Kiteboarding Battle of the Sund

Red Bull Battle of the Sund kiteboard event. Click on photo to enlarge.

Who says kiteboarding is for warm waters and sand beaches? These amazing images from the Red Bull Battle of the Sund in Malmö, Sweden show the organized chaos of a fleet of 250 kiteboarders doing an out-and-back course. Click on the links below for lots more images and a video showing what appear to be some of the happiest people on earth. My favorite line from the video? “It’s one of the biggest kiteboarding.” One of?!? Any of you kiteboarders out there want to chime in with what are the biggest kiteboarding events and venues in the Pacific Northwest?

Part 1 Photos, Part 2 Photos.

Here’s the link to the video.