Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Vestas Sailrocket 2 update, new record ratified by WSSRC

from the following Sail-World article

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Smokin!--WSSR-Council-confirms-65.45-knot-World-speed-record/104347

The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced the establishment of a new World Record. Paul Larsen of Australia and Vestas Sailrocket 2 have set the new Outright World and World 'B' Division Speed Sailing Record.

Record: Outright World and World 'B' Division Speed Sailing Record

Venue: Walvis Bay. Namibia.

Name: Paul Larsen. AUS.

Equipment: Vestas SailRocket 2. Inclined rig Hydrofoil Proa.

Date: 24th November 2012. @ 13.32 hrs

Course length: 500 metres

Current: Nil

Elapsed time: 14.85 secs

Speed: 65.45 kts

Comments: Previous Outright and 'B' Division Record: 2012. Vestas SailRocket 2. Paul Larsen AUS. Walvis Bay NAM. 59.37 kts

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Vestas Sailrocket 2 - © Helena Darvelid-VestasSailrocket  

 

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