: KITESURFING: Kirsty's novel way to cross the Irish Sea.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: September 2, 2002 | Copyright information

TWENTY-four-year-old Kirsty Jones doesn't believe in crossing the Irish Sea the conventional way by ferry or plane - she plans to become the first to kitesurf across.

And if anyone can cover the 70mile route precariously balanced on a 4ft-long board with a harness attached to her body then Kirsty can.

She has been travelling the world since the age of 16 in search of wind and waves - and is now the British women's kitesurfing champion.

Kirsty, orig...

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