Mount Maunganui kiteboarder Marc Jacobs continues to set records that may never be matched in the future of the sport in New Zealand.
Last week the 26-year-old, who spends the year travelling the globe competing at the top in world kiteboarding events, won his eighth consecutive title at the NZ Kiteboard nationals held at Foxton Beach.
The championships took place at the largest estuary in the lower North Island and one of New Zealand's premier kiteboard locations. Jacobs competed in the Open Men's Category of the spectacular freestyle version of the sport.
He had expected to win his eighth straight title as the only fulltime New Zealander on the world tour but said conditions were difficult.
"Foxton was one of the most challenging conditions I have had in any of my eight victories so my tour experience help out a lot. Also the wind was real gusty and the water extremely choppy," Jacobs said.