neologism: kiteboarding

A man named Bruno Legaignoux and his brother began the journey of creating kiteboards in 1984. They crafted a final product after a year of work, but could find no one interesting in their product. For the next ten years, they persisted. They started selling their kites in July of 1997. Before they knew it, companies in Asia and Hawaii were interested in their product. Business took off and they applied for patents to protect their work.