Lasse Walker Pulls Off World First Jump Over Plane

Extreme big-air kitesurfer Lasse Walker pulled off a world-first feat off Dolphin Beach in Cape Town on Thursday, January 16 when he completed a stunning jump in the water over the low-altitude plane of masterful Red Bull Air Race pilot Łukasz 'Luke' Czepiela. Walker, 29, revealed: "I was flying back from America and we had headwinds during the flight, and I actually came up with the idea: if a slow plane is now flying against the wind, I can jump over it." He added: "The last few years we've been preparing, one of the key things for me was that I can jump over Luke consistently so I've done thousands of jumps with height measurement devices and drones to prove that I can always clear the gap."

Updated on: 24 January 2025 12:12 pm

Published at: 24 January 2025 12:12 pm

Plane Jump 2025 South Africa - Kitesurfer Lasse Walker

Lasse Walker | Photo: Wayne Reiche / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker and Luke Czepiela | Photo: Sebastian Marko / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker and Luke Czepiela | Photo: Sebastian Marko / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker | Photo: Tyrone Bradley / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker and Luke Czepiela | Photo: Tyrone Bradley / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker and Luke Czepiela | Photo: Sebastian Marko / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker | Photo: Wayne Reiche / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands jumps over a CubCrafters Carbon Cub airplane piloted by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.

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Lasse Walker | Photo: Wayne Reiche / Red Bull Content Pool

Lasse Walker of the Netherlands celebrates with airplane pilot by Luke Czepiela of Poland on Dolphin Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2025.