The First Kite Surfing Patent - NL7603691

In 1977 Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise patented, what is probably the first kite surfing patent.
The Kitesurfing section of the Virtual Library of Sport adds: "In October 1977 Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise (Netherlands) gets the first patent for [KiteSurfing]. The patent covers, specifically, a water sport using a floating board of a surf board type where a pilot standing up on it is pulled by a wind catching device of a parachute type tied to his harness on a trapeze type belt. Although this patent did not result in any commercial interest, Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise could be considered as the originator of KiteSurfing." Full Patent.