Russian kitesurfers arrived this Tuesday at Caribe Beach, in Baracoa, as the final stage to set a new Guinness Record for the practice of this sport on a journey between the Bahamas Islands and Cuba.
The record was set in 6 and half hours, at a speed of 60 miles per hour, and safety for the journey was provided by an escort boat equipped with professional support and technical staff.
At the reception site, a simple sports-cultural activity took place with the presence of tourism executives in the Guantanamo Province and the sports sector in the municipality.
Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind through a large parachute type kite to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard
The kitesurfing class has recently been included among the sailing modalities and will make its debut in the Olympic program in Paris 2024, another incentive for its practitioners.
Translated by Liubis Balart Martinez
