As a longtime wakeboarder, Shawn Kjolso of Lynnwood already had a love of water sports. But after years of spending time and money to maintain his boat, he was ready to try something different.
He was ready to try kiteboarding.
It meant swapping his speedboat for a large, colorful kite that could propel him across the water, and sometimes lift him soaring above the waves. It meant trading the noise of a powerful outboard motor for, well, no noise.
“Now I’m relying on Mother Nature to pull me around,” the 37-year-old Kjolso said. “It’s peaceful and it’s quiet. The only noise is the wind blowing by you.” … Details
