kiteboards

Towed water planks

Kiteboards are boards used in kiteboarding, a water sport where a rider is pulled across the water by a large controllable kite.

Similar in shape to wakeboards or small surfboards, they have foot straps or bindings and are designed to plane across the surface at high speeds: She strapped into her kiteboard and caught the wind.

sports

freestyle

Without prescribed technique

competition · progression · session · spot · conditions · wind · hydrofoil · wakeboard · surfboard · crossover

equipment

directional

Indicating a path

  • bindingsThings that secure together
  • padsCushioned protective layers
  • finsSwimming appendages

rocker · concave · channels · rails · carbon fiber · fiberglass · grab handle · inserts · deck · base

riding

carving

Shaping by cutting away

upwind · downwind · heelside · stance · powered · depowered · chop · flatwater · waves · speed

tricks

aerial

Elevated, or signal-catcher

  • jumpPropel oneself airborne
  • boostUpward push or increase
  • backrollRearward rotational tumble

unhooked · grab · rotation · invert · tantrum · pop · amplitude · hangtime · landing · stomp

Opposites
propulsion method

kiteboardsmotorboats

Engine-driven boats

sailboats · paddleboards · jet skis · kayaks · canoes

board sport environment

kiteboardssnowboards

Winter sport boards

skateboards · skis · longboards · sandboards · ice skates

activity level

kiteboardsinflatable rafts

Air-filled floating vessels

air mattresses · inner tubes · loungers · floating docks

Family

kiteboard, kiteboarding, kiteboarders, kiteboarder

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G