Kirsty Jones

She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records in long distance and solo kitesurf crossings.

Jones was born in Carmarthenshire, she made headlines in 2002 when she was the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea,[1] in a charity solo event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff.

[2] She first became UK Women's champion in 2002, and won the PKRA World Championship at the final 2008 event in Essaouira, Morocco.

X-Fest Boarder Kitesurf Cross - 1st Lady Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion Las Tres Islas (Quadrilateral Challenge of the Three Islands - 1st Lady Red Bull Master of the Ocean Champion - Dominican Republic Mondial Du Vent - International Kitesurfing Competition - 2nd Lady Kitesurfing World Wave Champion - PKR - Brazil PKRA Kiteboarding Coupé du Monde - Belgium - 2nd Lady Beach Surf Competition British Kite Board Tour - 1st Lady Jinx Jam Contest - Senegal Africa - 1st Lady British Kitesurfing Champion British Kite-Board Tour Champion First person forever Kitesurf from Ireland to Wales, Solo for charity.

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