Daring Jason Furness from Hove become the first person to cross the English Channel on his kiteboard.
He wanted to promote the fast-growing extreme sport by repeating the feat across the Irish Sea.
But Jason's wind was taken out of his sails when Kirsty Jones made it before him.
Nor could Jason get enough breeze to blow past the Fatboy Slim concert on Brighton beach in July.
At least he can be proud to be one of the few people to kiteboard past the Houses of Parliament where there is never any shortage of wind.
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