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Kite Sports
Buggying Kitesurfing Snowkiting Kitesailing

This fast-paced beach sport was invented by New Zealander Peter Lynn. During races that sometimes attract hundreds of buggies, speeds of well over 100 km/h can be reached.

Kite Sports
Buggying Kitesurfing Snowkiting Kitesailing

Surfing with a kite instead of a sail is barely 10 years old, but you now sees more kitesurfers than windsurfers. The jumps high above the water are especially spectacular.

Kite Sports
Buggying Kitesurfing Snowkiting Kitesailing

In December 2000 Marc Cornelissen and Wilco van Rooijen reached the South Pole by sledge and skis. With favourable winds, the expedition was helped by powerful Nasa Wing kites.

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Buggying Kitesurfing Snowkitng Kitesailing

Sailing with the help of kites is an unusual sport. Here is a picture of an exciting race on the Mediterranean with single trimarans.

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