The Basics Of Kiteboarding

Peter Trombetti

The Basics Of Kiteboarding

Peter Trombetti is the founder and former managing partner of the Oficio Group in Rhode Island. As a managing partner, Peter Trombetti was responsible for sales and recruitment, business development, profitable marketplace opportunities, and much more. In his spare time, he likes to remain very active and has recently taken up kiteboarding.

The Basics Of Kiteboarding

Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, is a combination of wakeboarding, windsurfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, and kite flying. Kitesurfers often use the area of the beach where the surf meets the sand, similar to wakeboarders, but they also can take their board and kite to deeper waters. With a simple movement of the kite, kitesurfers have been known to catch between 20 and 40 feet of elevation during a jump.

The Basics Of Kiteboarding

To begin kiteboarding, one must first step into a body harness that attaches to the kite. Once the special “power kite” has launched, the surfer must step into footholds on the board and brace themselves for the wind to go to work. Balance is the first step to master, and afterwards, learning how to control the kite becomes the main challenge. Once a surfer has mastered balance, steering, and control, kiteboarding is a great hobby that can last for hours at a time with little physical strain.