World record long distance

Steen Carstens and his Naish Helix Kite broke boundaries Monday August 17th as he conquered the Guinness World Long Distance Kite Surfing Record by 37 miles. Carstens journey took him 207-miles , beginning on the small Danish island of Sprogo until he reached the Swedish town of Lysekil 12 hours later.

“I could have gone on for a few more hours (adding 50 more miles to the record) but the RIB needed to go back to Skagen DK. The Helix 9m2 handled well and was well suited for this record-breaking effort. I really like my Naish Kites and look forward to breaking some more records!” says Steen Carstens.

For the first 6 hours the wind was blowing at 12-16 knots from west-south west. However, when Carstens was travelling a little south of Laeso the wind died down to 4 knots unexpectedly. Carstens was able to keep his Naish Helix flying slowly from one side to another for the next 45 minutes. Finally, north of the island, the wind started picking up again and it wasn’t long before it reached 25 knots and the foaming waves were 4-5 meters!



Twelve hours, 207 miles/331.5 kilometers and just a little south of the Norwegian borders, Steen Carstens, the former professional sailor, raised the bar for kite surfers everywhere with the worlds new long distance record.

Congratulations Steen!