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: South Africa
500 m Men G. Ross 48.79kn
500 m Women  S. Bredenkamp 45.20kn
Nautical Mile Men H. Bredenkamp 40.33kn
Nautical Mile Women N. Petersmann 30.00kn
 

Rankings 2009

  • IKA Nations

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

  • ISWC Overall Women

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

  • ISWC Nations

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

  • 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 Men

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

  • 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

Cedric Bordes, FRA
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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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Torsten Mallon, GER PDF Print E-mail
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Sail:  818
Height:  1,84 m
Weight:  93,00 kg
Birthdate: 11.06.1966
Nationality: German
Residence: German
Website: www.speedsurfen.de

Biography
Startet 1980 with windsurfing in Spaden/Germany
1986 first speed race in Meldorf/Germany
1989 German Speedrekord
1898  1. Place Speedweek Port St. Louis/France
2003   1. Place German Championship Speed
2006   2. Place IFCA Speedsurfing World Championship

Best Results :
39,19 knots ( video timing ), 41,00 knots GPS timing)

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