Welcome to my kiteboarding adventure

Hi my name is Jon Ballard and I'm a 40 year old web developer from Southern Wisconsin.  I'm new to kiteboarding (In my case kiteskiing) and like a lot of new kiteboarders I've been spending time on the web learning about the sport.

The purpose of this blog is to detail my journey and share resources with other beginners.  I've been lucky enough to have a family member who is a great teacher and I've had a few lessons but I have a long ways to go.  I hope you find my blog useful.  Again, I'm not an expert.  I'm just an addict and want to learn more.

That's me below on my first day of boarding on Castle Rock Lake in Central Wisconsin: