Bruno Sroka – kitesurfing world champion, adventurer and professional athlete sets himself a new challenge. France Ireland: an open sea kitesurf crossing. 17 hours of kitesurf in one day leaving from France (l’Aber Wrac’h, Brittany) arriving to Ireland (south coast). Distance: 240 nautical miles or…. 444km.
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Footage from the past couple months in Hatteras, with a few shots from Baja thrown in.
In the beginning there were five. Then there were seven. Then three. Over the past ten years we’ve flown kites featuring one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and even nine struts. This year, for the first time ever, we are seeing production kites with zero struts.
While their designers all claim they are lighter, more compact when packed, and feature better low end performance than kites with struts, they each took different approaches to their creations. Just as existing strutted kites can’t be put in a single performance category, strutless kites will each have their own unique personality.
Strutless kites promise to be … More