Outright World Records

500 m Men A. Albeau 49.09kn
500 m Women  S. Bredenkamp 42.35kn
Nautical Mile Men Hydroptere 41.69kn
Nautical Mile Women Z. Davis 34.74kn
 

Hall of Fame

Fred HaywoodFred Haywood was the first Windsurfer over 30 knots, an unbelievable barrier in 1983.
 
National Records: Germany
500 m Men D. Hanel 42.44kn
500 m Women  M. Schlune  36.50kn
Nautical Mile Men T. Doeblin 36.74kn
Nautical Mile Women C. Pihan 30.55kn
 

Rankings 2008

  • PKRA Top Speed Men

    1. Alex Caizergues, FRA
    2. Rolf v/d Vlugt, NED
    3. Sebastien Cattelan, FRA
    4. Manu Taub, FRA
    5. Sylvain Hoceini, FRA

  • PKRA Overall Women

    1. Charlotte Consorti, FRA
    2. Sjoukje Bredenkamp, RSA
    3. Katja Roose, NED
    4. Erika Lindberg, SWE
    5. Jemma Grobbelar, GBR

  • PKRA Overall Men

    1. Sebastien Cattelan, FRA
    2. Alex Caizergues, FRA
    3. Christophe Prin-Guenon, FRA
    4. Rolf v/d Vlugt, NED
    5. Jerome Bila, FRA

  • PKRA Top Speed Women

    1. Charlotte Consorti, FRA
    2. Sjoukje Bredenkamp, RSA
    3. Erika Lindberg, SWE
    4. Katja Roose, NED
    5. Jemma Grobbelar, GBR

  • ISWC Sail Manufacturers

    1. North Sails
    2. Loft Sails
    3. Neil Pryde
    4. Gaastra
    5. Simmer Sails

  • ISWC Overall Women

    1. V. Ghibaudo, FRA
    2. M. Raisi, FRA
    3. K. Jaggi, SUI
    4. E. Duby, FRA
    5. S. Hebert, ARM

  • ISWC Nations

    1. France
    2. Netherlands
    3. Switzerland
    4. Italy
    5. Germany

Seasons Top Speed

43.09 kn

Alex Caizergues, FRA

Rider of the day

John Benamati, ESP
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Walvis Bay, NAM

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Spot Record: 44.35 knots
Bjorn Dunkerbeck, ESP, 2004 

 
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Walvis Bay, NAM PDF Print E-mail

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Spot Record: 44.35 knots
Bjorn Dunkerbeck, ESP, 2004 

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