Grasshopper Grasshopper Magazine June | Page 22

Cover Story Kiteboarding Kiteboarding K iteboarding is a sport which is a mixture of Waterboarding, Snowboarding, Windsurfing, Skateboarding and gymnastics which makes it a single package for these many adventure sports. Think of board on the surface of the water with a kite rig as a power source to propel the boat. Goa aka ‘Sin City of India’ is the ideal destination for kiteboarding in India and most popular one is at Morjim beach. People from around world visit Goa and kiteboarding is one experience most people don’t miss. India is a peninsula that is blessed with benefits of trade winds in three sides and kite sports here can be divided into two coastlines - west an