Fast Boat

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

Kiters are gunna have to step it up again!

http://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboarding/8208-vestas-sailrocket-2-breaks-speed-sailing-record-with-5923-knots

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forrest · Mon Nov 19, 12 11:46 am

That must have been a pretty wild ride, listening to his voice!

SalmonSlayer · Since 27 Nov 2005 648 Posts Addicted **CGKA Member**

I wonder that the R&D budget is on this project. I bet it was a fairly costly to get 4 knots of bragging rights over a kite boarder.

http://sailrocket.com/

forrest · Mon Nov 19, 12 12:20 pm

What cracks me up is how much $ is being put into making the world's oldest means of travel faster. To bad they're not sinking this type of $ into making better renewable energy sources.

Mark · Tue Nov 20, 12 6:54 am

I want to see him turn around and sail in the other direction....

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2622 Posts The 503 METAL

That sail doesn't seem that big...must be really efficient. There's another video of that thing crashing on a previous attempt.

Sorry to see the kite record go, but setting records in that man-made ditch at Luderitz always seemed a little cheaty.

pjc · Since 06 Mar 2005 649 Posts Addicted

Kiters still have the record if "solo carry your gear from the car to the launch" is a precondition.

Inept_Fun · Since 14 Apr 2005 1417 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

"Okay that was pretty fast" lol listening to that dude is pretty funny.

How much faster could he have gone without that go pro sticking 5 feet off his head??