Of all the new hip happening sports out there, the one I most want to pick up is kite boarding. I’ve windsurfed, snow-boarded, surfed and sailed, but never have I done a sport that is a mixture of all of them.

But even if/when I do learn, I doubt I will ever try something as audacious as Manu Bertin is attempting. Bertin is considered kiteboarding’s founding father, and at 43, he is undertaking a mammoth adventure. This month he will attempt to kite-sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You read that right. Call him the new Columbus, as yes, he will be using three different boards (not named the Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria…he is also using a boat apparently) with obvious boat assistance. I believe a catamaran will follow with a crew.

This is true ballsyness and very cool. We’ll be checking in on the effort.

(vai Stellar)

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