2nd Lagoon Luderitz lived up to all expectations today with many new records being broken. Scores of competitors dramatically improved on their Personal Best sailing speeds and 5 competitors reached 50 knots and more!

Winds of around 40 were recorded. The new Speed Channel is proving to be a definite winner for competitors. Once again the organizers of the Luderitz Speed Event have produced record breaking conditions for competitors to be recorded in the Speed Sailing Hall of Fame.

Alexandre Caizergues (France) did a hudge record with 54.10 knots of speed! Following him, Sébastien Cattelan (France) with 52.33 knots and Rob Douglas (USA) with 51.88 knots (he beats the national USA record). Gavin Broadbent broke the New-Zealand record with 50.93 knots. Tim Pumpa did the best performance for Australia with 46.78 knots. Stefan Metzger broke the Namibian national record with 45.02 knots. Charlotte Consorti (France) did 45.23 knots.

Anders Bringdal – Windsurf – broke again le Swedish national Record with 44.80 knots. Zara Davis (UK) – Windsurf – did a record on a production board with 36.99 knots.

Wednesday was quieter – In order to training before the windy friday! Yesterday, Gavin Broadbent made a beautiful 50.23 knots, Rob Douglas

with 49.04, Alex Caizergues with 48.77, Fred Kloren with 46.93 and Sébastien Cattelan with 46.62 knots.

Everybody is waiting for tomorrow, a windy friday with gusts and winds beating the 40 knots! The battle of the Speed has just begun!

For all the last news, don't hesitate to go on the Official Website of the event Luderitz Speed Challenge www.luderitz-speed.com

All those new records have to be ratified by the World Speed Sailing Record Council (WSSRC).

Bron: Laure CHRISTOLOMME (Press Relation) Luderitz Speed Challenge 2010

Een video van de recordrun van 100km/u:

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