LÜDERITZ – Local sports enthusiasts are advised to gear up as the fastest sailors on planet Earth are preparing for the annual Lüderitz Speed Challenge, slated for early November at Namibia’s most famous speed strip.
More than 20 windsurfers and 18 kitesurfers from 15 different nationalities will battle for both national records and the ultimate world speed record.
The event is billed the crème de la crème of sportsmen and women who have registered for the most prestigious speed sailing event in the world. Several records are likely to … More
Rimas Kinka has set a new Guinness Book of World Record for the Longest Nonstop Kitesurfing Distance sailed.
The kiteboarder from Florida sailed 282.1 stand miles for 34 hours, 41 minutes and 27 seconds and improved his previous Guinness World Record by  … More
Johnny Heineken and Erika Heineken have cleared out the 2012 Course Racing World Championships, in Cagliari, Italy.
The two siblings have dominated the kiteboarding course races in great style, after four days of intense competition. The 2012 Course Racing World Championships provided gusty offshore winds in the range of 5 to 20 knots.