When kiteboarding began taking over the beaches of La Ventana , Xantos ' friends tried to convince him to convert .
It would n't be until a couple years later when Xantos aged out of contention for the Mexican Windsurfing Championships that Xantos would give kites a try .
When kiteboarding began taking over the beaches of La Ventana , Xantos ' friends tried to convince him to convert , but it would n't be until a couple years later when he aged out of contention for the Mexican Windsurfing Championships that he would give kites a try .