Outright World Records

500 m Men Hydroptere 51.36kn
500 m Women  S. Bredenkamp 45.20kn
Nautical Mile Men Hydroptere 50.17kn
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: Belgium
500 m Men C. Barret 40.87kn
500 m Women  S. Rondelez 33.60kn
Nautical Mile Men A. de Gendt 37.54kn
Nautical Mile Women n/a n/a
 

Rankings 2009

  • ISWC Overall Women

    1. Z. Davis, GBR
    2. V. Ghibaudo, FRA
    3. B. Hoefer, GER
    4. M. Geldhof, BEL
    5. M. Raisi, FRA

  • IKA Overall Women

    1. M. Gil, USA
    2. C. Consorti, FRA
    3. S. Bredenkamp, RSA
    4. J. Grobbelaar, GBR
    5. Caroline Adrien, FRA

  • ISWC Nations

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

  • ISWC Overall Men

    1. B. Dunkerbeck, SUI
    2. H. Kreisel, NED
    3. D.-J. Knol, NED
    4. C. Lockwood, AUS
    5. M. Bengtsson, SWE

  • IKA Nations

    1. France
    2. USA
    3. Great Britain
    4. Germany
    5. South Africa

  • IKA Overall Men

    1. Alex Caizergues, FRA
    2. Sylvain Hoceini, FRA
    3. Rob Douglas, USA
    4. D. Williams, GBR
    5. D. Leroy, USA

Seasons Top Speed

44.19 kn

Dave Williams
at the Speed Europeans
Dungarvan, Ireland

Rider of the day

Chris Benzing, GER
 Christian Benzing
 
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Approved Worldcup Spots

Karpathos, GRE

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Spot Record: 43.68 knots
Antoine Albeau, FRA, 2008

 
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Below is the updated event programme, please check carefully for all details. The weather forecast is still very promising for a windy, windy week, so everybody make his way to
Thursday, 29 October 2009

Here is some information for everybody attending the 2009 Speed Windsurfing and Kiteboarding Europeans: Transport: We have had a very small take up of the Dubli
Monday, 26 October 2009

...ising for the next period of the 2009 European Speedsailing Championships. The final call will be made again next Friday. Let us draw your attention to a small typing mistake in the event progra...
Monday, 19 October 2009

4. Speed Europeans Postponed
(News/Event News)
...nt for the second period, and make early warnings two weeks in advance and a final call one week ahead again. ...
Friday, 09 October 2009

...e boat stayed stable and the speed kept climbing... 46, 48,49,50,52 small slowdown to 49 then full on again - last I saw was 54 with speed still climbing...everybody was doing what they could to get...
Wednesday, 09 September 2009

We are happy to announce that the European Championships for both Windsurfers and Kiteboarders are confirmed now and registration is open. The event will be held in Dungarvan, Ireland, from 17.10.20
Saturday, 15 August 2009

... from the first moment that he is back and got his first bullet of the event. The second round, again consisting of a silver and gold fleet leg commenced in the afternoon, and still the sailors...
Wednesday, 05 August 2009

Everybody interested in getting one of the last organizers wildcards for the Speed Windsurfing World Championship, see below a letter from Manoli Kritsiotis about the procedure:
Sunday, 28 June 2009

9. ISWC World Rankings updated
(News/General News)
...s deleted as soon as the current years event finishes, or after 12 months latest. Anders Bringdal gained the most from the participation in both events, as he did not score in 2008, and thus is ...
Tuesday, 28 April 2009

... we didn’t want to miss any opportunity.  I knew the odds for setting records were against us. Strong winds weren’t forecast but we had to leave no stone unturned.There was a...
Tuesday, 21 April 2009

...l... Damnit... things just didn't go our way I'm afraid. We did all we could as the weather once again played games with us. We were looking for a solid, punchy day as was forecast but late in t...
Monday, 20 April 2009

...basket. It's been forecast to blow to 26 knots. We don't need that much but I would rather too much as against too little. If we get too much then I will still have to just go for it. we have been wat...
Sunday, 19 April 2009

