Who says women can not fly?

After sunbathing, allow to dry from the sun, taste the salt on the skin, dig your toes in the soft sand - there is nothing better than summer days on the coast. In St. Peter-Ording, North Sea holidaymakers are currently getting a glimpse of the already stunning beach backdrop: dozens of kiters whiz across the water at a crazy speed (up to 100 km / h). At the "Kitesurf World Cup" they show their skills in slalom and freestyle - and not only delight the 100,000 spectators on site.

Since the turn of the millennium, the fanbase of this mix of wakeboarding and hang-gliding has been growing steadily. While slalom, zigzagging, buoys, and speed are all about speed, freestyle has the complexity of jumping. The kiters fly up to ten meters high - not for the faint of heart. But just the thing for strong women, of which in St. Peter-Ording go a lot to the start.

The 25-year-old from Hamburg, Sabrina Lutz, wants to score points this year with clever maneuvers. She can show twelve jumps per "Heat", the best five go into the classification. Her strongest rivals are Gisela Pulido from Spain and Polish Karolina Winkowska. Biologist Christine Bönniger from Kiel is one of the favorites in slalom: she won all races in 2013 and won the world championship title. We marvel at so much daring and competitive spirit, admire the images from afar and count the days until the next beach visit.