Protection of the body and eye are essential when enjoying the outdoors. This website is for kitesurfers who want to know about the safeguards concerning extreme sun exposure and different ways to protect your eyes and body from dangerous ultraviolet rays.

Sunglasses can be real expensive for kitesurfers due to the fact that the majority of companies manufacture pricey sunglasses, one example being Chanel. Inexpensive "kitesurfing sunglasses" can be found at SeaSpecs, which cost $49.95 each and come standard with their patented, impact resistant polarized lenses which provide 100% protection from the Sun’s harmful UV rays, along with their secure strap which keep them on your head while kitesurfing.

Kitesurfing safety should not be taken lightly as it reduces the risk of death, accident or injury. Safety guidelines such as checking the forecast for storms, winds of high speed, direction of windflow, and lightning activity. If not careful, a kitesurfer can experience a kitemare, referring to strong sudden wind gusts carrying and slamming a person against water, buildings, sand, terrain, or power lines. It is also important to avoid kitesurfing in crowded areas, keep a 100 meter distance between you and any possible interference. The majority of kiteboarding fatalities come from being carried off or pulled out of control, resulting in a collision with hard objects like a building or sand.

Sunglasses containing UVA & UVB provide extra protection because they help block out blinding rays produced by the sun. The last thing a kitesurfer wants is to be blinded while enjoying the outdoors and wearing the proper kitesurfing sunglasses enhances vision while steering clear of dangerous ultraviolet rays. Kitesurfers should aim to avoid all potential damages endured from overexposure to the sun.

Too much exposure to the sun can lead a kitesurfer to experience sunburn, a burn to living tissue caused by UV rays. Kitesurfers can also encounter temporary blindness and blurred vision in the beginning, but too much exposure to UV rays in the end can lead to aging of the skin, patches of skin become thin and less elastic, and develop blemishes, sun freckles, and wrinkles. kitesurfers unaware of potential hazards also face corneal sunburn and growths on the surface of the eye which are thought to be related to overexposure.

Polarized sunglasses reduce reflected glare from the surrounding water.  Light reflected from the water is generally horizontally polarized. This horizontally polarized light is blocked by the vertically oriented polarizers in the lenses. Color or darkness of lenses does not indicate UV protection, which is an invisible chemical applied to lenses. Note that polarized lenses and mirror-coated lenses don’t necessarily reduce UV absorption unless specifically labeled.

In addition to protecting kitesurfer’s eyes from UV rays, wraparound sunglasses also provide further protection by keeping water spray out of kitesurfer’s eyes.

Therefore, always wear protective eyewear and clothing while kitesurfing to protect yourself as much as possible.