Kitesurfer plans transatlantic crossing

A world champion kitesurfer who became the first person to kitesurf non-stop from France to Ireland at the weekend has now set his sights on an epic transatlantic crossing.

Frenchman Bruno Sroka, 37, who was relaxing at home near Brest, Brittany, in northern France yesterday, said he will use what he learned from the Brittany to Cork crossing to help him kitesurf from New York to Brest in two years.

And he thanked everyone greeted him at the mouth of Cork Harbour on Friday night, and who helped him celebrate his achievement at the Royal Cork Yacht Club later.