from Vanuatu Daily Post
Pango also sees the occasional kite surfer out when the wind and tide is right, and there are dozens of other locations on
Efate
and other islands suitable for the sport. Kite surfing relies on steady on-shore or cross-shore breeze of 15 knots of wind speed or more, and enough space on the shore to safety launch and land the kite.
The style of kite surfing that most spectators see is on relatively flat water where wakeboarding style tricks, jumps and simply sailing backwards and forwards happens. For this type of kiting, the rider is usually on a board that looks like a snowboard which can travel in both directions.
