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Trans Atlantic Attempt!
KITE SURFING THE ATLANTIC
At the age of 43, Manu Bertin, the founding father of kite-surfing has lost none of his enthusiasm for a challenge. He will be setting out in mid-April from the island of La Gomera in the Canaries to kite-surf across the Atlantic. It was from this same island that Christopher Columbus set out to discover the new world. To succeed in this new campaign and to continue to evolve, Manu will be using different means pulled along by a kite one after the other: - the kite-surfing board with which he has already crossed the English Channel, the Mediterranean and the Straits between Maui and the main island of Hawaii (with a wing kitesurf mast / upright position) - an inflatable longboat - named Cochise - for the periods of rest and eating (kite-surfing with one cord / laying down). The 50-foot catamaran "Baies du Monde" will help him with the logistics and supplies (going from one means to another). Manu Bertin will not go on board during the attempt. This rapid TS 50 yacht is skippered by Pierre Corriveaud, the winner of the Jules Verne Trophy on the Geronimo trimaran in 2004. To follow his progress: http://www.manubertin.com http://www.rivacom.fr/index.php?page...nt=manu_bertin
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Roberto Villate 4 Winds 7 Seas PASA Level III Instructor rvillate@msn.com http://www.kitesurfatlas.com/schools/4winds7seas |
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