When kiteboarding was born a couple of decades ago, you'd think it was inspired by windsurfing, sailing, wakeboarding and surfing. The sport has evolved since the Legaignoux brothers registered the patent in 1985.

Kiteboarding has been trying all possible categories and classes. Freestyle, course racing, slalom, waves, speed and other variations, for example, with kickers in flat water lakes.

Dave Scott is one of the most prolific skimboarders in the world. The Floridian rider from Vilano Beach enjoys experimentation, when he is not pulling impossible barrels.

Bruno Sroka will try to kitesurf across English Channel and beat the world record of 5 hours and 20 minutes. The French kiteboarder wants to celebrate the inclusion of the sport in the 2016 Olympic Games with a serious challenge.

Sroka will have to sail the 100 nautical miles of the English Channel with favorable wind and swell conditions, as well as cargo ships.The world course race champion has already marked a special record. Bruno Sroka is the first and the only kitesurfer to cross the Cape Horn.

"The weather has been playing cat and mouse with me and the French coast guards were cruel in giving the authorization to cross the channel", explains the kiteboarder. "But its all done. Got my approvals and after checking the weather again, I decided that now is the perfect timing".

The first KTA Race Centres will be opened in three Asian countries. Philippines, Thailand and China will get brand new structures and racing trainers for everyone willing to improve skills, knowledge and experience in kiteboarding and kite racing.

Boracay, Pranburi and Hainan are the selected locations. The network of racing centres are a great option for those who want to learn to ride a race board, for example, during kite holidays.

Each KTA Race Centre will be led by a race trainer who will be able to cover all aspects of race board use, from the basics of set-up and riding through to tacking, gybing and effective downwind riding.

The development of race boards in kiteboarding over the past two or three years have added a whole new challenge and dynamic to the sport.

Ruben Lenten is the next stuntman in professional kiteboarding. Following the spectacular kite jumps performed by British rider Lewis Crathern over the Brighton and Worthing piers, the rider also known as "Ruben Len10" does the impossible.

In fact, during the Red Bull Ragnarok 2012, professional kiter from the Netherland completed a breathtaking jump off a hundred meter high cliff, on the Haugastøl plateau, in Norway.

There is not much wind for snowkiting, but for flying is enough because as soon as you go down the hill you have speed and pressure for your kite to be able to fly", explains Lenten before the challenge.

"I am a little bit nervous because I don't know how will be the conditions at the top. I think we're going to have some fun today", he revealed before climbing the hill.

The New York State Parks have forbidden all kiteboarders from training their sport in the entire recreational system. Although the network of beaches under the New York State Parks management is of public acccess, the fact is kiteboarding has been banned.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is currently taking control of 168 state parks and 78 developed beaches. There are 14 miles of public beaches in the region.