Algarve Addicts: A Thriving Community Of Healthy, Outdoor People Connected By The Algarve, Portugal.

Meet Francisco Lufinha He achieved fame for breaking the world record when he kitesurfed from Porto to Lagos in the Algarve. He currently holds the world record for the longest non-stop kitesurfing journey. Show notes Early years: summer sailing holidays in the Algarve. His dreams of becoming a policeman, and then realizing that being outdoors in nature captivated him completely. Looking up to Robbie Naish (as did I!). University: Industrial management and engineering, became a consultant, worked at a bank, co-founded a startup... Co-managed a sailing project called Mini-Transat. A race with 80 solo sailors leaving from France, stopping in Madeira and finishing in Brazil. His team came 1st. Francisco's first foray into film-making, being a general manager of a resort in Morocco and founding +Mar. The 12-hour "Waterkings Event" currently based in Lagos: a team-based competition with 4 people and using SUP, Kitesurf, sailing boats and windsurfers. Francisco Lufinha's Odysseys: The first kitesurf trip from Porto