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Kite Surfing is one of the newest, coolest and most extreme watersports. A sort of cross between windsurfing, wakeboarding, surfing and paragliding.
The kite itself can be anything between 6 and 25 square metres in size with flying lines up to 30m long.
A kitesurf board is between 5ft-6ft long with foot straps and an ankle leash to keep you attached.
Then there's the kite control bar which is attached to a windsurf-style harness with a harness line.
The World Championship is made up of six events which take place at different venues around the world.
Aquatic acrobatics from Aaron
Each event attracts between 40-50 competitors who are whittled down round-by-round on a knock-out basis. Similar to a tennis event like Wimbledon I suppose!
Each competitor is given 10 minutes to impress the judges who award marks according to technical difficulty, power and style.
Anybody can try kitesurfing. But be warned - once you start, you won't want to stop. It's such a bug!
There are 15 regional kitesurfing centres in the UK. They'll let you borrow their equipment and organise some lessons for you.
With kites costing between £600 and £700 and boards setting you back about £300 you're probably looking to spend around a £1,000 to get you started.
Start saving now!
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