Kiteboarding or Kitesurfing?

[Tunces]

With the inclusion of kiting in the Olympics and the popularity of racing, I believe the name will morph into kite sailing.

[sloughslut]

IMO you need cross / cross-off for proper surfing with a kite

dont forget strapless with a fixed pully bar unhooked!

[rvv]

kiteboarding if you use a twin tip.
kitesurfing if you use a surf board.
problem solved.

I don't think you can call twintip flatwater riding kitesurfing. Just my $.02

Agreed.

2nd that....and when will spell check recognize the sport as 1 word "Kiteboarding" not "kite boarding"?

[jwest21]

I'm learning to kiteboard so I can soon go kitesurfing. Bring on the great Pacific.

[pipedragon]

In the Bay or on lakes, kiteboarding

In the ocean with waves, kitesurfing

In the ocean on a flat day, saddly, kiteboarding again.

[NCKite_Ryder]

Parasurfing:

Only the best water sport around, a huge kite a modified wake board, kinda, and your off jumping 30ft and still landing softly awesome


I have to say, i did some wake skurfing behind a boat this weekend and it was awersome... we were riding a kitebord however.

[jwest21]

You got to be in surf to be surfing. I'd make an exception for a sport of snow surfing in which one rides avalanches, though it may be more aptly named suicide boarding.

I'd definitely say TT riding is still surfing if it's out in the waves. If it doesn't in your eyes, what about the gray area of mutants/hybrids.

Same goes for the wind surfers vs. sail boarders. <- do they take offense to the space between words I wonder?