All the guys that I use to windsurf with that never got more than a cut foot on a stray oyster shell have been hurt in major ways Kite boarding. Almost all of them have broken their leg at least once.

I am talking guys that have 20-25 years of hard core windsurfing experience in winds up to near 40 mph and approaching hurricane surf before they ever stepped on a Kite Board. They can have it...while they might be setting the world records, out here I haven’t seen anyone of them that I couldn't pass on a windsurfer...they do "out point" a sailboard something serious though. They use those more here in Florida because you can get out in 8 mph of wind instead of waiting till its blowing 18+ like you need to have any kind of fun in the ocean. Bobbing around out there when they are in the water looks like the ultimate life bait scenario to me...LOL

Regards,
Bob