Macquarie Innovation speed sailing

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wdric
wdric
NSW
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NSW, 1625 posts
27 Mar 2009 11:08pm
Caught this on the tele tonight.
I think to claim a world record it now has to be in a certain depth of water.
Never been to Sandy point, but there is a good chance the windward hull/float in in very shallow water.
But this is a really great achievement considering I think they are achieving these speeds in sub 20knts or close to it.
http://www.macquarie.com.au/speedsailing.htm
evets
evets
WA
685 posts
WA, 685 posts
27 Mar 2009 9:18pm
thanks for posting this.
The close up of the crew is interesting: not a position I would want to be in at 50kts!
pedro e
pedro e
VIC
257 posts
VIC, 257 posts
27 Mar 2009 11:34pm
I have a feeling that that is file footage of an earlier day as I was there yesterday and don't recall a kite anywhere.
Hausey
Hausey
NSW
325 posts
NSW, 325 posts
28 Mar 2009 12:37am
'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!

sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
VIC, 6171 posts
28 Mar 2009 2:03am
Yep. That was definitely NOT footage from yesterday. There was more wind, the sun was almost setting and there were no kite surfers for miles...........
Baz
Baz
NSW
205 posts
Baz Baz
NSW, 205 posts
28 Mar 2009 8:28am
So the obvious question is, "how fast did it go?"
Bonominator
Bonominator
VIC
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VIC, 5477 posts
28 Mar 2009 10:15am
Hausey said...

'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!




Dear oh dear Hausey. At least they are using a sail!
Wannabe
Wannabe
NSW
148 posts
NSW, 148 posts
28 Mar 2009 10:26am
Hausey said...

'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!




um, well, 'they' have ratified the kite record at 50.57 knots. It currently does hold the outright record
Hausey
Hausey
NSW
325 posts
NSW, 325 posts
28 Mar 2009 10:40am
Bonominator said...

Hausey said...

'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!




Dear oh dear Hausey. At least they are using a sail!


You call that a sail!

Sails move, are made from material that you can fold or roll up, you know, like a kite......

Hausey
Hausey
NSW
325 posts
NSW, 325 posts
28 Mar 2009 10:43am
Wannabe said...

Hausey said...

'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!




um, well, 'they' have ratified the kite record at 50.57 knots. It currently does hold the outright record



That's good, glad to hear that, rightly so.

Got to keep the rivalry between the affordable kites and windsurfers and the athletes that ride them, not some geeks in a pod looking at their laptops!
wdric
wdric
NSW
1625 posts
NSW, 1625 posts
28 Mar 2009 11:22am
Bonominator said...

Hausey said...

'They' call that sailing?

Kite surfing is way more sailing than that!

'They' should ratify the kite record if 'they' ratify that!



Dear oh dear Hausey. At least they are using a sail!

I think they actually call it a aerofoil.

But some people still have a problem with all these different forms of sailing.
A bit like holden v ford really or a citroen.

All the people that use or invent these things all share the common idea of using the wind to get somewhere.

At the end of the day they all use the wind and are bound by the same rules mother nature dishes out.

Would captain cook have been worried about the death of the square rigger, I think not.
Even the builders of these old boats were always looking at ways to go faster and used all the technology, skill and brains they had on the day to do so.

This is a win for human inovation and hard work.
The rest of us are mearly riding on the back of someone elses idea

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