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Kites are King in Tarifa, Kite surfing on the Costa del Sol
kitesurfing
Kite surfing
is the one of the latest extreme sports, involving racing over water
on a surfboard propelled by a kite. Experts can achieve speeds of
80km per hour and leap into the air to perform somersaults and manoeuvres
up to 40m from the water's surface.
Kites range
in size from 5 square metres to 15 square metres and are used depending
on the wind conditions. A small entry level kite costs 500 Euro
and a top brand large kite can cost around 2000 Euro. The small
boards cost about 700 Euro and the harness about 150 Euro.
The sport can be quite dangerous, and for this reason the kite surfer, the wind surfers and bathers are separated by buoys in popular sporting areas such as Tarifa. The special danger of kite surfing is that you could be whisked out into the Atlantic on a strong "levante" wind. Unlike wind surfing if something like this happens, the board is too small to support a person.
A three-day
course at one of the many licensed schools costing around 250 Euros
should be enough to let a beginner "fly solo".
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