Steen Carstens and his Naish Helix Kite broke boundaries Monday August 17th as he conquered the Guinness World Long Distance Kite Surfing Record by 37 miles. Carstens journey took him 207-miles
, beginning on the small Danish island of Sprogo until he reached the Swedish town of Lysekil 12 hours later.
“I could have gone on for a few more hours (adding 50 more miles to the record) but the RIB needed to go back to Skagen DK. The Helix 9m2 handled well and was well suited for this record-breaking effort. I really like my Naish Kites and look forward to breaking some more records!†says Steen Carstens.
For the first 6 hours the wind was blowing at 12-16 knots from west-south west. However, when Carstens was travelling a little south of Laeso the wind died down to 4 knots unexpectedly. Carstens was able to keep his Naish Helix flying slowly from one side to another for the next 45 minutes. Finally, north of the island, the wind started picking up again and it wasn’t long before it reached 25 knots and the foaming waves were 4-5 meters!
Twelve hours, 207 miles/331.5 kilometers and just a little south of the Norwegian borders, Steen Carstens, the former professional sailor, raised the bar for kite surfers everywhere with the worlds new long distance record.
Congratulations Steen!
Maar goed, alles moet worden betaald.
Vraag me af wanneer Eddy Lansink dit record gaat verbreken.
BramB had een 5 sterren sessie in Barra do Cauipe met maar liefst 20 - 25 knots op zijn JN Prima Donna (2011)
Henning had een 5 sterren sessie in Workum met maar liefst 18 - 21 knots op zijn Flysurfer Speed (2011)
Dat word van de Franse grens naar Ameland. Richting van de wind is goed morgen, alleen is ie veel te hard.
Maar zonder grappen, het zou toch serieus wel wat voor jou zijn om dat te gaan verbreken?
Dat is wel het plan ja. Moet alleen effe een dag constand west 5 hebben. Morgen gaat ie weer over de 40 knopen, dus dat is niet echt ideaal
Djee had een 3 sterren sessie in Bloemendaal met maar liefst 22 - 34 knots op zijn Ozone Reo (2016)
ostendlocal had een 2 sterren sessie in Oostende met maar liefst 16 - 18 knots op zijn SlingShot Fuel (2012)
