Hey loose,

The name "kitesurfing" was originally the name for the reason you mentioned.

This is the reason some of the more established companies, organisations and businesses have names like Australian Kite Surfing Assoc., West Australian Kite Surfing Assoc. and Australian Kitesurfing School etc, because they were established back in 2000 or thereabouts, when there only was the name "kitesurfing"

It has been known internationally as "kiteboarding" for some time now.

"Kitesurfing" nowadays refers directly to kiting in the surf on any board you like. Wake style comes under "kiteboarding" as does general freestyle on both directionals and twin tips.

Then there is kiteskiing which covers both snow and water as long as you are using skis. I think "snowkiting" also covers snowboards and skis.

Then there's kite buggying which uses buggies and foils.

Not sure what you call mountain boarding with a kite or dirt surfing with a kite??? Maybe someone else will know. Steve McC???

Have a windy day!

it's just a name, doesn't really matter so long as your out there having a great time and doing no harm.......

it should be call kiteaddicts!

Jeez Fitzy,

For a secong there I thought you had typed Lets go Knittin'

Now that would be funny

Best winds

i m waitin' for a good wind. winter wind is bad

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Not sure what you call mountain boarding with a kite

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I call it kitelandboarding. So do some other people I know.

And yeah, the one thing I don't miss about kiteboarding in Australia is KBM. Can someone PM me or something when they get their act together and start publishing something decent.

depends, do you stay upright or are you arse-up? kitelandboardydragging?

SA is great. Cheap booze, attractive girls, incompetent government.