VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

The video of the loop is now on youtube (go to 4:00 if you are in a hurry):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJK5ycx_hg[/youtube]

Good news; fair play won! Following clipped from Boards mag forum

WSSR Newsletter No 168. Outright World Record. 07/12/08
The WSSR Council Sunday 7th December 2008

We have been informed by the International Sailing Federation - ISAF - that they will support a decision by the WSSRC to ratify a claim for the Outright World Sailing Speed Record by a Kite-board.

In accordance with this, the WSSRC announces the ratification of a new World Record:

Record: Outright World Sailing Speed Record.
Board: Fone Prototype Speed. Fone Bandit Dos Speed 7sq m kite.
Name: Alexandre Caizergues. FRA
Dates: 4th October 2008.
Start time: 15:35:00.84
Finish time: 15:35:20.06
Elapsed time: 19.22
Distance: 501m
Current: 0.1kts
Average speed: 50.57kts
Venue: Luderitz, Namibia.

Previous record: 2008. Sebastien Cattelan. 50.26 kts

John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/102/3/

Here is Alex's run at 50.57 knots:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Ro6iWaBgg[/youtube]


For the windsurfers here is video of Antoine Albeau's 49.09 record from March 5, 2008: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xa6u ... ur-a_sport

I guess Hydroptere couldn't let the upstart Sailrocket get all the 'crash clips' glory. They went for an endo forwards - but at an almost unbelievable 61 knots!! If they can do this controlled, they'll smash the outright record. It will be a race to rebuild these two boats, while the kites are going to have to go even crazier to keep up!

http://www.hydroptere.com/~hydropte/_en ... tml#centre. I can't get the videos to work that are posted but the stills are pretty amazing - and its so recent that the text isn't up to date yet (maybe try the French version)

Some interesting comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFJocBvj-_w