Kirsty Jones

Kirsty Jones
Personal information
Full nameKirsty Jones
NationalityWelsh
Sport
Country Wales
SportKitesurfing
Team[BWSURF, OCEAN VAGABOND, ION CLUB DAKHLA]

Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. 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.

Life

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.[2]

She is sponsored by Animal, BWSURF, SUSO and SDF.[3]

Trophies

Results of Kitesurf 2009

Kitesurfing World Champion 2009

Master of the Ocean Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2008

World Champion Kitesurf Wave

World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Brazil - 1st

World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - France - 1st

World Cup KPWT - France - 1st

KPWT World Cup World Cup - Germany 1st

Results of kitesurf 2007

Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion

1st-Kitesurfing Wave Masters World Cup - Morocco

1st Kitesurfing World Cup - Portugal

Results of kitesurfing 2006

1st - World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Portugal

First crossing of Kitesurf in Charité Solo-Canary Islands in Morocco.

X-Fest Boarder Kitesurf Cross - 1st Lady

Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2005

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

Results of Kitesurf 2004

PKRA Kiteboarding Coupé du Monde - Belgium - 2nd Lady

Beach Surf Competition

British Kite Board Tour - 1st Lady

Jinx Jam Contest - Senegal Africa - 1st Lady

Results of Kitesurf 2003

British Kitesurfing Champion

British Kite-Board Tour Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2002

First person forever Kitesurf from Ireland to Wales, Solo for charity.

Results of Kitesurf 2001

British Kitesurfing Champion

Pro World Kite-board - Cornwall - 1st Lady

Windfest Contest Animal-Poole - 1st Lady

References

  1. ^ "Kitesurfer crosses Irish Sea". BBC Wales. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Kitesurfer clinches world title". BBC Wales. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Sponsors". kirstyjones.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2008.


Flag of WalesSport icon

This biographical article related to Welsh sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.