Wind Obsessed: How One Kitesurfer Is Using Data Science to Hack an Extreme Sport

On a good day, gaggles of kitesurfers gather along the seaside in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California; a place known to Angelenos as a mecca for kiteboarding and kitesurfing. Here, half-moon shapes of bright red, blue, and orange kites dot sand and sea, as a strong breeze whips minuscule particles of weathered shells into the air. This is hell on earth for a sunbather, but an absolute slice of heaven for a wind-loving kite junkie… Read more