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I can’t believe how hot the weather has been this past week here in Los Angeles, California area
I guess some people got tired of surfing the internet and getting so depressed about the stock market, the recession, and the financial slum we’ve fallen into, that they grab their surfing board instead and headed for the beach.
Everybody seems to have the same idea than me because the Santa Monica beach was crowded. My kids mentioned that they want to see the kitesurfers again so we headed North in Pacific Coast Highway toward Malibu beach. (See my previous post kitesurfing at Malibu Beach California)
This seem to be the only place that this sport is practiced because I have not seeing any kitesurfing practiced anywhere but here. From San Diego, through Orange county and South Bay beaches, but I might be wrong and just happen that when I was visiting these places there was nobody kiteboarding at that time.

As we watched the beautiful colors and designs of these kite boards, we talked with some of the surfers and inquired what are the features a good kiteboard should have and they mentioned that they expect their kite to: turn faster, jump higher, loop tighter, and hang longer

If you want to try and learn more about this sport there are some instructional DVD for kiteboard training so you can become familiar with what is required for kitesurfing. Get to know the masters of kiteboarding names like Chris Moore and others professionals that practice and master kitesurfing.

Kitesurfing is a very physical demanding extreme sport and some of basic physical condition you must have as a surfer also applied to kiteboarding and they are:
· You must have good swimming skills
· Good balance abilities
· Upper body strength
· Legs and calves strength
· Endurance
· Ability to think and react quickly to a split second changing conditions.

If you think you can do it, then you must do your diligent research for the best brands, prices and quality. Sometimes you can find in Ebay great bargains in used or new kiteboarding kit and equipment.

Here are some of the popular brands and styles of kiteboards that are sold on Ebay
2007 16m Bularoo complete with kite bag and pump
2008 13 m waroo kiteboarding Waroo pro 11 meter
Slingshot machine 17.5m kite
2008 cabrinha convert 9m kite
Gk globe kites sonic 14m kite complete

Kiteboarding in a exciting sport to practice when you visit some of the great sunny beaches of Southern California

As I mentioned in my previous post about our trip to Malibu Beach in search of the perfect beach to test our brand new Morey bodyboard. As we drove through Pacific Coast Highway, we spot in the distance several kites with beautiful colors and designs, but they were in the ocean.
 As we drove closer we notice that they were some kind of parachute that people where using in the water. Later on we find out that this sport is called “Kitesurfing” and use a small parachute or kite and a small surfboard.

We sat on the beach and watched how the surfer deployed his kite and the wind will drag him several feet into the air. The surfer take advantage of the moments he is airborne and he start doing some intrepid spin and awesome jumps before he land in the water with his kiteboard attached to his feet.
The Kitesurfer we were watching were ether advanced or experts because my kids were amazed of the jump and spin they were doing. At times they seem to be suspended in mid-air and landed in slow motion.
All they needed were a wind strong enough to lift them several feet into the air and water for a soft landing. This sport can be practiced everywhere that have water, So a lake or a dam are ideal to practice this sport, or perhaps a river that does not have a strong current and is wide enough to move in any direction will be good as well. But as anything that you do where you can get hurt, practicing the golden rules of common sense and safety are applied here.
Kitesurfing is a beautiful and fun scene to watch but I am sure that this sport required great strength and ability from the kitesurfer. You must be in top physical shape to withstand this demanding sport.
Ebay have several kitesurfing stores where you can find kitesurfing equipment used or brand new for good prices.
Some of the top models and popular brands I found were:
• Slingshot Turbo 2 Kitesurfing 14m complete with bar, bag and pump and is sold by a store named Kite Wind Surf
• Gaastra Phoenix 17.5M kiteboarding kitesurfing kite
• Eclipse Truster 10m 2008 Kitesurfing kiteboarding kite
• Naish 10m Torch 2008 Kitesurfing kiteboarding kite
Just to mention some of the most popular kiteboard and perhaps you will find other brands and models that will become your favorite as you get familiar with this water sport.

Kitesurfing is another fun thing you can do when you visit our GreatSunnyBeaches in Southern California