Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
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Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
Maxime Nocher (Sword/North) won today at the Defi Guyader in the beautiful Douarnenez Bay in Britanny, 30 nautical miles speed-crossing in 58"30 before Nico Parlier (Spotz/North) at 1'00" and Sebastian Cou (Spotz/North) at 1'15"
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
WOW! That is a long time to travel at 30knots. impressive the speed and the fitness these guys must have
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
Very impressive to maintain that speed over open water for an hour.
If anyone has more details please post.
If anyone has more details please post.
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
30kts - amazing
So far I managed to keep an average 29kts on a distance of 1km ish - that's it.
Top speed 32kts.
Please give more details.
So far I managed to keep an average 29kts on a distance of 1km ish - that's it.
Top speed 32kts.
Please give more details.
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
Agreed,SpunMonkey wrote:WOW! That is a long time to travel at 30knots. impressive the speed and the fitness these guys must have
I have only hit ~32kts for short periods of time on my regular twin tip and felt like I was riding on the edge of my comfort zone.. To hold that speed for an hour, is unimaginable to me. I would be interested to hear what kite and board he was using as well as conditions.
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
Salmonslayer
lezo wrote:Maxime Nocher (Sword/North) won today at the Defi Guyader in the beautiful Douarnenez Bay in Britanny, 30 nautical miles speed-crossing in 58"30 before Nico Parlier (Spotz/North) at 1'00" and Sebastian Cou (Spotz/North) at 1'15"
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
impressive to say the least!
Pros will allways push the limits of the sport!
i have 7 herniated discs that tell me i probably will never achieve that!
What would be an average speed for long distace cruising on a foil?
how much energy does it take compared to racing board or tt riding ?
Pros will allways push the limits of the sport!
i have 7 herniated discs that tell me i probably will never achieve that!
What would be an average speed for long distace cruising on a foil?
how much energy does it take compared to racing board or tt riding ?
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
Thx,Laughingman wrote:Salmonslayer
lezo wrote:Maxime Nocher (Sword/North) won today at the Defi Guyader in the beautiful Douarnenez Bay in Britanny, 30 nautical miles speed-crossing in 58"30 before Nico Parlier (Spotz/North) at 1'00" and Sebastian Cou (Spotz/North) at 1'15"
I saw that. I was looking for a little more detail. Model of kite. Standard board or any modifications. Maybe some other details on what gear may have helped them endure those speeds for that long.
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Re: Over 30 kts race average for Maxime!
I dont think it requires ANY energy at all - but lots of talentwindfreak74 wrote:impressive to say the least!
Pros will allways push the limits of the sport!
i have 7 herniated discs that tell me i probably will never achieve that!
What would be an average speed for long distace cruising on a foil?
how much energy does it take compared to racing board or tt riding ?
You can cruise huge distances with no effort at all, on a hydrofoil - even when there is 1 meter chop waves, you just cruise along at high speed, feeling "nothing" but joy (no impacts whatsoever - amazing)
For high speed long distance you need a smaller foil (less drag) than for up/downwind racing in light wind, but you still have very low forces as far as I can tell from myself and theory (as I can not ride THAT fast
)But requires skill and balls, as if you crash, you SPLASH
PF