Sailrocket 2 strolls over the 40 knots mark

5:39 AM Wed 25 May 2011 GMT

'Vestas Sailrocket 2 in Namibia' Vestas Sailrocket - copyright

Paul Larsen and the Vestas Sailrocket 2 (VSR2) crew are in Walvis Bay, Namibia chasing the Outright World Sailing Speed record. Vestas Sailrocket 2 was unveiled in March on the Isle of Wight and then packed and shipped to Namibia. Since then she has undergone a series of trial runs. Yesterday, Sailrocket 2 effortlessly hit 30 knots. And today was even better. Paul: Today Vestas Sailrocket 2 strolled over 40 knots to become the second '40-knot sailboat' based on the concepts of Bernard Smith. It really was effortless. We made some changes to the pitch of the main foil in ...

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