Kiteboarding Extremes–The Crossing: TWC has been in search of kiteboarding voyages, and here’s another one. Last month, ten of the top women kiteboarders in the world attempted to sail 70 miles from the Scilly Isles in the English Channel, to Watergate Bay in Cornwall, England. They dubbed it “The Crossing”, and a handful of the boarders actually made it (click here for funny profiles of all the women). One of them was Swiss kiteboarding goddess and big air champ Fiona Wedenig (nickname: “FiFi Wingding”), who was recently interviewed on WetDawg. Here’s a little of what she had to say:

“The simple fact of pulling such a huge thing off as a group of girls made it quite unique. The moments of actually being out there in the middle of the ocean without seeing any land around us was a very powerful and humbling feeling…We kited for 5 1/2 hours straight without a break. We had to face problems such as muscle cramps, dehydration, hypothermia etc.”

Apparently, kiteboarders have also crossed the Irish Sea and English Channel. And the women of “The Crossing” might be cooking up another one, this time in much warmer water….



“I’m cruising at good altitude, but where the hell is Watergate Bay? All I see is sheep…”

(Photo: Rich Arthur)