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Vestas SailRocket 2 now officially the world record holder

by John Reed 27 Nov 2012 09:45 GMT 27 November 2012
Simply sensational: 65.45 over 500 metres for VESTAS Sailrocket 2 © Helena Darvelid / VESTAS Sailrocket 2

The WSSR Council announces the the establishment of a new World Record.

  • Record: Outright World and World “B” Division Sailing Speed Record
  • Venue: Walvis Bay, Namibia
  • Name: Paul Larsen, AUS
  • Equipment: Vestas SailRocket 2. Inclined rig Hydrofoil Proa.
  • Date: 16th November 2012. 17.02 hrs
  • Course length: 500 metres
  • Current: Nil
  • Elapsed time: 16.41 secs
  • Speed: 59.23 kts

Comments:

  • Current Outright Record: 2010. Kite Board. Rob Douglas USA. Luderitz, NAM. 55.65 kts.
  • Current “B” category record: 2012. Vestas SailRocket. Paul Larsen AUS. Walvis Bay, NAM. 54.08 kts.
A further claim for a speed in excess of the above is currently being assessed.

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