If you’re hoping to get familiar with a wave riding board sport, you may have a hard time choosing between kitesurfing or regular surfing which involves no kite. Kitesurfing and surfing – which one is better. This is a question worth answering. Kitesurfing and surfing are not similar sports, however considering both types involve riding waves, they have a lot
In Nazaré, Portugal, the Brazilian female surfing athlete successfully conquered a fierce wave as high as 20.72m, creating a new surfing record. Recently, on the Guinness official website, confirmed that Maya Gabeira is a world record holder. Tsunami waves over 20 meters high have been occurring in many parts of the world. If you want to take the challenge of
Choose the right size of wetsuit and board It is the obvious rule applied to whatever the sport that you must use the right size of equipment. However, in surfing, it is even more important as it can increase or break the speed in which you learn and master the skill. Regarding your size, select the right length, width and
How old are you to kite surfing? There is no age limit for kitesurfing. There are children out there like five years old. Children are quick learners, so as long as they can swim, you can start teaching them the basics. Old age is the same. Do not let age prevent you from forever young! Kiteboarding with seat belts and
Summer’s on the way and if you’re looking forward to mastering a new sport, then there is nothing quite as cool and amazing like surfing! It may look easy, but you’ll quickly learn that it is not. It might easy looking at those you’re admiring, who fly with finesse on the water like a stranded whale in distress. But, don’t
The best waves are out there waiting for you. If you’re getting there, it is only half of the work; you’ll need to protect your gear to survive the journey too. Whatever your mode of transportation, make sure your surfboard is well-protected from any potential damages such as cracks, bangs, and dings along the way. First up: the bag. Make
Is kite surfing easy to learn? Well, with a good instructor and a few days with the right winds, you’ll be up and going. It is definitely easier than surfing. It helps if you have pretty strong winds (around the 20 buttons is ideal. It’s strong but not terribly strong) and shallow water, where you can stand up and restart
Windsurfing is one of the most difficult activities, even considered to be the hardest of extreme sports, but if you already know the secrets of skateboarding, you will have excitement completely. The reward is that you will have a strong and rocky body because windsurfing will make your arms, chest, and back become stronger and more muscular to withstand and
The Gun Guns are big shortboards designed for extreme surfing conditions which are quite easy to paddle, allow entering big waves quickly, with only minor disadvantage of being too big sometimes ( there are some that bigger than a longboard) making them hard to turn. They usually have a pintail and the length varies from 7 to 12 feet. No
The Longboard The first modern era surfboard is the longboard which is typically over 9 feet length, has a rounded or blunt nose, with plenty of forward width, and wide tails. Longboard has a lot of foam volume, which means it generates lots of buoyancy. Opposite to the shortboards, they are not hard to paddle and will enter any type