Hey Guys

Just wondering what anyone knows about the history of the first commercialised kite surfing kites ( wipika put a patent on the first inflatable kite in 1997 ). I am doing a school assignment on technology and how its developed and decided that seeing as pretty much 99% of the class is doing an iPhone I would do kites. So decided that at the speed that kites developed at such a fast rate and were virtually non-existent before the 90's then why not. So I am looking for any input ( preferably not negative ) as to your personal experiences or just what you know. Everything even what kites were like (don't say death trap).

Cheers Guys