Kiteboarding comes to Puerto Vallarta

February 10, 2007 | Tags: Events, Sport |

Kiteboarding Puerto VallartaKiteboarding Puerto VallartaIf you’ve never seen kiteboarding, or even heard of it, you’ll have your chance in Vallarta from May 14 to 20 when the World Kiteboarding tour comes to town. I’ve managed to see it a couple of times, in Victoria, BC, and it’s a pretty amazing sight to watch. Basically, the kiteboarder’s feet are strapped to what looks like a surfboard while they hold and manipulate a kite above them. They surf the waves while also using the wind to make huge jumps up into the air.

It’s also apparently dangerous as hell if you don’t know what you’re doing.

More info: The press release for the event, more pictures of a previous kiteboarding event in Puerto Vallarta.


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  1. Paliska on March 3, 2007 4:00 pm

    Check out Costa Alegre south of PV. Consistent overhead, check it out, Steve.

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