The 2012 Luderitz World Speed Sailing attempt will take place over 6 weeks:
Windsurfers from 5th of November to the 2nd of December
Kitesurfers from 3rd December to the 16th December.
Due to limited space on the shuttle vehicles that will be constantly ferrying competitors from the end of the run back to the start, the number of registrations must be limited.
For further information and registrations please contact us on luderitz.speed.challenge@gmail.com
Antoine takes the windsurf record up to 50.62knots and looks very comfortable at that speed. It will be interesting if they get some very strong winds.
Just noticed the small print in the top left corner - that wasn't his new World Record run.
He did 49 knots in 38 knots of wind so if it gets windy at the right angle I think he can go a lot faster.
sorry, did he just tuck into a laydown jibe at 50knots?
Yeah, he's going really fast, but remember the water is super smooth & he's going so fast relative to the wind speed that there's probably little pressure on the sail as he bears off.