History of kitesurfingoliver.dewolf@howest.be

Somewhere long ago in history in Sulawezi…

LEAF KITESInterpretations of cave paintingsMuna Island, Sulawezi

2800 years ago in China there once was …

SILK & BAMBOO549 ADfirst recording with paperdifferent usesmusic & mythical figures

And somewhere in 1977 a new sport was born…

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KITING as powersource for SAILINGEnglishman Keith Stewart crosses canal in 4,5 houres

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KITESURF IS BORNDutchman G. Panhuizen is the first sail on a board using the force of a kite

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KITES WITH FLOATABLE PARTS1985Brother Legaignoux

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FIRST PATENT ON KITE-SKI1994Cory RoeselerKitebar system makes launch from water possibleDeltakite and monoski

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KITE SURFER1994Peter Lynn

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WIPIKA SURFKITE1996First mass produced floatable kite

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KITESURFING1997, production of kiteboards by Raphael Salles 1998, Robby Naish & Peter Lynn start up production1998, First worldcontest kitesurfing on Hawaii1999, more brands rise Rest is history…