Product Description

The book of power kiting is your key to unlocking the mysteries of kite power. From buying your first kite to carving up the sand, sea, and snow, in a buggy or on a board-this book is 100 percent dedicated to helping you maximize your kite-powered fun.

Power kiting has become a genuine extreme sport, with more sophisticated and powerful equipment available than ever before. This market is still growing, and the demand for even better equipment is a constant element in the equation. In order to be safe and achieve the maximum possible skill level, a power kiter needs to know what the best and safest equipment on the market is, and how to use it. That is what this book is all about, and when you're done reading, you will walk away with a better knowledge of all aspects of one of the fastest-growing extreme sports in the world, from basic skills, to tricks, to products.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #211166 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781592285679
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover

About the Author
JEREMY BOYCE is a freelance writer, journalist, and translator working almost exclusively in the field of traction kites and kite boarding. In 1997 he was signed up by Flexifoil International as part of the sport kite team AIRKRAFT (the 1995 World Cup winners), flying their Matrix delta-wing sport kite. Nowadays, he's more likely to be found at the end of a traction kite.

Customer Reviews

Vovo dos manuais de instrucao do kitesurf
Desatualizado. Parece querer ser um manual de instrucao, ou ate talvez seja o vovo dos manuais do kitesurf. Com graficos muito pobres e fotos amadoras mostrando ora a pipa ora o kitesurfer, mas dificilmente a ambos numa mesma foto senao durate um salto. Portanto não dispoem dos recursos da fotografia didática (que exige perícia na preparação em se tratando de kite pois quando se tem separados o kitesurfista da pipa nunca se sabe o que esta acontecendo com o lado que nao eh mostrado) além de demorar explicando as diferencas entre os modelos para a agua ou para a terra e entre os kites de 2 linhas e os de 4 linhas.

Not satisfied
I found this book superficial. I bought it to learn how to kitesurf but the section was only about 40 pages without much technical details. The other sections are about land, snow, etc... Also to much about the history of kiting which in my opinion shouldn't take this many pages in a technical manual. 'The "ultimate" book of power kiting and kiteboarding', not really. I returned the book the same day, and looked for a better one.

A nice kitesurfing guide
I found this book very helpful. It contains, history of the sport and a lot of important techniques and tips, starting from the amateur level and moving on to advanced level 3 tricks. I recommend it.