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Kiteboarding -- Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Imagine 70 miles of white sand, a steady wind, 80-degree, waist-deep ocean. This is Cape Hatteras, where six hours of daily instruction at the three-day zero to Hero camp will have you shredding the sunrise oil—that’s flatwater—in no time. You’ll practice rigging, flying on land, launching in Pamlico Sound, and bailing out when a sudden gust slingshots you toward a pier.

End Game: Touring downwind as your kite catches the breeze overhead.

Info: $895 (instruction only), March to November; 866-732-5548, www.realkiteboarding.com

Or Try: New Wind Kiteboarding, in La Ventana, Mexico, for one-on-one coaching along Baja’s gulf coast; two days, $467; 541-387-2440, www.newwindkiteboarding.com