Kites are King but a new SailRocket is coming along



2:02 AM Thu 14 Oct 2010 GMT
'Paul Larsen sheeting on. Vestas Sailrocket - World Record attempt.' Vestas Sailrocket
Paul Larsen and his team have been chasing the Outright Speed World Sailing Record for sometime now. With his previous boat, Vestas SailRocket, Paul did not manage to break l'Hydroptere's record. But now that record has been broken by kitesurfer Alex Caizergues. Paul Larsen comments: Naturally I have been following the kite surfers latest outright world speed sailing record attempt with great interest. Yesterday they really stamped their dominance on the sport by breaking the record by the biggest single margin in the sports history. 54.1 knots is pretty impressive as it not only jumps through 60 mph but also ...


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