Here's a clip of the Bass Strait Crossing that I noticed a number of people are keen to see.
ianmac why don't you give it a go? Oh hang on a minute 250km at say 1 board per 10km would be ~25 boards. Yeah maybe it's not for your style of kiting.
hey mate congrats on the crossing what brand size kite did you run. 12 hours thats a long time howd ya legs handle it?????
we were on 10m Takoon Chrono kites and they were perfect for the conditions.
Legs are still damn sore!
I've sailed 250 km in a day on my windsurfer, but that was with lots of breaks, lunch, fresh water, lots of changes of tack, and all done on a big estuary 
Did you carry water with you, or did you get that (and food) from the boat?
Big respect, that's a really impressive effort. Well done guys!
We had camel backs with about 2.5 litres of powerade and some energy bars in a pouch on our harness. We did not touch the boat or get anything from it except some cheering!
amazing effort guys. I love adventuring storys like that. It must feel awesome to have done something other people could only dream of. The memories will stick with u for life. Other people may try to beat your time in the future but you guys will always be the first on kites, no one can take that away, the first time is always the coolest because of the unknown.
How come you guys weren't riding unhooked and strapless - ????
just joking - good effort boys
well done guys- a lot of work must have gone into that- from initial idea to that final swim. great effort!
Good stuff
Can I also Ask about the graphics on the kite
Were they done at the factory or was it printed in Australia?
We got blank kites from Takoon and the Snickers logos were painted on by sailmakers.
It's expensive to do it that way but it meant the kites did not need to be taken apart at the seams. People have been talking about getting mainstream sponsors into kiting for a long time and Snickers are blown away at the exposure they have got from this.
ive been try ing to find out the cheapest way to get logos on my kites because im sure i could get sponsershp from local businesses. think of how many people see your kite on a hot summer afternoon kiting alon the beacehes in vic.
ahhh...the tax deductability of kiting has reared it's head again.
top effort guys....what a great 'first' for the sport.
JW - Someone asked it before but you guys must be talking about other ideas for next time?
So what next - Island hopping to China???
We are pretty keen to go back and kite Dangerous Banks just off Tassie when its breaking properly. That's the spot that Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll recently towed. It was out of our way to check it out but we had to tick it off. But we would like another crack at it... We have a few other ideas but will have to keep them low for now!
Next time you go can we come too? You could run a tour or something. That would be a hoot.
BTW. Well done. Great effort. (I still wanna come too.)
