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New world record!! 50 knot barrier broken!!
Sorry gubbs, jag vet att det är fel forum men i går fick vi ett nytt rekord i Speed, 50,26 knop samt topphastighet på 58 knop och 54,5 i snitt på 200 meter. Och troligen får vi ett nytt på söndag.
Grymt!
Peter
50 knots to the Catman!!!
Friday, October 03, 2008, Friday 9:59 PM
It was a massive Friday at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge, with a new world record, and the magic 50 knot barrier broken by Sebastien Cattelan of France with a blistering run of 50.26 knots (93kph). The new record is still subject to ratification by a sitting of the World Speed Sailing Records Council.In the 35 to 40 knot winds that blew today, gusting to more than 45 knots (83kph), the speed sailors braved very rough water conditions to achieve these records speeds, with numerous runs by top sailors of over 49 knots. Several new outright records were set:
• Sebastien Cattelan 50.26 knots – new world outright speed sailing record, and the first person to break the magic “50 knot” barrier (sponsored by Genetrix kites, xelerator boards, Prolimit, Ocean eyewear, Dabens)
• Rolf van der Vlugt 44.9 knots – new Dutch outright speed sailing record (Airush, Mystic, Protest, TUDelft, X-tremeboards)
• David Williams 44.82 knots – new UK outright speed sailing record (Best Kiteboarding, Dead Man clothing)
• Charlotte Consorti 42.19 knots – new French women’s outright speed sailing record (F-One, Nike, Maui Magic, Baracuda, Weleda)
• Katja Roose 36.83 – new Dutch women’s outright speed sailing record (Protest, Maui Magic, Airush)Other top times today were from Jerome Bila 49.26 knots and Alexander Caizergues at 49.21 knots. Note that these times are verified by the official time keeper, but are still subject to final ratification by the WSSRC.
Cattelan’s new record ups the ante in this 2008 edition of the month-long Lüderitz Speed Challenge, where American Rob Douglas’ 49.84 knots on the 19th September smashed the 49.09 knot world record set by windsurfer Antoine Albeau in the ‘trench’ at St Marie de la Mer in France earlier this year.
Coming into today’s event, he was struggling with an unrelated small injury, requiring him to reduce his activity. “I’ve been in bed the last three days, concentrating on what I would do today. Then I just did it,” he says. According to Cattelan, his record breaking run of today saw a maximum speed of 58 knots – 107kph – on the GPS, with an average of 54.5 knots over 200m.
Saturday promises even stronger winds, with a new milestone ahead of the competitors – the psychological barriers of 60mph and then 100kph.
Both the competitors and ESF Events, the organisers of the Lüderitz Speed Challenge are expecting even more world-beating performances tomorrow.
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säkert en garmin.. :smirk:
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Oavsett om det håller eller inte så är det fantastiska tider och bara att gratulera!
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@JPS 504939 wrote:
Oavsett om det håller eller inte så är det fantastiska tider och bara att gratulera!
Det är ratificerat och godkänt redan..
Subject to WSSRC ratification, Sebastien Cattelan (FRA) has finally broken the magical 50 knots barrier, the holy gral of speed sailing. Accompanied by several high 49 knots runs from himself, Alexandre Caizergues and Jerome Bila (all France) he was the only sailor finally getting to 50.26 knots.
Special attendance was paid to the required water depth, and the organizer in cooperation with the WSSRC commissioner present clearly ensured that the rule was strictly applied.
Full details, pictures and reports can be found at http://www.luderitz-speed.com
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Coolt! Bra jobbat.
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Rekordet rök igen
Yesterday the Lüderitz Speed Challenge saw Sebastien Cattelan of France become the first human being to sail at more than 50 knots (93kph) – a world record he held for only 24 hours before compatriot Alexandre Caizergues snatched it away with not one but three runs over 50 knots – reaching a top speed of 50.57 knots (93.65kph).
Även om det inte hör hemma här så är det otroligt häftigt att man hittat ett ställe som har så bra förhållande.
Kommer nog vara många windsurfare där nästa å:grin:
/Roger
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