Fortunately, there are plenty of top spots to find all that, from the wild coastline of Peru to the body-perfect beaches of Maui; the remote Cape Verde islands to the kite-filled skies of Tarifa.

The coastline stretches for 50 kilometres, peppered with countless spots for kitesurfing. With daily north-easterly winds of between 20 and 35 knots, Maui is a kitesurfer’s paradise. Jericocoara ...