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Video Sailing – Boat Crashes Attempting Speed Sailing Record – SailRocket

   Posted by: admin   in Boating, Sailing, Video - general

Formerly the fastest sailboat in the world, SailRocket is making her final attempts at the outright speed sailing record this month, trying to steal the title from the big hydrofoil sailboat l’Hydroptere. One of these attempts ended in a dramatic boat crash today, catapulting the little boat and her skipper into the air in a stunning flip, while the support team watched in horror from the sidelines. 

This isn’t the first time the SailRocket has crashed dramatically (see video below), and although the SailRocket team had an amazing season last year, they have also dealt with many set-backs. After this remarkable boat reached 47.36 knots to become the fastest sailboat …  Details & Pictures

 

Sailing footage of the extreme record-breaking sailboat SailRocket lifting off for a spectacular mid-air crash in Dec. ’08

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