Vestas Sailrocket 2 new record for 500m, update from Paul's blog

Paul and the Vestas Sailrocket 2 team have lifted the bar again on their own record with a 500 metre run of 65.4 knots and a peak speed of 68.01 knots.  Once again awaiting ratification but the data comes from the official timing device.

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Sat, 24 Nov 12 19:15

Fresh off the TRIMBLE... 68.01 over 1 second, 65.45 over 500 meters.
I'll let the pictures tell the story. The triple rum and cokes are already hitting the mark.

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