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elmo

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elmo

WA, 8890 posts

20 Sep 2008 12:10pm

The world speed sailing records have tumbled to the kiting crew at Luderitz

Rob Douglas 49.84 (and new outright world record)

New women's outright world record:
Sjoukje Bredenkamp 45.20

All the details
~~http://www.luderitz-speed.com/default.aspx~~

Respect

GreenPat

QLD

4103 posts

GreenPat

QLD, 4103 posts

20 Sep 2008 2:52pm

And people were wondering if it would ever happen. Yay for kites.

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

20 Sep 2008 1:08pm

GreenPat said...

And people were wondering if it would ever happen. Yay for kites.

Not If, when

You still doing the silly bugger thing with the GPS Pat?

GreenPat

QLD

4103 posts

GreenPat

QLD, 4103 posts

20 Sep 2008 3:58pm

Not since last Summer, which is probably a shame considering the strength of some of the Winter winds. I just haven't been motivated enough to track down a good flatwater spot in a Westerly. The inside of Hilary's boat harbour could be good, but I daresay I'd get moved on pretty quick. Not to mention wiping out at speed with all those pylons, masts and boat hulls around.

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

20 Sep 2008 7:34pm

Love the new avatar elmo. great family photo,should have known your dad was a REDWING boot

couldnt get that link to work, what was the wind speed?

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

20 Sep 2008 9:47pm

What about that guy in the hurricane last week?

Also: for a speed sailing site it's DAMN SLOW.

Edit:
0.06 seconds off 50 knots. About 40cm.
Bugger!
(I could be wrong *hick)

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

20 Sep 2008 7:57pm

://www.luderitz-speed.com/usercontrols/Blogs/script/ViewBlog.aspx?id=35&name=undefined&pageid=1

That's not exactly flat water there

GreenPat

QLD

4103 posts

GreenPat

QLD, 4103 posts

21 Sep 2008 11:38am

40 knots average, gotta love the right wind on the right day for comps. Speed Week in Namibia in 06 barely got over 20, but the weekend before we were kiting the same strip in a 35 knot average.

tobes

NSW

1000 posts

tobes

NSW, 1000 posts

22 Sep 2008 4:54pm

Here's the video of the World Record run. Insane!

Any Aussies still aiming for 50 knots? David (vide)? It'd be great to see 50 knots taken by a kiter at Luderitz. Looking forward to the next 2 weeks.....

BoDiddly

VIC

622 posts

BoDiddly

VIC, 622 posts

22 Sep 2008 10:50pm

Hot damn, that's cranking along!
Big O'l balls of steel right there hey!

myusernam

QLD

6158 posts

myusernam

QLD, 6158 posts

23 Sep 2008 6:14pm

BoDiddly said...

Hot damn, that's cranking along!
Big O'l balls of steel right there hey!

my vote for balls of steel would be crossing the line at 49 knots, raising the right arm in victory and yanking on the left one for a hooked, nicely laid out 49 knot back kiteloop (maybee throw in a lazy grab). now THAT would have been ballsy.
len10 would ave done it

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