Maui Kite 1. We all went to kite beach on two afternoons of our trip and Silas filled us in on this exciting sport. Off for repair. It looks like the majority of the kitesurfers are using wake boards. Their feet are in bindings and the boards have small fins on each end.
Direction is changed by sliding sideways in the turn with their back foot then leading out.
Guys using directional boards with foot straps have to switch stance on the board as they complete the turn. Regardless of the board, foot pressure on the rail of the board is used to point up wind or to sail any other reach as the kite provides the power. I saw jumps in the 25-30 foot range with flights lasting maybe 20 seconds. Wake boarders and windsurfers seem to be making the cross-over in the largest numbers to this new sport. Kite Surfing is exciting to watch and even better to do.