Update.......
We did it we managed to kitesurf across the Wash!!
The exact distance taken from my GPS was 22.2 miles check it out here https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=217407798102949569179.0004c3b86011b6b678d98&msa=0&ll=52.975935%2C0.480652&spn=0.482095%2C1.352692

Due to the wind direction not being as predicted it made the crossing a very long hard downwind sail but all the aches and pains are worth it, I am already looking into organising another kitesurfing challenge of 45 miles across the Bristol Channel from Tenby in South Wales to Clovelly in North Devon...... so watch this space!
A massive thanks to everyone who have supported me and donated for this amazing challenge..... thanks you!

Below is my original story from before we made the crossing..

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

A group of kite surfing crazy dudes, myself being one of the 20 will, on the 30th of June attempt to kitesurf across the Wash from Skegness to Hunstanton!
The trip of approximately 20 miles, will be a challenge for sure with the team battling up to 15 knot tides, massive weather, wind and sea changes along the course, so, why are we doing this?

Apart for the personal achievement it’s a great opportunity to give something back to the RNLI, who in 2011 had their second busiest year on record for RNLI lifeboats. They launched lifeboats 8,905 times around the coast of the UK & Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Their 4,800 dedicated lifeboat crew – 95% of whom are volunteers – spent a collective 203,000 hours at sea. Summer last year was also busy for our lifeguards who helped 17,671 people - of these, RNLI lifeguards saved the lives of 84 people, rescued a further 3,566 people, treated 862 major first aid casualties, & reunited more than 1,240 missing or lost children with their families.

I think you will all agree that these are good enough reasons to try to raise some charity for the above!
Also as a person who uses the sea as my playground at least once a week, sometimes as many as 3 or 4 times a week, it’s a nice feeling knowing these guys are around if we need them, as they were many years ago when, as a child, I was on a yacht with my family which needed assistance from the RNLI in the outer Hebrides of Scotland. The lifeboat was launched but another vessel was closer, reached us first and assisted, allowing the lifeboat to return to its station. However, as a child I remember being very scared and thankful that these guys in the big orange boat were on the way to help!

Most of us go to the coast or beach at some point during the year and play in the sea and unfortunately accidents do happen, and we all benefit from the comfort of the guys and girls in those big orange boats, known to us so well as the RNLI.....

So please dig deep and donate now.