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Maui Revealed-The Ultimate Guidebook
2007 4th Edition, page 231

Kiteboarding Questions

What is the difference between kitesurfing, kiteboarding, and flysurfing?

Kitesurfing, kiteboarding, or flysurfing (if you speak French) is an exciting water sport for the new millennium. The term kitesurfing is usually reserved for kiting in waves, but whatever term you prefer it's a very, very young sport. In 1999, there were probably only a few hundred kiteboarders in the world. Now, kiteboarding can be found in nearly every county and certainly on every continent. The idea behind kiteboarding is very simple....a kiter stands on a board with his feet inserted into straps or bindings attached to the board and uses the power of a large controllable kite to propel him across the water. Kiteboarding is a lot like waterskiing and wakeboarding, only you're replacing the boat with a kite. This simplicity of the sport also makes it challenging as your body is the only connection between the kite and the board. You have to pilot the kite in the sky and steer the board on the water, controlling them both at the same time.