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

catman.jpgSebastien Cattelan was the first person breaking the elusive 50 knots mark - the holy gral of speedsailing.
 
National Records: Great Britain
500 m Men D. Williams 44.78kn
500 m Women  J. Grobbelaar 38.18kn
Nautical Mile Men D. White 39.97kn
Nautical Mile Women Z. Davis 34.74kn
 

Rankings 2009

  • IKA Nations

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

  • ISWC Nations

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

  • IKA Overall Men

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

  • 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 Overall Women

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

  • ISWC Overall Women

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

Seasons Top Speed

44.19 kn

Dave Williams
at the Speed Europeans
Dungarvan, Ireland

Rider of the day

Peter Davis, GBR
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Approved Worldcup Spots

Walvis Bay, NAM

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Spot Record: 44.35 knots
Bjorn Dunkerbeck, ESP, 2004 

 
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...e have responses by close of business 26/10/09 Note: for the vast majority of people, walking your gear to the Radisson should be feasible; it’s a short enough walk. Park Hotel Dungarv...
Thursday, 22 October 2009

...ave and BigSurf Wakeboarding demos and introductory lessons   Kitesurfing 2010 gear test and demo organised by Event partners: Cabrinha, Fone, Best, Ozone etc...  ...
Saturday, 15 August 2009

...'t seem like much but it does indicate a trend of sorts. In all truth it makes no difference as we will gear up for both forecasts and be sitting out on speed spot patiently waiting to be as reactive ...
Wednesday, 08 April 2009

... water and is giving me a lot of confidence. It is forecast to blow 25 knots today and we are already gearing up for it.   One of these days party people... one of these days... ...
Monday, 06 April 2009

... boat and putting safeties on safeties. A couple of days ago, Nick Bubb spotted that the TRIMBLE timing gear on the boat wasn't recording the run data. We had a slight panic attempt as this is essenti...
Friday, 27 March 2009

The wind has come in a little stronger than expected/predicted so we are all getting geared up and will head across to Speed-spot for the fourth time in this record attempt. VESTAS SAIL
Sunday, 08 March 2009

...hange my life. One of the other things I remember of that job was that there was a poster promoting deckgear on the wall showing Yellow Pages Endeavour in full flight. I ended up laminating that pictu...
Thursday, 29 January 2009

...boyhood dream clean away.Wot Rocket’s 500m world speed sailing record attempt was forced to shift gears following the launch of the French flying trimaran l’Hydroptere on 22 May. “I ...
Saturday, 21 June 2008

9. Weymouth Speedweek News
(News/General News)
...2008 event and are planning a bigger and better event for this year. There will be a full range of demo gear from the cream of the board and sail manufactures and Speedsailing stars like Dave White an...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008

10. Starboard iSonic
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...8 iSonic 86 and 96 have even wider tails. With this new wider tail outline, efficiency steps up another gear to provide more speed and more control. With a wider tail comes also more power, quicker ac...
Thursday, 17 April 2008

11. Hydroptere is getting ready
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...takes us back in time, reminding us of the beginnings of aviation, where many inventors and “Gyro Gearlooses” competed with each other in furthering the progress of trying to make their wo...
Thursday, 28 February 2008

12. Speed:World:Cup welcomes The Loft
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...k two of the big 3 events last year.  This year she is ready!  I have been busy preparing her gear for 08.  I am confident our preparations will bring results... we will see!" ...
Wednesday, 20 February 2008

13. Industry Partners
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...k two of the big 3 events last year.  This year she is ready!  I have been busy preparing her gear for 08.  I am confident our preparations will bring results... we will see!" ...
Thursday, 27 December 2007

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