46.82 knots sailing
 

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Pending WSSRC ratification, the vaunted 11-year record of YP has been
broken by Finian Maynard (BVI) with a time of 46.82 knots. The Dutch
national record has been broken by Ben van der Steen with an
unofficial time of 43.5 knots. Dave White has broken the British
national record with an unofficial time of 43 knots.

It was on a windsurfer, is that the fastest sailing ever?

Joe

Could be. I'd have to check the speeds of boats like Play Station II and
then compare the courses run. For land speed it's the average through a
measured mile. But wind surfing is in fact sailing so even it was speed
attained I'd have to think yes. Now was that in relation to the water or
over the ground speed? Give us more input!

#5 aint alive but I am

M.

"Joe" wrote in message
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from www.mastersofspeed.com

Pending WSSRC ratification, the vaunted 11-year record of YP has been
broken by Finian Maynard (BVI) with a time of 46.82 knots. The Dutch
national record has been broken by Ben van der Steen with an
unofficial time of 43.5 knots. Dave White has broken the British
national record with an unofficial time of 43 knots.

It was on a windsurfer, is that the fastest sailing ever?

Joe

Michael wrote:
Could be. I'd have to check the speeds of boats like Play Station II and
then compare the courses run.

Do you have a way of calculating how fast Playstation 2 would go if they
could fit it into the French Trench?


... For land speed it's the average through a
measured mile.

Actually it has to be an average speed in both directions. For the
windsurfer records I believe it is over a 100 meter measured run.


... But wind surfing is in fact sailing so even it was speed
attained I'd have to think yes.

Have you seen Yellow Pages Endeavor? If you call *that* a sailboat, then
a windsurfer definitely is one.


... Now was that in relation to the water or
over the ground speed?

I don't think there's any current in the trench.

DSK

DSK wrote in message ...
Michael wrote:
Could be. I'd have to check the speeds of boats like Play Station II and
then compare the courses run.

Do you have a way of calculating how fast Playstation 2 would go if they
could fit it into the French Trench?


... For land speed it's the average through a
measured mile.

Actually it has to be an average speed in both directions. For the
windsurfer records I believe it is over a 100 meter measured run.


correct.... as in most speed records. Not sure of distances.




... But wind surfing is in fact sailing so even it was speed
attained I'd have to think yes.

Have you seen Yellow Pages Endeavor? If you call *that* a sailboat, then
a windsurfer definitely is one.


Yes I would call it a sailboat. Would love to sail it here on
Clearlake on a 75 knot day. I hear it did 46.5 one way.



... Now was that in relation to the water or
over the ground speed?

I don't think there's any current in the trench.

Guess you have never seen the sewers trenches in France.

Joe



DSK