bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
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 Sun Dec 07, 08 2:53 pm A little respect coming.... |
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You may or may not care personally, but it can't be bad for the sport, and gives a little satisfaction, knowing how hard the competitors have been working.
Respect! (but a little slow coming):
| Quote: | The WSSR Council Sunday 7th December 2008
We have been informed by the International Sailing Federation - ISAF - that they will support a decision by the WSSRC to ratify a claim for the Outright World Sailing Speed Record by a Kite-board.
In accordance with this, the WSSRC announces the ratification of a new World Record:
Record: Outright World Sailing Speed Record.
Board: Fone Prototype Speed. Fone Bandit Dos Speed 7sq m kite.
Name: Alexandre Caizergues. FRA
Dates: 4th October 2008.
Start time: 15:35:00.84
Finish time: 15:35:20.06
Elapsed time: 19.22
Distance: 501m
Current: 0.1kts
Average speed: 50.57kts
Venue: Luderitz, Namibia.
Previous record: 2008. Sebastien Cattelan. 50.26 kts
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council |
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http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/102/3/
Congratulations to everybody involved!
Now -how can we get kicked out of the club....  |
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