Holidaymakers were stunned after a kitesurfer leaped from the top deck of a giant cruise liner – 129ft high.
Resilient Lady was anchored off the Greek island of Delos when Brit Tom Bridge performed the stunt.
The 23-year-old said: “It was scary as I didn’t know what was going to happen.
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“The main thing I was afraid of was jumping off suddenly having no wind and just falling out the back of the boat, onto the lower deck.”
If the kite hadn’t felt right, Bridge says, he wouldn’t have gone ahead as reported by What’s The Jam.
“But it was easier when we got the kite up,” Tom added.
“Feeling the kite flying well and holding me up before the jump gave me a lot of confidence.
“I knew it was a brilliant thing to do, despite how nerve-wracking it was.
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“We were trying to do this for a year and a half before I managed it.
“A cruise ship is always moving so we didn’t know it was going to happen until the last moment.
“If it had been my first time on the boat, it would have been a disaster,” he added.
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“Though I didn’t jump off on previous visits just being there and getting used to the height and how it felt was important.
“I’d do exactly the same if I did it again.
“It couldn’t have gone any better.
“Being in the air was amazing.
“It was a brilliant thing to do.
“I’m happy I’ve done it, despite the risks and I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.
“It feels great.
“You’re only going to get one opportunity to do that, and we nailed it.
“Now I’ve done it, I’m focusing on new challenges.
“Next I want to kitesurf around the UK.”
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