...all the tapes before getting the heat-gun out and shrinking all the skins down. She is tight as a drum again and ready for what the day has to offer. There will be more low tide action but th...
Saturday, 18 April 2009

...OCKET felt perfect. The pod skipped the helm was responsive and I was left yelling for more wind. Once again, we did all we could and the team worked as good as usual. We sailed at dead low tide which...
Friday, 17 April 2009

Once again a great looking forecast has evaporated away from us like a mirage. This morning when I checked out the forecast I was left feeling sick. Our record period runs out on the 16th i.
Tuesday, 14 April 2009

As I sit here writing this and stuffing a basic chicken and cheese roll into my mouth, Helena sits down the other end of the container trying to work out if we just broke the nautical mile re
Thursday, 09 April 2009

...e will be wind until the end of our record attempt which is encouraging. Righto... here we go again. Let's hope it doesn't get to gnarly. Apologies for keeping you all in suspense and s...
Thursday, 09 April 2009

The forecast this morning had today and tomorrow at 24 knots but it later changed to have today at 23 and tomorrow at 25. I know it doesn't seem like much but it does indicate a trend of sort
Wednesday, 08 April 2009

...ed the wing was out at 17 degrees probably due to some stretch in the mainsheet system. I sheeted in again but needed both hands which meant going back to the foot steering. This feels a bit touchy...
Monday, 06 April 2009

...iece. I had a deep sensation of dissatisfaction. I was gutted with the whole day. We had been denied again. Of course there is nothing we could do about it, but that made no difference to my mood. ...
Thursday, 02 April 2009

...rothers Benoit and Sylvain in third and fourth. Anders Bringdal from Sweden claimed the fifth place and gained important points for the world ranking. In the womens fleet, Valerie Ghibaudo scor...
Monday, 30 March 2009

... wanted to be there first... but we weren't. These guys have been at it for 16 odd years now so once again, it's good to see the effort rewarded. It appears that they set the record in winds way ab...
Friday, 27 March 2009

...! Thankfully the wind has returned to the Skeleton Coast. It's the Walvis bay we remember again. Today looks great as does the rest of the week. We will go out and spend a day just doing ...
Wednesday, 25 March 2009

...ty of a cautious start up down the whole course as I only began to gently power up towards the end as I gained confidence in the boats behaviour. We didn't actually get into the 40's for a while at th...
Saturday, 28 February 2009

...e know it blows. New team member Alex adams from Weymouth has been getting to grips with the boat as against his normal steed which is a Foiling Moth. This is going to be an interesting couple of mo...
Thursday, 19 February 2009

... but it shows signs of picking up.  One by one we start the process of 'spinning plates' again. There is a lot to organise. Here is just a short one to let you know what we are up ...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009

...in the Sail Manufacturers category North Sails takes the crown. The most successful nation in 2008 was again (...) Posted originally: 2008-12-06 19:59:10 Read Full Article ...
Saturday, 06 December 2008

...in the Sail Manufacturers category North Sails takes the crown. The most successful nation in 2008 was again France. After 12 events, three of them categorized as continental or world championship ...
Saturday, 06 December 2008

...thrilling racing to the second half of the week, when the prevailing west-southwest flow shall kick in again. ...
Sunday, 30 November 2008

30. ISWC Production Worlds Entries
(News/General News)
...ood news is, that all looks like we will have Championchip broadcasting the event live on the internet again. Not fully confirmed yet, but it looks really good. List of registrations: &nbs...
Sunday, 26 October 2008

...best speed from the beginning of the event only closely. The fourth of October saw racing action again, and this time it was Alex Caizergues who snatched victory with a new outright world record...
Friday, 10 October 2008

32. 50 knots again !
(News/General News)
Alexandre Caizergues (FRA) is the fastest sailor on earth now, with a blistering 50.57 knots run today, accompanied by several more 50s and high 49s. Several more national outright records have been
Saturday, 04 October 2008

