Daredevil Kitesurfer Breaks Guinness World Record Flying 1,500 Feet In The Air Above Iconic Landmark (Watch)

Daredevil Kitesurfer Breaks Guinness World Record Flying 1,500 Feet In The Air Above Iconic Landmark (Watch)

Daredevil Kitesurfer Breaks Guinness World Record Flying 1,500 Feet In The Air Above Iconic Landmark (Watch) Jake Scrace on his kite-surfing tow-up over Isle of Wight for Guinness World Record – SWNS A British kite-surfer has set a new world record for flying over 1,500 feet in the air above an iconic landmark. Jake Scrace was lifted 450 meters above the spectacular Isle of Wight coastline after being towed-up by a para-motor and then cut loose. A stunning series of photos show him surfing high above the western tip of the island with its distinctive Needles landmark that features three white chalk stacks rising out of the sea. The 40-year-old carpenter broke the record for the ‘highest kitesurf tow-up’ by reaching 1,587 feet which is almost double the previous record set at 908.7 feet. “It was the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on,” said the man whose first major stunt was kitesurfing over the Worthing Pier in his hometown of Worthing, in West Sussex, England. “Up there, it was about tru…