If you’ve been at a Seattle beach on a breezy day, you’ve probably seen kiteboarders out skimming the waves with their enormous, bright kites, jumping 20, 30, 40 feet in the air and just … hanging ...

iteboarders, welcome to Muskegon where the winds are strong and the beach is uncongested and accessible. Muskegon, welcome to kiteboarding, the extreme sport that could give the local tourism industry ...

The premise is pretty simple: Attach yourself to an enormous kite, strap your feet to a board, and let the wind do the rest. The execution, though—that's where it gets a bit tricky. With enough ...

I'm flying! I'm really flying! Okay, I'm only aloft for a few seconds. The wind powering my training kite is nearly ripping my shoulders out of their sockets. And it will take many hours of practice ...

From shore, David flashed a thumbs up: the signal for me to go ahead. I pulled down on the control bar attached to the harness on my waist, and the 20-foot-wide kite emblazoned with a dragon arced ...