Kite Surfer
Kitesurfing is a style of kiteboarding specific to wave riding, which uses standard surfboards or boards shaped specifically for the purpose. On land, a mountain board or foot steered buggy is used while skis or snowboards can be used in snow,
There are different styles of kiteboarding, including freestyle, freeride, speed, course racing, wakestyle, big air, park, and surfing.
Compared to the other sailing sports, kiteboarding is both less expensive and much more convenient. It is also unique in that it harvests the wind energy from a much larger atmosphere volume, comparing to sail size.
This view is in Sandown Bay which is a broad bay which stretches for much of the length of the Isle of Wight's southeastern coast. It extends ten kilometres from Culver Down and Yaverland in the northeast to just south of Shanklin in the southwest, near the village of Luccombe. Near Luccombe, the bay is separated from The Undercliff by a large headland from which Lowtherville sits atop. The towns of Shanklin, Lake and Sandown are located on the bay's coast, while Luccombe and Lowtherville feature panoramic views across both Sandown Bay to the East and the Undercliff to the southwest.
The seabed is a mixture of sand, shells and gravel. The beach is predominantly sand.
Large cargo ships as seen here can frequently be observed operating in Sandown Bay, often using the bay as a temporary anchorage before continuing east towards continental Europe.
The name of the ship cannot be made out at this distance but it looks very simmilar to the Navig8 Ametrine, an oil/chemical tanker, gross tonnage of23,200 tons, built in 2015 and under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It was in European waters in July 2017 so it could be resting up before continuing is voyage to the Hook of Holland where is was observed 12 days later.
Sandown Bay is an excellent example of a concordant coastline, and has well-developed beaches stretching all the way from Shanklin to Culver Down due to Longshore drift. As a result of this, Sandown and Shanklin grew rapidly in the 1800s into bustling seaside resorts, as tourists from across both the Island and the country came to enjoy the seaside.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding
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Kite Surfer
Kitesurfing is a style of kiteboarding specific to wave riding, which uses standard surfboards or boards shaped specifically for the purpose. On land, a mountain board or foot steered buggy is used while skis or snowboards can be used in snow,
There are different styles of kiteboarding, including freestyle, freeride, speed, course racing, wakestyle, big air, park, and surfing.
Compared to the other sailing sports, kiteboarding is both less expensive and much more convenient. It is also unique in that it harvests the wind energy from a much larger atmosphere volume, comparing to sail size.
This view is in Sandown Bay which is a broad bay which stretches for much of the length of the Isle of Wight's southeastern coast. It extends ten kilometres from Culver Down and Yaverland in the northeast to just south of Shanklin in the southwest, near the village of Luccombe. Near Luccombe, the bay is separated from The Undercliff by a large headland from which Lowtherville sits atop. The towns of Shanklin, Lake and Sandown are located on the bay's coast, while Luccombe and Lowtherville feature panoramic views across both Sandown Bay to the East and the Undercliff to the southwest.
The seabed is a mixture of sand, shells and gravel. The beach is predominantly sand.
Large cargo ships as seen here can frequently be observed operating in Sandown Bay, often using the bay as a temporary anchorage before continuing east towards continental Europe.
The name of the ship cannot be made out at this distance but it looks very simmilar to the Navig8 Ametrine, an oil/chemical tanker, gross tonnage of23,200 tons, built in 2015 and under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It was in European waters in July 2017 so it could be resting up before continuing is voyage to the Hook of Holland where is was observed 12 days later.
Sandown Bay is an excellent example of a concordant coastline, and has well-developed beaches stretching all the way from Shanklin to Culver Down due to Longshore drift. As a result of this, Sandown and Shanklin grew rapidly in the 1800s into bustling seaside resorts, as tourists from across both the Island and the country came to enjoy the seaside.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding
www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2163473