The first National Speed Record was broken within minutes of the start of the Luderitz Speed Event 2010, on what was expected to be simply a training session in anticipation prior to the big winds forecast for next week.
Kitesurfer Gavin Broadbent smashed the existing New Zealand national record within 13 minutes of the opening of the first day of the 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge on Friday 8th October at 2nd Lagoon, Luderitz Bay, Namibia. After only 3 runs his official average speed over 500m was recorded at 44.51 knots – the previous record being 40.68 knots.
70 minutes later, also on his 3rd run, Swedish Windsurfer, Anders Bringdal broke  … Details
Do great white sharks really get whipped into a frenzy at the first scent of blood or fresh meat?
That might be a common perception but the answer is no. To the contrary, they’re careful and even picky about the manner by which they eat.
Researchers with the Save Our Seas Foundation, along with the South African Navy, recently studied this phenomenon after they had towed a 36-foot Bryde’s whale carcass … Details
A blue bag containing the scale prototype (see photo) for the next Guinness record biggest kite (to be in the shape of a sting ray,) was lost during a sequence of flights starting with NZ548, from Christchurch New Zealand on the 12 August ’10, connecting to NZ2 from Auckland to London Heathrow (via Los Angeles) and terminating with LHLH4793 in Hamburg, Germany on the 13th August.
The tag number of the missing bag is NZ049157
Tracking information  … Details
Approvals have been granted for the WAKSA Charity Downwinder 2010, again in support of Redkite – supporting children through the cancer journey.
Following last year’s format, the downwinder will again commence at Leighton and finish at Brighton.
For those not comfortable with that distance, a shorter downwinder will start at … Details