Speed
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Kitesurf
After two races on the first day of the competition, the wind did not return to the event side based at Plage Napoleon, France. Although the race committee tried to go for an early start at 8:00 hours at the final day of the competition, the conditions never improved enough to allow for fair (...)
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500m speed record
Australia’s Macquarie Innovation last night made world speed sailing history when it powered down the 500m Sandy Point course at an average speed of 50.43 knots. In winds of only 24 knots, Macquarie Innovation reached a maximum speed of 54.23 knots (100km/hr) and became the first sailing boat in the world to complete an official 500m (...)
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Speed record
The Macquarie Speed Sailing Team announced today that they were seeking ratification of a new World Sailing Speed Record Record #sailingrecord [1], thereby claiming the title of the world’s fastest sailing boat with a 48.57 knots registered in Australia.
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PKRA Speed Tour
The 2008 Luderitz Speed Challenge, the PKRA Speed Final event in the same time, came to an end today with the official closing ceremony at the Nest Hotel. Big thinks have been achieved in the last four weeks, with the first man going over 50 knots and the old outright sailing record Record #sailingrecord smashed several (...)
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Speed:World:Cup
The first Speed:World:Cup of the 2008 season in Port St. Louis, France, ended with the victory of the defending world champions Alexandre Caizergues and Charlotte Consorti, both from France. An amazing start into the new season, with conditions from light winds up to hurricane force, and some impressive top (...)
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Speedsailing World Record Attempt
Following the famous Walvis Bay Speedweek, which serverd again as the final event of the ISA Speedsurfing Grand Prix Tour, the courses over 500m and the nautical mile were re-opened for 20 competitors from 12 nations. Alongside breaking new records, the big goal was the chase for the 50 knots barrier, which is THE magical number in (...)
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Walvis Bay Speedweek
Finian Maynard (BVI, F2) and Karin Jaggi (SUI, F2, North) are crowned the men’s and women’s speed windsurfing world champions respectively. Both dominated the final event held in Walvis Bay during the last week as well as the whole tour with it’s previous stops in Fuerteventura and (...)
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Speedsurfing World Championship
It is night in Namibia. The only sounds in the Walvisbay are made by the wind, the waves and by a few of the myriads of sea birds, who feel very much at home in the enormous lagoon. For a moment, the world seems at peace. But then you see a strange shadow rushing through the darkness: A speedkite, piloted by an either bold or - this is a (...)
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Défi Petit Navire - Record de la Baie
Saturday saw the completion of the third edition of the Défi Petit Navire in Douarnenez Douarnenez #Douarnenez . After three days of eyewatering battles against the clock and the competition, it is Fred Le Peutrec aboard 60’ trimaran Gitana XI (ex Belgacom) that takes outright victory with the fastest time in the event’s (...)
Speed records, runs, 500 m record
Record
#sailingrecord
Historique 500 mètres
Vitesse |
Date |
Auteur |
Engin |
Lieu |
Commentaire |
65,45 nœuds |
novembre 2012 |
Paul Larsen - AUS |
Vestas Sailrocket 2 |
Namibie |
engin de vitesse |
55,65 nœuds |
octobre 2010 |
Rob Douglas |
Kitesurf
Kitesurf
#Kitesurf
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Namibie |
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50,43 nœuds |
octobre 2010 |
Charlotte Consorti |
Kitesurf
Kitesurf
#Kitesurf
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Namibie |
1ère femme au-delà des 50 nœuds / Record
Record
#sailingrecord
du monde féminin |
54,10 nœuds |
12 octobre 2010 |
Alexandre Caizergues |
Kitesurf |
Namibie |
1er homme au-delà des 100 km/h |
51,36 nœuds |
6 septembre 2009 |
l’hydroptère / A.Thébault |
Foiler 18 m |
France |
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50,98 nœuds |
14 novembre 2009 |
Alexandre Caizergues |
Kitesurf |
Namibie |
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50,57 nœuds |
octobre 2008 |
Alexandre Caizergue |
Kitesurfs |
Namibie |
1er homme au-delà des 50 nœuds |
49,09 nœuds |
5 mars X |
Antoine Albeau |
Planche à voile |
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46,82 nœuds |
Automne 2004 |
Finian Maynard |
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Planche à voile |
Bat l’engin Yellow Pages |
38,86 nœuds |
1986 |
Pascal Maka |
Planche à voile |
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Les planchistes prennent le record |