Strapless Kiters rule KSP World Tour
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:19 pm
If you haven't seen any of the clips from the KSP One Eye wave kiting contest in Mauritius, you need to check out the amazing riding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30W8ShYMdaQ
The contest finished yesterday, and everyone in the semi-finals and finals was riding strapless.
Strapped-in wave kiting is done. =D> This contest has clearly established the demise of the idea that kitesurfers need to be attached to their boards to shred. It's hard to imagine that in a year or two, anyone using footbelts will be participating in contests like these
This opens up a big horizon for kiting. Watch a pro surf contest and you will see surfers getting more air on their own power than most kiters riding waves strapless are currently capable of. The progression has just gotten a lot longer, but the best kiters are going to get there in a few years. It's exciting.
Okay, done with my rant. Discuss amongst yourselves.
The contest finished yesterday, and everyone in the semi-finals and finals was riding strapless.
Strapped-in wave kiting is done. =D> This contest has clearly established the demise of the idea that kitesurfers need to be attached to their boards to shred. It's hard to imagine that in a year or two, anyone using footbelts will be participating in contests like these
This opens up a big horizon for kiting. Watch a pro surf contest and you will see surfers getting more air on their own power than most kiters riding waves strapless are currently capable of. The progression has just gotten a lot longer, but the best kiters are going to get there in a few years. It's exciting.
Okay, done with my rant. Discuss amongst yourselves.