Kiteboarding...
Is a surface water sport combining aspects of wakeboarding,
snowboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, skateboarding
and gymnastics into one extreme sport. A kiteboarder harnesses
the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be
propelled across the water on a kiteboard similar to a wakeboard
or a small surfboard, with or without footstraps or bindings.
Kitesurfing is a style of kiteboarding specific to wave riding,
which utilizes standard surfboards or boards shaped specifically
for the purpose.
There are different styles of kiteboarding, including freestyle,
freeride, downwinders, speed, course racing, wakestyle, jumping
and kitesurfing in the waves. In 2012, the number of kitesurfers
was estimated by the ISAF and IKA at 1.5 million persons
worldwide.