Alex Caizergues has officially set a new World Speed Sailing Record, at 54.10 knots, during his first run, at 15h38, yesterday afternoon.
Five New National records were broken on the same day:
Kitesurfing:
USA – Rob Douglas, 51.88
Namibia – Stefan Metzger 45.02Â Â …Â Details
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
An international field of 50 teams from four countries are competing on Lake Mohave, NV in the Hobie 16 North American Championships and USA team PAN AM selection event.
Day 1 racing saw challenging conditions with oscillating up and down winds that were strongest early and faded as the day went on. Those that stayed in the breeze and went the right way made big gains. Position changes were frequent … 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