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geohaye
Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:23 am Post subject: New Windsurfing Speed World Record Set in Luderitz |
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Luderitz is a natural...Antoine Albeau has done it again!
New world record:
49.41 knots
News from the Luderitz Speed Challenge HQ
Luderitz, Namibia, on WindAlert:
http://windalert.com/spot/45604
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rigitrite
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 520 Location: Kansas City
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Yet don't kiters still hold the record for ALL sail powered craft at like....55+ knots?
If we can go 48+ knots in 38 knots of wind.....then wtf!?!? Find a windier place and go fast enough that kiters can't touch us!
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Ugly_Bird
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 335
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:58 am Post subject: |
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rigitrite wrote: | Yet don't kiters still hold the record for ALL sail powered craft at like....55+ knots? |
Is kite a sail?
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Why the big/high/airborne wake? Isn't that logical and technical indication of wasted energy which, if harnessed or eliminated, would allow or actually produce lower drag and/or higher speed? He's the world's best, yet it takes (i.e., robs) energy to throw that much mass that high.
Mike \m/
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rigitrite
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 520 Location: Kansas City
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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It is an unavoidable consequence of bearing off on the fastest point of sail. You should see the rooster tail the speed-record kiters throw off: it looks like drag-racing boat. And yet.....their fastest guy is still faster than our fastest over-weight Frenchman.
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Brian_S
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 249 Location: SE Michigan
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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isobars wrote: | Why the big/high/airborne wake? Isn't that logical and technical indication of wasted energy which, if harnessed or eliminated, would allow or actually produce lower drag and/or higher speed? He's the world's best, yet it takes (i.e., robs) energy to throw that much mass that high.
Mike \m/ |
I think Mike has got a point here. Something about the way the water releases from the board, or the way the tail/trim of the board is kicking up that water should point to a place for improvement.
Brian
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rangerider
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 206
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone know the details on the sail used? Thanks.
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sunchips
Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 67
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:03 am Post subject: |
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Ugly_Bird wrote: | rigitrite wrote: | Yet don't kiters still hold the record for ALL sail powered craft at like....55+ knots? |
Is kite a sail? |
Yes. We are all sailors, whether on sailing, windsurfing, or kiting. Spinnakers are often referred to as kites too.
Having said that, that windsurfer is hauling! Props on the new record!
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Sailboarder
Joined: 10 Apr 2011 Posts: 656
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:35 am Post subject: |
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rangerider wrote: | Anyone know the details on the sail used? Thanks. |
It looks like a NP racing EVO V sail. They state that their 5 and 5.4 are built for GPS speed.
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Wait, I read somewhere that the powers-that-be declared kiteboards to NOT be sailing craft, because the "sail" is attached to the person, not the board, and they were going to have to have their own records, not compete with windsurfers.
Can anyone confirm or refute this? I'm not positive.
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