At first, Eckerd College student Alex Moore and his buddies just wanted to take a long kiteboard trip.
“You have heard of a surfing safari,’ ” said the 22-year-old anthropology major. “Well, we wanted to do a kitesurfing safari.”
Kitesurfing, which many consider to be the fastest growing “extreme” water sport, requires a high level of fitness and technical skill. Pinellas County happens to be a hotbed for kitesurfers, and Moore and fellow Eckerd students Tripp Hobbs and Matt Sexton and USF’s Chase Kosterlitz are at ground zero of this movement.
On a good day, an experienced kitesurfer can reach speeds up to …Â More info
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