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The Kiteboarding gear needed vary depending on the level of skill and personal preference of the kiteboarder doing it.
Here are some of the basic kiteboarding gear that you may need:
1.
KITE. This is the gear that plays the most important role as it
provides the source of power. There are inflatable kites and foil kites.
2.
KITEBOARD - A small composite, wooden or foam board. There several
types of this but the easiest to learn on and most popular is the twin
tip boards
3. HARNESS - The harness together with a spreader bar
attaches the rider to the control bar. By hooking in, the harness takes
most of the strain of the kite's pull off of the rider's arms, and
spreads it across a portion of his body. This allows the rider to do
jumps and other tricks while remaining attached to the kite via the
control bar. Waist harness are by far the most popular among advanced
kiteborders.
4. FOOT STRAPS/PADS OR BOOTS - This attaches the board to the kiteboarder's feet.
5.
BAR/LINES - The control bar is a solid metal or composite bar which
attaches to the kite via the lines. The rider holds on to this bar and
controls the kite by pulling at its ends.
7. HELMET - worn by kiteboarders to protect the head from any kind of injury or physical trauma.
8.
PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) - This gear provides additional
security to the kiteboarder so that he can concentrater on riding.
9.
WETSUIT - worn by kiteboarders to reduce body heat loss when
kiteboarding in strong winds. It is also a kiteboarder gear that
protects them from abrasions, marine life like jellyfish. It can be a "shortie" which only covers the torso of a full suit.
These
are just some of the kiteboarding gear that one needs to purchase and
prepare in taking up kiteboarding as a sport or hobby.
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