The premise is pretty simple: Attach yourself to an enormous kite, strap your feet to a board, and let the wind do the rest. The execution, though—that's where it gets a bit tricky. With enough ...

Almost everyone has flown a kite. I remember flying one as a kid, and the joyous feeling of harnessing the wind’s power, steering the kite and wishing it could pick me up and take me somewhere far ...