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World Speed Sailing record.

Sophie Routaboul increased the best peak speed ever recorded by a lady on Monday 6th September, to just shy of 50 knots – 49.55 knots at Luderitz.

She managed this during her first session at Luderitz since arriving there, so it’s safe to assume she’ll   …  Details

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Antoine Albeau wins the first WaterZ downwind long distance race with amazing 35 knots average speed on his JP Slalom 82 and RS:Racing EVO lll 9.5.

Sebastian Kornum takes first in the Youth Class and finishes 12th overall with his JP Slalom 65 and RS:Racing EVO ll 7.8 sail.

Vestas, one of the largest windmill manufacturers in the world, sponsored the first ever watersport event with Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and SUP in one big event  …  Details

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Three times world champion, Kauli Seadi capitalizes on his wealth of experience to conquer the tricky conditions in Klitmoller, whilst emotions run high with some major upsets throughout the rest of the fleet!

With strong south-westerly winds forecast for the entire day, many of the competitors were at the beach at dawn getting dialed into the conditions. However, the minute the competition was supposed to begin the wind began to backed off forcing head judge, Duncan Coombs to put the contest on hold. By 13:00 it had returned enough for the first heat to start, and with the waves often reaching 2.5m in the sets, Klitmoller was ready to rock the windsurfing world  …  Details

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