- Speed sailing record
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l'Hydroptère, the current Nautical Mile record holder
Speed sailing records are sanctioned, since 1972, by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC). Records are measured either by average speed over a specified distance or by total distance traveled during a specified time interval. The three most sought after records are the:
- 500 Meter or "Outright" record
- Nautical Mile record.
- 24 Hour Distance record
The idea of an instantaneous speed record is not officially sanctioned by the WSSRC and is, therefore, not officially measured or documented. The highest speed ever reported is from the crew of l'Hydroptère. During an attempt on 21 December 2008 at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, they recorded a top speed of approximately 61 knots during a 45 knot gust of wind. This heavy gust of wind overpowered the sailboat, causing it to capsize at high speed. The crew sustained only minor injuries.[1]
Contents
500 Meter Records
Date Craft Skipper Location Speed (knots) Speed (km/h) 28 Oct 2010 Kitesurf Robert Douglas USA Lüderitz, NAM 55.65 103.06 28 Oct 2010 Kitesurf Sebastien Cattelan FRA Lüderitz, NAM 55.49 102.76 14 minutes before Robert Douglas' record. Homologated by the WSSRC. 12 Oct 2010 Kitesurf Alexandre Caizergues FRA Lüderitz, NAM 54.10 100.19 First record above 100 km/h 4 Sept 2009 l'Hydroptère - hydrofoil trimaran Alain Thébault FRA Hyères FRA 51.36 95.11 Nautical mile record broken on the same run. An instantaneous maximum speed of 55 knots was recorded. 2008 Kitesurf Alexandre Caizergues FRA Lüderitz, NAM 50.57 93.65 2008 Kitesurf Sebastien Cattelan FRA Luderitz, NAM 50.26 93.08 First record above 50 knots 2008 Kitesurf Robert Douglas USA Luderitz, NAM 49.84 92.30 2008 Windsurf Antoine Albeau FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 49.09 90.91 2005 Windsurf Finian Maynard IRL Stes.Maries, FRA 48.70 90.19 2004 Windsurf Finian Maynard IRL Stes.Maries, FRA 46.82 86.71 1993 Yellow Pages Endeavour - proa Simon McKeon AUS Sandy Point, AUS 46.52 86.15 1991 Windsurf Thierry Bielak FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 44.66 82.71 1990 Windsurf Pascal Maka FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 43.06 79.74 1988 Windsurf Erik Beale GBR Stes.Maries, FRA 40.48 74.96 1986 Windsurf Pascal Maka FRA Sotavento, SP 38.86 71.96 1980 Crossbow II catamaran Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 36.00 66.67 1977 Crossbow II catamaran Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 34.40 63.70 1977 Crossbow II catamaran Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 33.80 62.59 1975 Crossbow II catamaran Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 31.80 58.89 1975 Crossbow proa Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 31.10 57.59 1973 Crossbow proa Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 29.30 54.26 1972 Crossbow proa Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 26.30 48.70 Class Records
Last updated: 21 October 2010.
Category Date Craft Skipper Location Speed (knots) Speed (km/h) D Class (Over 300 ft²) 4 Sept 2009 l'Hydroptère Alain Thébault FRA Hyères FRA 51.36 95.11 C Class (Up to 300 ft² (27.88 m²)) 2009 Macquarie Innovation Simon McKeon AUS Sandy Point, AUS 50.07 92.72 B Class (Up to 235 ft² (21.84 m²)) 2008 Vestas Sailrocket Paul Larsen AUS Walvis Bay, NAM 47.36 87.71 A Class (Up to 150 ft² (13.93 m²)) 1992 Longshot Russel Long USA Tarifa, SP 43.55 80.65 10 m² (Up to 10 m²) 2008 Windsurfer Antoine Albeau FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 49.09 90.91 Kite Sailing 2010 Kitesurfer Robert Douglas USA Lüderitz, NAM 55.65 103.06 Nautical Mile Records
Date Craft Skipper Location Speed (knots) Speed (km/h) 8 nov 2009 l'Hydroptère Alain Thébault FRA Hyères FRA 50,17 92,91 [2]. 4 Sept 2009 l'Hydroptère Alain Thébault FRA Hyères FRA 48.72 90.23 500 Meter record broken on the same run. Oct 2008 l'Hydroptère Alain Thébault FRA Port Saint-Louis FRA 43.09 79.80 April 2007 l'Hydroptère Alain Thébault FRA Baie de Quiberon FRA 41.69 77.21 October 2006 Windsurfer Bjorn Dunkerbeck ND Walvis bay, Namibia 41.14 76.19 October 2005 Windsurfer Finian Maynard IRL Walvis bay, Namibia 39.97 74.02 November 2004 Windsurfer Bjorn Dunkerbeck ND Port Saint-Louis FRA 34.44 63.78 July 2003 Windsurfer Bjorn Dunkerbeck ND Aringa, Grand Canaria 33.96 62.89 24 Hour Distance Records
Banque Populaire V, the current 24 Hour Distance record holderDate Distance (nmi) Avg speed (knots) Skipper(s) Boat Type Crew Location and event 1 August 2009 908 37.84 Pascal Bidégorry FRA Banque Populaire V trimaran 40 meters 12 members During successful attempt to break the record of the northern Atlantic. 20 July 2007 794 33.08 Franck Cammas FRA Groupama 3 trimaran 103 feet 10 members During successful attempt to break the record of the northern Atlantic. 3 July 2006 766.8 31.95 Bruno Peyron FRA Orange II catamaran 120 feet ... During successful attempt to break the record of the northern Atlantic. 2004 706.2 29.43 Bruno Peyron FRA Orange II catamaran 120 feet ... 2002 694.78 28.95 A. Cahalan, H. Darvelid and B. Thompson Maiden 2 ex Club Med catamaran 110 feet ... 2001 687.17 28.63 Steve Fossett USA Playstation catamaran 125 feet ... 2001 655.2 27.30 Grant Dalton NZ Club Med catamaran 110 feet ... 2001 629.5 26.23 Loick Peyron FRA Innovation Explorer catamaran 110 feet 13 members During The Race (event). 11 June 2000 625.7 26.07 Bruno Peyron FRA and Grant Dalton NZ Club Med catamaran 110 feet 14 members Qualification for The Race, crossing the northern Atlantic from east to west 1999 590.23 24.59 Steve Fossett USA Playstation catamaran 105 feet ... 1994 547.3 22.80 Bruno Peyron FRA Explorer catamaran 86 feet ... 1994 540 22.50 Laurent Bourgnon FRA Primagaz trimaran 60 feet ... Notes
See also
- World Sailing Speed Record Council
- Speed sailing
- Transatlantic sailing record
- Day's run
External links and references
- records on 500m on the World Sailing Speed Record Council site
- records on 1 nautical mile on the World Sailing Speed Record Council site
- records on 24 hours distance on the World Sailing Speed Record Council site
- L'Hydroptère record at 51,36 knots, the 4th of september 2009, on Youtube
- L'Hydroptère site
- Vestas Sailrocket site
- Macquarie Innovation site
- Banque Populaire V site
- Crossbow I and II on the Dave Culp SpeedSailing site
Categories:- Sailing records
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