Extreme Sports
The peaks and troughs of extreme sports
Curated By: Madhu Kapparth
KITE SURFING
At the beaches of North Goa, you may stumble upon a rather compelling sight: Athletic sun worshippers holding onto a rope while being dragged and brought to their knees almost as if they were lassoed to an invisible, unruly beast of immense strength. They are merely practising in the sand, a prelude to the battle they will face at sea with water and wind. Surfers raise the bar by riding the waves at breakneck speed powered by a large kite that harnesses the energy of the wind. Their bodies contort as they leap high over the waves. The places to kite surf are Skanör and Habo Ljung near the city of Malmö in Sweden.
At the beaches of North Goa, you may stumble upon a rather compelling sight: Athletic sun worshippers holding onto a rope while being dragged and brought to their knees almost as if they were lassoed to an invisible, unruly beast of immense strength. They are merely practising in the sand, a prelude to the battle they will face at sea with water and wind. Surfers raise the bar by riding the waves at breakneck speed powered by a large kite that harnesses the energy of the wind. Their bodies contort as they leap high over the waves. The places to kite surf are Skanör and Habo Ljung near the city of Malmö in Sweden.
