Introduction to Kite Surfing (Kiteboarding)

Facts, general information and resources focused on the sport of kite surfing, a sport also commonly known as kiteboarding.

SPORT NAME: Kite Surfing
ALSO KNOWN AS Kiteboarding
SPORT TYPE: | wind sport | board sport | water sport |

Resources

ENTITY: International Kiteboarding Association (IKO)
WEB SITE URL: ikointl.com | Link |
WEB SITE kiteclasses.org Link |
BEST PLACES TO KITE SURF:
| Argentina | Australia | Barbados | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | China | Croatia | Cyprus | Denmark | Dominican Republic | Egypt | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | India | Indonesia | Italy | Kenya | Lithuania | Madagascar | Mauritius | Montenegro | Morocco | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Panama | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Russia | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | United Kingdom | United States | Vietnam |

ENTITY: Kiteboarding Dot Com
WEB SITE URL: kiteboarding.com | Link |

ENTITY: Kite Surf Varna Dot Com
WEB SITE URL: kitesurf-varna.com | Link |

ENTITY: Formula Kite Dot Ort
WEB SITE URL: https://www.formulakite.org/
Note: moved to kiteclasses.org

Franz Olry
https://wainmanhawaii.com/team/franz-olry
one of kiteboarding's first pro riders

Bruno Legaignoux
http://www.brunoinventions.com
co-inventor of a C-shaped inflatable kite patented in 1984. Wipika brand was founded in 1997 launching the birth the sport of kitesurfing.

ENTITY: International Federation of Kite Sports Organizations
WEB SITE URL: kitesports.org | Link |

ENTITY: The Kite Boarder Dot Com
WEB SITE URL: thekiteboarder.com (offline)

References:

- askaboutsports.com - kite surfing - archive
- wikipedia.org - kiteboarding - article
- wikipedia.org - kitesurfing - article
- commons.wikimedia.org - kitesurfing - images category

Directories:
- curlie.org - sports - water - kitsurfing - directory

- curlie.org - sports - water sports - kitesurfing - associations/