Kitesurfing: a sport that brings health and well-being – News of Brazil
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Lana Caroline
Sports Editor
For those who like or are looking for an extreme water sport, how about kitesurfing? This sport is growing more and more throughout the world and in Amapá it is no different. Around 60 people are members of AVAP (Amapá Sailors Association), but the state has more than 100 practitioners of this sport.
According to the president of the Amapá Sailors Association, Rubens Barros, kitesurfing has some benefits for health and, of course, for the athlete’s well-being. “It’s good for our mental and physical health and especially the view we have, the wind that hits our faces. It’s such a great freedom that we feel.”he said.
In addition to the sporting aspect, the Association has an environmental vision. Between the 27th and 29th of October, the 6th Crossing of the Amazon River will take place. The event will also feature a cleanup of the Amazon River and discussions about care and ways to preserve the site.
“It’s an event we do as a kitesurf regatta and this year we will have foil and bidirectional. We take advantage of this event to discuss the protection of the Amazon River. Furthermore, we are going to clean up Rio, as the association takes on this environmental responsibility. On these days we will have two experts doing Freestyle maneuvers”, said Rubens.
Kitesurfing consists of using the Kite, which can also be called a kite; the control bar and lines, which will guarantee the connection, control and maneuvers of the kite by the practitioner; the trapeze, which is a type of belt positioned between the hip and lower back, which connects the person to the kite; the board and life jacket.
“People need to know how to control the force of the wind, because it is the wind that generates the force. You need an instructor to tell you how to practice in a certain wind speed and tell you what your kite is, it varies depending on weight and wind volume”, said Rubens.
One of the kitesurfers is Eliton Franco. He has been sailing for 15 years and started practicing the sport because he found it beautiful. “What motivated me is that I think kitesurfing is very beautiful. It reminded me of the time when I was a fisherman and I thought it was very beautiful, I was enchanted, I got closer, I learned and I evolved,” he explained.
The love for the sport led Eliton to undertake the so-called ‘Amazing Crossing’, in which he traveled six states until arriving in Amapá, kitesurfing. “We left Natal (RN) with the aim of reaching Macapá (AP). People thought it was crazy and that it wouldn’t work, but I believed we would arrive in Macapá. It was a huge learning experience, but the main learning was the people. Where we least had structures, was our 5-star hotel”, remembered.
Because it is a safe sport, it can be practiced by adults of all genders, children and the elderly, explains Eliton. “People think everything is very expensive, but it’s not. Furthermore, they think that being overweight is a problem, and that doesn’t exist. Anyone over 12 years old, women, seniors can participate. We recommend that you look for an instructor and take a course”, he said.
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