You often hear about long down wind adventures and certainly if you have never done a down wind ride at all they will seem an entire world away from your kiting, but even those who have done the occasional downwind kite for fun, the thought of day after day of 6+ hours of riding and sleeping in the middle of nowhere will quite likely be a step too far.
You might however be wrong. In a society where we seek to constantly challenge ourselves and push our boundaries this could actually be just the challenge you are looking for.
Mariam Hernandez, Teresa Utseso and Julia Castro took part in the 2017 Dakhla Downwind, the 3rd edition of this an extreme downwinder where they kited 500km along the Western Saharan coast and they got together to tell us about their experiences through a set of fact, information and moments in case you’re thinking of joining the next one.
