Water sports are growing in China and local enthusiasts are watching the first professional competitions in the territory.
China’s National Kitesurfing Championships are being held in Qingdao, a major city in eastern Shandong province … Details
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Absolutely amazing. The l’Hydroptère no longer holds the world’s fastest speed sailing record.
In the 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge, the record of 51.36 was broken numerous times.
Kitesurfers were delivering top performances and the second Luderitz lagoon lived up to all expectations … Details
It’s official – after today the Hydroptere is no longer the fastest sailing vessel. It’s previous record of 51.36 was broken numerous times today by Kite surfers!
2nd Lagoon Luderitz lived up to all expectations today with many new records being broken.
Scores of competitors dramatically improved on their Personal Best sailing speeds and five competitors reached 50 knots and more!
Winds of around 40 were recorded. The new Speed Channel is proving to be a definite winner for competitors. Once again the organizers of the Luderitz Speed Event have produced record breaking conditions for competitors to be recorded in the Speed Sailing Hall of Fame.
We are waiting for speeds to be officiated by the World Speed Sailing Record Council … Details
Today was another excellent day of training for competitors before the big winds forecast for tomorrow.Â
We saw Sebastien Salerno from France improve on his best personal time ever with 44.5 knots. New Zealander Gavin Broadbent had an excellent day again with top speeds of 44.3 recorded over 500m average. Rob Douglas from USA had the 3rd top speed of 43.9.
Winds were …Â Details