Reaching average speeds of 87mph (140km/h), Zapata will aim to cross the Channel in around 20 minutes

North Sea

UK

Landing site

Dover area, Kent

15-20 metres

average altitude

Dover

Calais

Zapata will refuel halfway, landing on a vessel to change the 37kg backpack that contains the Flyboard’s kerosene

Sangatte

Zapata, 40, is expected to take off from the beach

France

The Channel

North Sea

UK

15-20 metres

average altitude

Landing site

Dover area, Kent

Zapata will refuel halfway, landing on a vessel to change the 37kg backpack that contains the Flyboard’s kerosene

Dover

22 miles

total distance

Calais

Sangatte

Zapata, 40, is expected to take off from the beach

The Channel

France