Kirsty Jones
Welsh kitesurfer
About Kirsty Jones
Born 1978. Kirsty Jones is a British and Welsh kitesurfer.
Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records in long distance and solo kitesurf crossings.
Life Jones was born in Carmarthenshire, she made headlines in 2002 when she was the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea, in a charity solo event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff.
She is sponsored by Animal, BWSURF, SUSO and SDF.
Trophies
Results of Kitesurf 2009 Kitesurfing World Champion 2009
Master of the Ocean Champion
Results of Kitesurf 2008 World Champion Kitesurf Wave
World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Brazil - 1st
World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - France - 1st
World Cup KPWT - France - 1st
KPWT World Cup World Cup - Germany 1st
Results of kitesurf 2007 Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion
1st-Kitesurfing Wave Masters World Cup - Morocco
1st Kitesurfing World Cup - Portugal
Results of kitesurfing 2006 1st - World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Portugal
First crossing of Kitesurf in Charité Solo-Canary Islands in Morocco.
X-Fest Boarder Kitesurf Cross - 1st Lady
Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion
Results of Kitesurf 2005 Las Tres Islas (Quadrilateral Challenge of the Three Islands - 1st Lady
Red Bull Master of the Ocean Champion - Dominican Republic
Mondial Du Vent - International Kitesurfing Competition - 2nd Lady
Kitesurfing World Wave Champion - PKR - Brazil
Results of Kitesurf 2004 PKRA Kiteboarding Coupé du Monde - Belgium - 2nd Lady
Beach Surf Competition
British Kite Board Tour - 1st Lady
Jinx Jam Contest - Senegal Africa - 1st Lady
Results of Kitesurf 2003 British Kitesurfing Champion
British Kite-Board Tour Champion
Results of Kitesurf 2002 First person forever Kitesurf from Ireland to Wales, Solo for charity.
Results of Kitesurf 2001 British Kitesurfing Champion
Pro World Kite-board - Cornwall - 1st Lady
Windfest Contest Animal-Poole - 1st Lady
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Important facts
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Kirsty Jones's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kirsty Jones?
Welsh kitesurfer
When was Kirsty Jones born?
Kirsty Jones was born in 1978 in Pembrokeshire.
What is Kirsty Jones's occupation?
Kirsty Jones is a kitesurfer.
What nationality is Kirsty Jones?
Kirsty Jones is British and Welsh.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kirsty Jones. https://biography.guide/kirsty-jones/
MLA: "Kirsty Jones." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/kirsty-jones/.
Chicago: "Kirsty Jones." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/kirsty-jones/.
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