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The Kitesurfing Beginning and Early Kitesurfing Equipment
The latest craze in extreme sports is kitesurfing. It may seem
like a new idea but kitesurfing dates back to the 13th century,
earliest record being made in the 12th century. It was used as a
simple mode of transportation and it was called kitesailing. The
idea was to use a kite to enchance speed and gravity.
Kitesurfing, the beginning Kitesurfing has it's root in the
early 1980's, when kite skiing and flysurfing first appeared.
The first Kiteski system was developed using a rigid framed kite
with a reel-bar and water skis by Cory Roseler from Oregon. He
was launching the kite from hand and to begin riding he lets out
line from the reel. If the kite crashed, the lines would need to
be reeled in by the pilot to re launch. Approximately at the
same time, inflatable kites where researched in France by the
Legaignoux brothers. They were tested on water skis and other
watercrafts. They called the sport Flysurfing. The inflatable
kites of the Legaignoux brothers has been the basis for the
first Wipika kitesurfing system.
The beginning of kitesurfing equipment The two original marine
traction systems were the Wipika and Kitesky systems. The first
commercial available product was, around 1986, the Kitesky
system and was awarded
patents for the unique design. It took
around 15 years of development to the Legaignoux inflatable kite
before commercial availability as the Wipika kite, the release
took place around 1997. Wipika kites became the most popular
systems and where an instant success. Wipika kites came with
fixed length lines but sometimes reel-bar systems were used. The
Legaignoux brothers received patents for the spherical kite and
now the majority of kite are produced under license, deriving
from the original Legaignoux concept. In early years,
kitesurfing popularity has exploded and the equipment is more
sophisticated then ever. Kitesurfing equipment is also widely
available now. There are now organized events like the
kitesurfing World titles and the World Cup of Kitesurfing. There
are also instructors available that will teach you how to
kitesurf. You can find a lot of magazines about kitesurfing and
many instructional videos are available.
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guide now. For great information on kitesurfing equipment visit
our kite surfing equipment page.
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