Kitesurfing in Øresund

Kitesurfing - or kiteboarding - is a sport for which Øresund is well suited. Tonight I observed this kitesurfer who was exercising at the Hittarp reef close to Helsingborg on the Swedish side of the Sound:

Kitesurfing in Hittarp with the Domsten marina in the background

A kitesurfer with a ro-ro ship in the background

Two flying objects

For those who are not familiar with kitesurfing, wikipedia offers some useful information:

Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport that has been described as combining wakeboarding, windsurfing,surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport. Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard (similar to a wakeboard). The terms kiteboarding and kitesurfing are interchangeable. There are a number of different styles of kiteboarding, including freestyle, freeride, downwinders, speed, course racing, wakestyle, jumping and wave-riding which is focused on kitesurfing big waves using a directional board similar to a surfboard.