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![Amazing sunset view of kite-surfs which seems to dance above the sea with the sunset on the background and geometrical wooden logs in the foreground. This shot was captured in 2020 in Sangatte, north France\nKiteboarding or kitesurfing,[1] is an extreme sport where the kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water, land, or snow. combines aspects of sailing, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and paragliding. It is among the less expensive and the more convenient of the sailing sports.\n\nAfter some concepts emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, some designs were successfully experimented, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century. It has freestyle, wave-riding and racing competitions. The sport held the speed sailing record, reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket. Worldwide, there is 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sell around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year.](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1293787611/photo/colorful-kitesurfs-in-the-sky-at-the-sunset-near-calais-with-wooden-poles-and-clouds-and-a.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=PKMz-tbrBDrqd9o9SxGirqWjhvjtSjkoV_RJCEcbtxo=)
![Kite surfing and People walking on the beach, France\n\nBeach of Saint Jean de Monts, Vendee, France\n\n[url=http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/6866639/?refnum=fototrav#d35bbd7][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/61342260/istock%20Lightboxes/p763630137.jpg[/img][/url]](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1467342010/photo/kitesurfing-riding-over-a-surface-of-the-sea.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=Cb_OvKJHzI_kEy1bnLy3cUtjymk4Y7feVfXEG5nHbj0=)
