Southern California kitesurfing

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2008/4/1 -- Added link for WindOnTheWater.
2007/10/18 -- Major web site update: main page simplified, new web pages added for local beaches
2007/10/3 -- Click here for photographs of the recent SCKA safety clinic
2007/9/27 -- Click here for kite aerial camera photographs.

Kite surfing is a new, fun and rapidly evolving sport. The concept is simple, take a large traction kite and tow yourself along on a fast moving twin tip or directional surfboard. Much practice is however needed to make this concept work. Most of the Los Angeles area activity is at Belmont Shores, although kite boarders are active at many other Socal beaches. Click here for more information about the local Southern California kiteboarding beaches. Click here for learning how to kitesurf.



Not an alien that has descended from the strange floating crescent but a kitesurfer carrying his kite home at the end of the day. Click here for more kite photographs


Learning kitesurfing. Click here for more photos. Click here to learn about the basics of kitesurfing. (SCKA kitesurfing seminar)


The local Socal kitesurfers - Click here for more photos

 
There are many Southern California kitesurfing beaches - Click here for photographs and local information

 
Large jumps and acrobatic stunts are part of kite boarding. This is Silver Strand at Coronado. Click here for more acrobatic photos


A kite mounted aerial camera provides a view of Belmont Shores and Long Beach. Click here for more kite aerial camera photos


So...... what is it like to be out kitesurfing? Click here to find out


  A waterproof GPS (Garmin 305 Forerunner) was used to track two kite surfing sessions.
The upper left orange track shows a round trip from Seal Beach to the Belmont pier and back.
The lower right yellow track is at Sunset and Surfside Beaches.


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Click here for more information about Southern California kitesurfing including weather and beaches.

Click here for more information about how to learn basic kitesurfing.

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