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Kiteboarding Distance Record

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:40 am
by Pete Evans
Anybody know what the world distance record is for kiteboarding on the water? If so, where did you find that info?

Regards,
Pete in Grenada

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:10 am
by Russian Dood
Hi Pete

try this link

Re: Kiteboarding Distance Record

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:45 am
by smack
Pete Evans wrote:Anybody know what the world distance record is for kiteboarding on the water? If so, where did you find that info?

Regards,
Pete in Grenada
:shock:
Hi Peter,
The record is 137 miles sailed between Ireland and Scotland set by a woman a few months ago

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:46 pm
by KUS
aw, I sail that distance on a good Nitinat day, easy :wink:

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:23 am
by Nosey
I know this was an old post, but i had some extra time at work, and was doing some reading. In the spring of 06, Manu Bertin from France kited across the Atlantic Ocean. a three-week, 2,700-mile journey from the Canary Islands to the French West Indies. Is this due able at Nitinat???

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:25 pm
by downwind dave
absolutely, you just need to cross the lake 4320 times.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:36 pm
by colin
some guy traveled by kite for like 40 days or something like that, but that is not a continuous kite session. if you are thinking of breaking the record it is somthing i have wanted to do so let me know.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:48 pm
by Nosey
Well it’s funny that you should say that, because I was thinking about maybe a Vic- Maui attempt in 2008 too tie in with the yacht race that summer. I think that you would need 3 kitters, and im looking into a safety boat already. If your interested drop a post.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:17 pm
by Nosey
Or something like that!!!!!!!