Kiteboating

Kiteboating or kite boating is the act of using a kite as a power source to propel a boat (Motorboat or sailboat). The activity occurs in lakes and in open seas. Records of ocean crossing have been made. Placing turbines in the boat's hull lets the kite power generate electricity on board.^[1]

Patents

• Chul
• US Patent 6003457 Boat powered by means of a kite via a hinged arm by Pierre Chatelain. Filed:April 1, 1998.

Timeline

• Benjamin Franklin
• KiteTug
• KiteShip
• Dave Culp
• Anne Quemere
• TU Delft
• KitVes

See also

• Kite types
• Kitesurfing
• SkySails
• Power kite

External links

• Kiteboating enthusiast website

References

Kites and kite flying
Types by use	Fighter kite Human-lifting kite Indoor kite Kiteboating Kite buggy Power kite Sport kite Water kite
Types by shape	Arc kite Bermuda kite Bowed kite Rokkaku dako Box kite Chapi-chapi Foil kite Inflatable single-line kite Kytoon Leading edge inflatable kite Bow kite Malay kite Rotor kite Rogallo wing Scott sled Soil kite Tetrahedral kite Wau bulan
Activities & applications	Hang gliding Kite aerial photography Kite fighting Kite fishing Kite ice skating Kite landboarding Kite skating Kitesurfing Paragliding Parasailing Powered paragliding Snowkiting
Parts	Kite control systems Kite line Kite mooring
People	Alexander Graham Bell William Abner Eddy Lawrence Hargrave Jackie Matisse Sea Tails Francis Rogallo
Other	Ballooning (spider) Kite books Kite (geometry) Kitelife List of kite festivals
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