Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing is another water surface-oriented kind of sport that uses a board as one of the main equipment. Unlike windsurfing, surfing or wakeboarding, kitesurfng is less popular today and the number of kitesurfers amounts to about two hundred thousand people around the world. The lower interest in kitesurfing can be explained by different factors: its novelty - kiteboarding is an infant in comparison with more widespread sports - in its modern state it appeared only in the 1990. At first skis were used instead of a surfing board, but later kitesurfing enthusiasts started using boards. The second factor is the complexity of mastering this type of activity. Despite its obvious originality it can be hard for an unprepared person to launch a kite and then be able to control it while standing on a surfing board. So that's why first Kitesurfing enthusiasts were surfers and windsurfers who sought more challenge in their lives. And kitesurfing is a real challenge - without knowing the proper rules, how to control the kite and how to stop, turn and so on you can easily harm yourself or other people both on the beach and in the water. The safety of this sport, however, has improved greatly for the last several years as new designs of kites have been proposed, as well as because kitesurfing training schools were created to teach amateurs how not to injure themselves and other people. To start kitesurfing you need to have about $1000 to $3000 depending on the level of the equipment which includes a board, a kite, flying lines, a control bar, a kite harness and a helmet.