...sailors advancing to the next gold fleet race then the next round was started half an hour later, with again Antoine Albeau in first and Bjorn Dunkerbeck in second. Third this time Finian Maynard (BVI...
Tuesday, 26 August 2008

34. Luderitz Speed Challenge 2008
(News/General News)
... for registration now. From the 15th of September till 13th of October the hunt for the 50 knots is on again. Check www.luderitz-speed.com for full details, and register in time to get your shot...
Sunday, 24 August 2008

... decision about the title open to the final two days of the competition. The skippersmeeting was again set to an early 9:00 schedule, but the wind was not there. Thus the riders were directly pu...
Sunday, 24 August 2008

...sailors advancing to the next gold fleet race then the next round was started half an hour later, with again Antoine Albeau in first and Bjorn Dunkerbeck in second. Third this time Finian Maynard (BVI...
Friday, 22 August 2008

...ea to go for the final round in the evening. The womens fleet was run with the silver fleet and again the ranking was Valerie, Anja and Elke. Racing continues with the gold fleet tomorrow...
Thursday, 21 August 2008

38. Wot Rocket down !
(News/General News)
...all means that while WotRocket still has it all to prove, a certain Mr Antoine Albeau can sleep easily again for a bit longer yet… Source: WotRocket ...
Thursday, 14 August 2008

...the high tide in the afternoon the top speeds improved over the curse of the week, with Antoine Albeau again setting the top speed of the event with 40.54 knots average over the 500m speedcourse. ...
Saturday, 02 August 2008

...omen was Valerie Ghibaudo, she sailed an average speed of 31.39 kts over 500m. So the Frenchies did it again! Tomorrow we expect the same wind conditions, but the tide will go down even a li...
Saturday, 26 July 2008

...Grand Slam came to an end today with another two exciting races in conditions from 25-35 knots. It was again a hard fight between Sebastien Cattelan, Robert Douglas and Alex Caizergues. Cattelan e...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008

... were completed today, varying from 20 knots and flat water to 30 knots and killer chop. It was again Cattelan, Douglas and Roberts who fought for the event lead. Christophe Prin-Guenon is also...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008

...ery run of the top riders, as the conditions improved more and moe during the afternoon. It was mainly again Robert Douglas ruling the heat, crowned with a new USA kitespeed record (subject to WSSRC r...
Tuesday, 22 July 2008

44. BVI-1 signs RRD
(News/General News)
...rst podium finish of 3rd in the World Cup of Paros, Greece. The time seemed right to join the RRD team again as they were looking for a top slalom rider, and I became available in April when F2 became...
Friday, 04 July 2008

45. F2 back in business
(News/General News)
...2008 the creditor union accepted the quote offered and F2 International is therefore fully operational again. Karin Jaggi, Patrik Diethelm, Daniel Aeberli and Philipp Schnerr will be responsible for t...
Thursday, 03 July 2008

...ose-built Australian 9m sail boat/sail plane called Wot Rocket who is acutely aware of the “race against the French to the 50”, and the possibility they could snatch his boyhood dream clea...
Saturday, 21 June 2008

47. Weymouth Speedweek News
(News/General News)
...“We had such a great time last year both on a personal and business level we had to get involved again”. As well as the usual categories and prizes for WSW like, Speed Week Rookies, Lad...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008

48. Interview with Farrel O'Shea
(Press/Interviews)
...t the Tiree Wave Classic before I gave up competition completely. So why did you get back into it again? Farrel: It was fully down to Dave White that I got involved again. He called my bluff! I...
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

49. KA Konzept
(Featured/Featured Equipment)
...s. We graphed every parameter and shape for each sail size. We then took all the feedback and analyzed against the graphs and find the anomalies to learn what was making some sizes better. With this w...
Thursday, 17 April 2008

50. Starboard iSonic
(Featured/Featured Equipment)
..., 111, 122 have evolved with a new variant of the wide tail concept: the planing surface is made wider again to provide the efficiency gain but the outline is then pinched back in just ahead of your b...
Thursday, 17 April 2008

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