What is kiteboarding?
Are Kiteboarding and Kitesurfing the same thing?
What happen if the kite crash into the water?
What equipment do I need to kiteboard?
Is it hard to learn to kiteboard?
Do I really need to take a lesson?

What is kiteboarding?
Kiteboarding is a lot like wakeboarding but you are pulled by a kite instead of a boat. It combines aspects of surfing, wakeboarding, paragliding, and more. Imagine being able to pull off all your favorite wakeboard moves without the assistance of a boat. Ride wherever you want with only the tranquil sound of the wind in your ears. Jump 30 feet off flat water without a ramp. Surf more waves in one day than you ever thought possible.

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Are Kiteboarding and Kitesurfing the same thing?
Yes and no. They are the same in the fact that you use a kite and board but when kiters say kite surfing they mean that they are in the water with waves. They use the kite to pull them into and out of waves. Once on the waves many kitesurfer will depower the kite and use the power of the wave to ride.

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What happen if the kite crash into the water?

You crash the kite you can relaunch it from the water. The degree of relauncheability may vary depending on the type of kite you are using.

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What equipment do I need to kiteboard?

To kiteboard you need:

1. A kitesurf kite (with a certain degree of water relauncheability),
2. A kiteboard,
3. A kite control device,
4. Accessories (safety release system, harness, life jacket, wet suit, helmet, water shoe, etc.).

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Is it hard to learn to kiteboard?
Kiteboarding is challenging to learn, but it does not require much physical strength. The harness takes most of the load away from your arms, allowing kiteboarders to ride for hours non-stop. Most people in good physical condition can learn to kiteboard, even kids. The most challenging part of the learning curve is controlling the kite. The good thing is, most of these vital steps to kiteboarding can be learned on a smaller-sized ‘trainer kite’ which allows you to understand the basic steps while only dealing with a fraction of the power.

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Do I really need to take a lesson?
Over the past few years, many advances in kiteboarding have been made. The gear is now a lot safer and the learning curve is much less steep. What used to take people months to learn now only takes days. Even though kiteboarding has become so much easier to learn, lessons are still mandatory. Without the proper instruction things can turn ugly real quick, which is why taking lessons is so vital.

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