That’s right, Guy Cribb, who is well known for his long distance feats is setting off on another adventure today. To mark the occasion we caught up with him for a few quick words in the run up to their departure. Click through the pages to see what’s in store and a few top-tips on how to survive your own downwinder…
You’ve already undertaken a few epic windsurfing feats, can you tell us the most memorable one so far and what made it stick in your mind so well?
Bournemouth to Brighton in 2008 ish- we had gusts of 55 knots and I was on a 6.2m! 26 of us started, only 3 of us finished. I never experienced cramps like it- it took everything out of us and we rolled into Brighton on mental energy alone! But the Channel Crossing was also very memorable largely because it raised a lot of money for a very special charity- the Ellen MacArthur Trust
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