Kiteboarding world record broken - 415 kiteboarders at once.

"415 kites lining the sky, the beach, and occasionally the water. Can you imagine that many kites at your local spot?"
The traveling nightmare for kiteboarders who love solo sessions, called the Virgin Kitesurfing Armada has done it again, breaking their own world record for the most kiteboarders within a 1-mile stretch of beach.

Dolphin Beach to 'Doodles', in Cape Town South Africa was where it all went down; with 415 kites lining the sky, the beach, and occasionally the water. Can you imagine that many kites at your local spot? A busy day at Sandgate in Queensland occasionally sees 100 in the air; Safety Bay and Woodmans Point in Western Australia sometimes see near that too, but over 400 is an unbelievable amount of kites. To put it another way, that's 161,500 meters worth of kite line to lay out on the beach! So just how did they make it happen without a hitch?

Planning, groups, and good vibes all round according to the event director Dan Charlish. "We always hoped the Kitesurfing Armada in Cape Town would be spectacular - and it didn't let us down. It was an amazing day, the wind couldn't have been better and the view of hundreds of kiters together in front of Table Mountain was awesome. A huge thank you to everyone who came down, got involved and made the event such a success!"

The last record was set back in 2014, in Tarifa Spain. Long since billed as the busiest kiteboarding location in the world Tarifa on a good day will see 150+ kites flying, with learners, professionals and kite schools all combined in one short stretch of gusty, offshore beach. They only amassed around 350 kiteboarders, back then, so the jump to 415 for a place like Cape Town is huge!

They're not finished yet either, with another event planned in the UK later this year in June, also hoping to break the record. Crazily enough, they might just do it considering how populated the UK is, and how easily accessible the kite spots are!! Thankfully, a record attempt in Australia is unlikely for two reasons, firstly because our spots are too separated, and second, nobody likes crowded beaches!