NOWY REKORD PRĘDKOŚCI

[Dr Eutanator]

Bodajże w ten weekend Robby Naish pobił rekord prędkości na kajcie. Nowy wynik został zaaprobowany i zahomologowany przez WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) i wynosi 38,47 węzłów. Niestety nie podano na jakim sprzęcie i przy jakich warunkach osiągniety został ten wynik. Poprzedni rekord należał bodajże do Malika Bouchenafy (38,28 węzła)

[Dr Eutanator]

Żeby było można lepiej sobie uzmysłowić jak to jest szybko, przeliczyłem ten rekord na kmh - ca 72 kmh !!!

[jedi1]

Alexandre Caizergues, FRA
November 2009
Luederitz, NAM
50.98 knots

http://www.speedworldcup.com/kite-class-records.html

[gr8]

wikipedia:

Speed records

French kitesurfer Sebastien Cattelan became the first sailor to break the 50 knots barrier by reaching 50.26 knots on 3 October 2008 at the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia. On 4 October, Alex Caizergues (also of France) broke this record with a 50.57 knots run. These speeds are verified, but are still subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. [8] Earlier in the event, on 19 September, American Robert Douglas reached 49.84 knots (92.30 km/h) [9], becoming the first kitesurfer to establish an outright world record in speed sailing. Previously the record was held only by sailboats or windsurfers. Douglas also became the world's third over-50 knots sailor, when on 8 September he made a 50.54 knots (93.60 km/h) run[10].

The outright sailing speed record has since been claimed by the French trimaran Hydroptère which, on 4 September 2009, reached a speed of 51.36 knots over 500 meters. [11]

The 14th of November 2009, Alex Caizergues completed another run of 50,98 knots in Namibia.