At the trench the highest by the windsurfers was as soon as the trench opened for business when one of them reached 48.45 knots in a wind that was dying. That would suggest the wind was around 35 to 38 knots at the trench at that time.
So the speeds being set are not in extreme winds. There may be higher winds to come, according to the Luderitz forecast.
New World Record in windsurfing: Antoine Albeau did 50.78 kts
Anders Bringdal did 50.62 kts!
New Female World Record in Windsurfing for Zara Davis UK with 45.83 kts
A record day and still going
Kitespeed next week
Re: Luderitz is ready to break new records
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:54 pm
by ronnie
Albeau has now moved the record up to 51.69 knots (to be confirmed).
Bringdal has done 51.34, so its a close battle between the two with Bringdal being the first to get into the 50's and Albeau usually slightly ahead.
Anders Bringdal did exectly the same speed than Antoine Albeau!! 51.34 kts!
Lena managed to reach 45.74kts. 0,1 kts from the world record in windsurfing!
Re: Luderitz is ready to break new records
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:16 pm
by ronnie
The new Top Dawg's
59.23 knots run
Re: Luderitz is ready to break new records
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:34 pm
by Peter_Frank
ronnie wrote:The new Top Dawg's
59.23 knots run
Amazing !
Even more fantastic than top speed, is the record for the best average sailing speed to average wind speed ratio, where I believe the Vestas are way ahead of everyone else
The "efficiency" so to speak
Peter
Re: Luderitz is ready to break new records
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:49 pm
by Flyboy
Even more fantastic than top speed, is the record for the best average sailing speed to average wind speed ratio, where I believe the Vestas are way ahead of everyone else
Yeah. It would seem there is still huge unrealized potential in this design - just a matter of balancing the aerodynamics so the thing stays on the water.
The flamingos seemed completely unimpressed however.
Peter