Two Australian sailors have just broken the speed barrier of 50 knots in their sailing boat Macquarie Innovation, whilst a British engineer has become the fastest human on earth powered by the wind alone, in a land sailing boat.
On the morning of 26 March on the ‘dry’ Lake Ivanpah in California, USA, The Greenbird, driven by British engineer Richard Jenkins, smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles.
The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held, record of 116 mph, set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck in March 1999 at the same location…Â