You can follow it on www.windsurfjournal.com Usually they have a live link when they run on the canal.

From their site

"As they say in France, never 2 without 3. In fact, following the record attempts of 20 / 21 November 2007, then January 3rd 2008, the runners for the Masters of Speed have been called up for the 5th and 6th March for the 3rd official attempt of the season on the legendary speed canal at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, south of France… And all there with the same aim in mind, beating the 50 knot mark ! An event you can follow live here on Windsurfjournal.com !!!

After the often difficult sessions in previous years when there was simply a lack of wind, this winter’s season of Masters of Speed record attempts on the speed canal at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a real bonus with the riders now called up for a 3rd session, this coming Wednesday and Thursday, 5th and 6th March !
And there’s a significant difference to this latest session, the predominantly south-easterly of the last two sessions has been replaced this time by the celebrated Mistral, a wind from the north, forecast to come in at 40 - 45 knots with surges up to 50 knots, so everyone’s hoping this can be the session that finally sees the holy grail 50 knot mark beaten…
Absent from the two previous sessions because of a planned trip to Australia, Karin Jaggi and Patrik Diethelm will be present for this third running, along with Finian Maynard, current record holder, for sure determined to hang on to his record but also to improve his mark…
And freshly flown in from Florida where he’s been competing in the Calema Midwinters, Antoine Albeau will also be "on the run" in his role as the main challenger to Maynard… Also new on the run, Cyril Moussilmani will be hoping to beat the production board record of 44.71 knots currently held by Diethelm… And, as they were during the last session in January, Cedric Bordes and David Garrel will be worth keeping a close eye on…
While the forecast for the 5th looks the most promising, the organisers have also planned to use the 6th when the riders could get on the water as early as 6.30am, if the conditions are worth getting up for !!!
As a major media partner to the event, Windsurfjournal.com will be bringing you live coverage of these two days of top class speed racing which, cross your fingers, could mark a new era for windsurfing… Even more than ever, stay online !!! "

I'd like to stick my money on Mr.Albeau for a 49.6 in the 3rd thankyou.

Watching the video at the last attempt at the canal Finian just doesn't look comfortable on the other hand Antoine looks as he's out for a walk in the park.

Albeau with 48 knots on the notice board is yet to be validated

Goo Screw said...

Where's Chris L and his trusty 4.4 when you need him

Giving them a chance

AB official 48.18

49.04 wooooohoooooo take that Finian!

From the site...
"We will be informed later about the performance of Antoine Albeau... Because the question is now : is it a new world record or the best performance in the world ?"

sick_em_rex said...

go here instead Mineral and just click on the live ticker on the bottom right of page, it should open the link for you
http://www.mastersofspeed.com/

Yep got it,thanks mate, (but dont know how I got it to open)
wouldnt open before, bloody compoooterssss

from what I've read they have 2 video timing machines! Can't wait to see it posted. Sounds like there has been some carnage with PD breaking a mast and spin outs a plenty.

gee Yoyo, looks like he might have peaked just shy of 55 knots! I bet Finian is going to be severely peed off at this result.

Some pics... Enjoy!

Cheers,
Remi

How's the 51.22 on the van's display, I bet that got people excited? Be interesting to see gps tracks if they had them on?

if he didn't crack 50 then that makes his speed super impressive due to the consistentcy of his speed through the run.
Roo where are you getting your reports from? I'm struggling to find any more information anywhere.
Interesting to see Antoine still wearing a Foretrex and not a Navi.

There's heaps of info on the French forums which are going off... already between 10 and 30 pages on this topic only.

Will try to dig the interesting info. As for the GPS track, I'll see if the dude who analyzed it last time (and sync with Finian and Bordes tracks) will do it again for this record.

Cheers,
Remi

What has happen to Finian?
Maybe he should have stayed with Naish?
Does anyone know what speed the guy on the kite got?

Masters of Speed 5th March 2008 rankings
1/ Antoine Albeau : 49.09 knots
2/ Patrik Diethelm : 46.57 knots
3/ Finian Maynard : 45.85 knots
4/ Cyril Moussilmani : 44.46 knots
5/ Farrel Oshea : 44.34 knots
6/ John Smalley : 44.22 knots
7/ Cédric Bordes : 44.22 knots
8/ David Garrel : 42.71 knots
9/ Andrea Baldini : 35.81 knots
10/ Valérie Ghibaudo : 35.24 knots

dl.free.fr/getfile.pl?file=/s1lZyqdV/Mos_5_03_08.avi

Can't see too much but it's a start...
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