Kitesurfing has slowly been magnetizing cultures the world over, one beach town at a time. Today we see beaches around the world transformed by our rapidly growing sport. Kitesurfing culture has embedded its roots in all corners of the world – across 6 continents, 5 oceans, more than a few deserts and even a frozen sea. Wherever there is a body of water, land or snow, or an oasis with wind, kite boarders are harnessing the elements and pushing the limits of the seemingly impossible, lifting the sport to its current zenith. We have seen daredevils kitesurf the Atlantic from the Canaries to the Caribbean and even kite their way to the North Pole. Did Christopher Columbus or Santa Claus ever imagine they would see this? I think not! The world has been inspired by the no fear attitude of kitesurfers spectacularly jumping over piers, off 120 meter cranes, cliffs and 800 meter mountain tops, testing the limits of what a rider attached to a high performance kite can do. Bear in mind that a kite is not a canopy like a parachute or and paraglider, used to control a fall from the heavens to the earth, a kite is just that, a kite, intended to fly, not to fall. At these great heights one simple error with the control bar would put the kiter attempting these death defying feats in mortal peril. And there is no backup canopy if things go wrong. At the grass roots the culture of kitesurfing has embraced its own unique identity, values and cultural affirmations. Perhaps the easygoing values of kitesurfers are related to the sport’s intimate connection with nature – if the wind, weather and location don’t come together on any given day the kiter just has to kick back and soak up
Kitesurfing has slowly been magnetizing cultures the world over, one beach town at a time. Today we see beaches around the world transformed by our rapidly growing sport. Kitesurfing culture has embedded its roots in all corners of the world – across 6 continents, 5 oceans, more than a few deserts and even a frozen
