Video Sailing – World Sailing Record for l’Hydroptère of 51.36 knots over 500 meters
France – With peak speeds reaching an amazing 55.7 knots, l’Hydroptère has shattered the world speed sailing record* with an average speed of 51.36 knots over 500 meters. This not only trounces the Macquarie Innovation speed of 50.07 kts (the fastest boat), but in the ongoing battle between big and small, the giant hydrofoil has become the fastest watercraft under sail, besting the 50.57 kts recorded by Alexandre Caizergues on his kite-board last year. With record-making season just beginning, the bar has been set high by the mighty Hydroptère and her crew… Details and pictures
Video – Hydroptere, the fastest sailboat in the world!!! L’Hydroptere hydrofoil flying trimaran sailboat sailing at speeds of up to 61 knots before high speed capsize.
Porto Cervo – If you like seeing sailing mega-yachts like the Maltese Falcon and Helios, then the Perini Navi Cup off the Costa Smeralda is the race for you. The third annual edition of this race is where the massive yachts of the well-heeled get to strut their stuff, and with 30+ knots of wind to contend with, they’ve had the opportunity to show that these boats are more than just floating palaces, as there has been some serious sailing going on.
From high-tech carbon to classic teak, traditional rigs to the entirely novel, this fleet of multi-million-dollar megayachts is nothing short of dazzling … Details, pictures and specs
Crash Video Offshore Powerboat Racing – High Speed Boat Crash – Australian Powerboat Championships – Mad Crash at the Australian Powerboat Championships at Corio Bay, Geelong, Australia. Driver sustained broken ankle and my mate the navigator, had his spine fractured and cracked eye socket.
Two Powerboat P1 superstars enjoyed contrasting fortunes last weekend in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race – one of the most famous and demanding endurance races in the sport today.
Despite being in a position to be only the fourth man in history to claim the coveted Beaverbrook Trophy, Hannes Bohinc was ultimately denied the chance to complete the race when a ruptured fuel tank forced the Buzzi-designed powerboat to retire 1.5 miles short of the finish line after almost four hours of race action.
Alongside fellow crew members Ed Williams-Hawkes and Max Holzfeind, Bohinc had guided the Wettpunkt.com hull towards the leading pack having reached the halfway stage of the 170 nautical mile race in …Â Details