Wetsuits
Wetsuits are those black rubbery suits that people wear when they want to go into cold water. They look kind of funny if you never used them but for me they are one of teh most important things that happened to water sports. Why?
The history of wetsuits
Before there were wetsuits people could only surf, dive, windsurf, swimm etc... in places where the water was warm enough. And there are not so many places like that. and the rest of the world didn't even acknowldge that these sports exist. They were something exotic and not very popular. There were people that braved the cold waters and surfed anyways but only a few were so cold resistant.
Then came the wetsuits and the world of water sports was tuned upside down. Suddenly you can surf, dive, swimm, windsurf, kitesurf... anywhere in the world. And people started doing it. and sports gain popularity. The market grew, the demand for good wetsuits grew and wetsuits became even better!
So today we have a range of really good wetsuit brands nad lots of different wetsuits on the market. So many that it is sometimes hard to choose the right one. I'll try to help.