wINdSURFINg doesn’t have the kITE SURFINg may be the
following of its heyday, but designers fastest growing of these inland
followed the lead of other sports (tennis, variations of board surfing.
downhill skiing, and A few years ago kite surfing was
waterskiing) by thinking extreme and risky, but technical
outside the box. They modifications have made it safer
made their sport and easier to learn. You still have
easier, and easier to respect the power of the wind,
to do in less wind. since most kites are very large.
They made Simply contact your local surf
the boards store and they can put you in
r e m a r k a b l y touch with an instructor in the
shorter and area. Within a few sessions
almost you will be surfing it up on
o b s c e n e l y the flat waters of the Ottawa
wide. This River or a large lake. getting
helps you outfitted: If you're trying
get the thrill to get in at the ground
of planeing level it's very tempting
on top of to jump on at the trailing
the water on edge, similar to buying a
just an average computer, but modern
day on Britannia Bay developments in the
or any of the hot spots around sport have improved RIvER SURFINg on a standing wave
Ottawa. getting outfitted: For a new the safety and the ease has unlimited potential as a sport. Because
complete windsurfer you are looking at of learning; therefore, a novice kiteboarder unlike ocean surfing where the waves rise
$1299 and up. Lighter, stiffer, faster boards would be better off stepping up to the plate and fall giving minutes or fractions of, actual
or high carbon content masts can drive the and buying a current year's kite. riding. The standing wave theoretically
price way up. An up-to-date package may be over could be surfed all day in one session, with
$2000 with tax. An experienced kiteboarder only your cutback and play being your
wAkE SURFINg is truly surfing. might be able to make do movement. There are a couple covetted
Riding down a dynamic wave created by a with older technology and places in and around the Ottawa area, that
boat. This sport evolved from waterskiing, save some money. at different times of the season make this
to wakeboarding (the water equivalent of sport possible. Fast moving water and
snowboarding) to wake skating which is shallow rocky bottom (dangerous
skateboard-influenced wakeboarding on combination). Since the possible
a smaller board with no bindings. Then spots are limited and you could
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a further evolution to a larger directional stay up for long periods of time.
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board that kicks in when the boat generates We at Surf Side are crying
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a big enough wake – you start out for help. The possibility / M
surfing down the wave, which gives of manufacturing an
you your forward thrust. Now you obstruction and placing
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can drop the rope and continue in the flow has got us
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carving it up, close to the boat California dreaming.
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as it motors around your getting outfitted: ZBU
local lake. Nice idea, but Bic (yeah, the pen
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boat – for safety it some very durable
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should be an inboard – surfboards starting
may not produce a big at $329 which are great
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enough wave. getting for the rocky shores around
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outfitted: Providing Ottawa.
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you already have an Alex Millen is the owner of local surf and
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adequate wakeboarding board shop, Surfside and can be reached at
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boat, ropes and vests, (613) 726-7873 (SURF). «OO
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