515 Meters in 10 seconds!

The most flabbergasting thing of all is why you've earned a red thumb for this post????????????????
Where are people's heads at?
I thought most of the visitors here were reasonably intelligent and mature.
Seems like I could be wrong.

I'm not completely suprised to hear it was an ice yacht, but 109 knots!?

That's insane!

I wouldn't know what to do first if I met them, ask for an autograph, or call the men in white coats.

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Subsonic said...
I'm not completely suprised to hear it was an ice yacht, but 109 knots!?

That's insane!

I wouldn't know what to do first if I met them, ask for an autograph, or call the men in white coats.

Sorry, just saw it's a land yacht

From World of Windsurf
"New SPEED WORLD RECORD in windsurfing on ice is reached few days ago - impressive 58.98 knots (2 sec). Check out his video from the record session.
rider: Henrik Mård S414."

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choco said..

I wonder what a catapult would feel like could be a real "ice breaker"

Or a bit like an icecream headache.

Back on the land yacht thing a mate and I sailed this yacht up to a peak of 83





kph the a few weeks back down at Stanley scary running down wind on a narrow beach with no brakes

It has always been the case as long as I can remember that there are claims of faster speeds than existing World Records. It has become more prevalent with the advent of GPS technology.

Two examples: In 1989 we had timing gates set up at Sandy Point that were not approved by the WSSRC as they did not meet their technical and other requirements. It just happened that Mal Wright was recorded by them doing a run of 41.9 knots which was faster than the existing World Record. Of course, that run could not be ratified as the World Record. Fast, but not the World Record.

In 2010, David Trewern called me over one day at Sandy Point and said: "Have a look at my GPS. I think I have just smashed the world Kiting speed record!"
He had speeds over 46 knots on his GPS when the World Record was around 41 knots. After analysis, the figures suggested he had gone significantly faster than the existing World Record, but of course it could not be claimed as such.

One of the main reasons the World GPS Speed Surfing Record Committee (WGPSSRC) was set up was to make official World Records far more accessible to ordinary people. At that time, WSSRC Records were the sole preserve of very the very wealthy (or those sponsored by the very wealthy). Not much has changed today, but the introduction of the Luderitz speed challenge event has closed the gap slightly for those that have the means to attend. On the other hand, in stark contrast, WGPSSRC Records are accessible to just about anyone who has access to a few hundred dollars worth of GPS technology and the ability to follow a few simple procedures outlined in the rules for validation.