Kitesurfing is a new exciting water sport for the new millennium. The population of kitesurfers has been growing rapidly to around 150,000 to 200,000 kitesurfers world wide by the end of 2006. The idea behind kitesurfing is very simple. A kitesurfer stands on a board with foot straps and uses the power of a large controllable kite to propel him across the water. This makes kitesurfing challenging but fun. Your body is the only connection between the kite and the board and you have to control them both at the same time: piloting the kite on the sky and steering the board on the water.

There have been a few known fatal accidents so for kitesurfing or any other disciplines of power kiting, safety has to be taken seriously. Fortunately, this spot is one of the safest places to learn to do it, due to its  wide sandy beach, shadow waters and no dangerous obstacles around.

Learning how to kitesurf is actually easier and takes less time than learning how to windsurf. However, the learning curve is much steeper. For example, one of the kitesurfing moves you’ll need to learn is water starting, which is a rather advanced technique than in windsurfing.

A kitesurfer controls the power of the kite using the bar and the trim line (chicken loop line) to change the kite’s drag force. Steering of the kite is similar to turning left and right on a bicycle.

A safety release system is a system that allows the kitesurfer to disable the kite anytime. Inflatable kites have  the best safety systems. By simply letting go of the bar kite is fully depowered. For whatever reason, the kite is not completely depowered, the kitesurfer can activate the main safety system to completely disable the kite.

Yes. Controlling a kiteboard is very much like controlling a wakeboard, snowboard or a mono-water-ski. These skills may help you when learning the water start but are not strictly requested.

The more the better but generally speaking, the average kiteboarder needs about 12 knots of wind to get up and ride. Lighter riders can stay upwind and ride in less wind, while heavier riders may need 15 knots.

Here, average wind speeds are between 15 and 20 knots (1 knot = 1,852 km/h). Therefore, most common kite sizes used are from 9 to 12 squire meters.