Kite Surfing Association to Name “Best of Kitesurfing” Categories American Kite Surfing Association is the leading organization for kite surfers in North America. Founded in 2006 by two extreme sport enthusiasts, membership is anticipated to exceed 30,000 before the end of the year. The purpose of the enterprise is to bring heightened awareness to this [...]
About Kite Surfing All of you must have heard about kite surfing and the thrill or excitement it carries. Basically kite surfing is a water surface sport that makes the use of wind power to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard. This sport has become quite popular and [...]
The Joy and Thrill of Kite Surfing Kite flying is no longer limited as child’s play but has evolved into a favorite activity for adults as well. It is thrilling to actually see a kite soar high above, waving gently above the tree tops. Interestingly, this simple idea has been combined with another activity to [...]
Kite Surfing Ranks as Top Extreme Sport In a national survey commissioned by the American Kite Surfing Association (AKSA), kite surfing, a relatively new sport in North America, is ranked as the top Extreme Sport. Among the sixteen hundred athletes participating in the study, 71% listed kite surfing as the most exciting and dynamic extreme [...]
Wave Riding Kite Surfing Profiled by AKSA This dramatic interest in the athletically demanding sport has given AKSA founders encouragement about the value of their newly founded organization. Logan Long, co-founder of the association was not surprised by the results; “It’s just simply the biggest adrenaline rush available. The combination of air, water, land, wind [...]
Kickers and Sliders Kite Surfing Profiled by AKSA This dramatic interest in the athletically demanding sport has given AKSA founders encouragement about the value of their newly founded organization. Logan Long, co-founder of the association was not surprised by the results; “It’s just simply the biggest adrenaline rush available. The combination of air, water, land, [...]
Kite Surfing Fastest Growing Water Sport Kite Surfing is the fastest growing water sport in the world. It is not wind surfing, it is not wakeboarding, it is not surfing; it is not kite flying. It is the fusion of these disciplines with other influences to create the wildest new water sport for years. Popularized [...]
Top Extreme Sport: Kite Surfing Among the sixteen hundred athletes participating in the study, 71% listed kite surfing as the most exciting and dynamic extreme sport. Only a third had actually attempted the sport yet nearly all indicated that intended to “give it a try” before the end the year. Participants were between the ages [...]
American Kite Surfing Association Profiles Kickers and Sliders Kickers and Sliders offer a high adrenaline new discipline to kite surfing. Ramps and rails are built and securely placed in the water. They are used to slide up or along and can be combined with freestyle. If they are not kite surfed correctly they can seriously [...]
Old-Timers Hurt Kite Surfing Sport Says AKSA President Logan Long, President and Co-founder of the AKSA, the newly formed American Kite Surfing Association said, “We have been very disappointed by the unfriendly reception of some long-time participants in kite-surfing. While some people have been terrific to new participants in kite-surfing, many others have been arrogant, [...]