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

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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

  • 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 Sail Manufacturers

    1. Loft Sails
    2. Challenger Sails
    3. Severne
    4. North Sails
    5. Neil Pryde

  • 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. A. Bringdal, SWE
    2. H. Kreisel, NED
    3. B. Dunkerbeck, SUI
    4. C. Bornemann, GER
    5. D.-J. Knol, NED

  • ISWC Overall Women

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

  • ISWC Board Manufacturers

    1. Carbon Art
    2. Starboard
    3. Mistral
    4. JP
    5. Proof

Seasons Top Speed

44.19 kn

Dave Williams
at the Speed Europeans
Dungarvan, Ireland

Rider of the day

Birger Bruhns, GER
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Approved Worldcup Spots

Sotavento, ESP

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Spot Record: 44.21 knots
Roddy Lewis, USA, 1995

 
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Anders Bringdal on the Hydroptere records PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Mistral boss Anders Bringdal - a crew member and clothing sponsor of the record-breaking Hydroptere that recently broke a set of speed records, including the outright 500m record long-held by windsurfing, called in to explain how the ride was for him onboard the world fastest wind-powered vessel.
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Interview with Farrel O'Shea PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Farrel O’Shea was windsurfing when the 20 knot barrier was broken, let alone the 50 knot! In 1983, whilst building a name for himself on the wave tour, Farrel and his mates decided to enter the Sotavento speed event in Fuerteventura. He got hooked and remained in the world’s top 20 for several years. He stopped competing in the early 90’s to concentrate on his surfboard and clothing business. Fast forward 10 years and Farrel is back in style, taking the UK speed record with a speed of 44.34 knots.

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Monsieur Bielak says good by PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 April 2008
An unmissable character from the windsurf world, specially where that concerns speed sailing, 3 times world speed record holder and Speedsailing Hall of Fame member Thierry Biélak is saying his farewells after years of appearing on the runs and roads for the RRD brand… New horizons, new projects ahead, he takes time out to talk to us about his long career as a speedboard addict !!!
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Pascal Maka on the Microphone PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

After Christophe Simian, now it’s time for Pascal Maka, Masters of Speed coordinator and race director, to tell Windsurfjournal.com his side of the 5 months spent on the canal at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The net result, personal memories, regrets, his view of the future !

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