50 knots broken (for real this time)

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=43830

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Kiteboarders the fastest on the water Thumb's Up

Mark · Tue Oct 07, 08 6:04 pm

Sweet

Nak · Wed Oct 08, 08 6:38 am

Very cool! I think this will be a bigger deal in Europe than here. The guy will probably be a celebrity for a short time. Very Happy

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

Yesterday one of our avid PDXer pole smurfers
mentioned that "we " have the new record

After he told about some Asian guy named Adam who could jump clear across the river "I didn't know kiters could jump so far, I better watch you guys a little closer"
windsurfers sail downwind of us

he's not online but someone told him to go look at it ,

He also mentioned "He looked small unless he knows kung fu ,I could take him" Shocked

Not surprising as this dude has threatened violence in the past (to some who had it coming?)

the rumor mill is grinding away

edwind · Since 02 Sep 2008 9 Posts McMinnville New Member

Cheers to Sebastien Cattelan!
Hopefully this will be officially in the record books, a kiter the fastest sailor in the world of all time Very Happy

eli_anderson · Since 04 Jun 2007 507 Posts Addicted

this is the fastest sailor in the world currently holding the record down at 126 fn mph....sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

50k is nuts on water, probably a similar end result if you get wacked on the water at 50k

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