man-made vehicle acrossrepparttar 133232 ground, snow, ice and water. These kites are codependent onrepparttar 133233 wind and its necessary to get off ofrepparttar 133234 ground or water to get them to fly. However, oncerepparttar 133235 kite is inrepparttar 133236 air it manufactures its own wind, which is proportionately faster and creates a higher rate of speed forrepparttar 133237 vehicle.

Costs Associated With KiteSurfing

Written by Jakob Jelling


Getting involved inrepparttar extreme sport of KiteSurfing might be more costly than you think, when in all actuality it’s relatively inexpensive to get started. Depending on what type of Kite, board and lines you purchaserepparttar 133217 bottom line will always be to buyrepparttar 133218 safest products possible atrepparttar 133219 lowest price.

Two popular manufacturers are Wipika and Kiteski.

The Kiteski system uses a rigid framed-kite, which is launched by hand, andrepparttar 133220 surfer uses a control bar that lets out slack to inflaterepparttar 133221 kite higher asrepparttar 133222 surfer gets further away fromrepparttar 133223 shore. Oncerepparttar 133224 kite deflates and hitsrepparttar 133225 water,repparttar 133226 control bar has a reel attached to bringrepparttar 133227 kite in for quick re-launch with minimal downtime. The Wipika system uses an inflatable kite that floats out onrepparttar 133228 water first and is launched without reeling it in, even though they both have a control bar and reel-in function.

The kites are made up of several parts: The Kite (Leading Edge) 2 Bridle Lines 2 Flying Lines 1 Control Bar

You will also need: A Wet Suit Life Jacket or Buoyancy Jacket Helmet Water Shoe Safety Release Board Leash

There are 3 different types of beginner KiteSurfing kites that you can choose from: Inflatable Kites Single Skin Framed Kites Ram Air Foil Kites

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