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strapping yourself to the wind and daring it to throw you back to shore
means A water sport in which you ride a board across the water while harnessed to a large controllable kite that catches the wind and pulls you along.
from A transparent compound of "kite" + "surfing." The "kite" is the old word for the bird of prey — the soaring hawk that hangs in the wind — which by the medieval period was already lending its name to the wind-hovering toy on a string. "Surf" is murkier, an English word for breaking waves recorded from the 17th century, possibly linked to older "suff." Bolt them together and you get a name coined in the late 20th century, when riders finally figured out how to let a kite do the towing.
- top speed
- riders have clocked over 65 mph on water
- big air
- jumps reaching 100 feet have been recorded
- olympic debut
- joins the 2024 Paris Games as formula kite
- wind range
- rideable in as little as 8 knots
- kite size
- sails span up to 17 square meters
cabarete dominican republic — world's top kitesurfing destination with consistent trade winds and hosting multiple international events