Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, or snow surface. It combines aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. Kiteboarding is among the less expensive and the more convenient sailing sports. Most power kites are leading edge inflatable kites or foil kites attached by about 20 m (66 ft) of flying lines to a control bar and a harness. The kitesurfer rides on either a bidirectional board (a 'twin-tip', similar to a wakeboard), a directional surfboard, or a foilboard. They often wear a wetsuit in mild to cold waters. In the early days of the sport there were significant injuries and some fatalities, but the safety record has improved with better equipment and instruction. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)