AN Australian adventurer is attempting to break the world speed record this year with a hybrid glider-boat which can reach speeds of more than 100km an hour.

UK-based Paul Larsen, originally from Healesville in Victoria, hopes to break the record held by a kite surfer with his Vestas Sailrocket 2 in Namibia, Africa.

Full story here: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/aussie-adventurer-to-smash-world-speed-record/story-e6frfq80-1226239884127#ixzz1j1g2b3Ml


How should we go about a retaliation/sabbotage of this blatant and asinine attack on kitesurfers?

open cockpit? WILD

Rad.

I'm torn....do I support an American because he kites or an Australian because he's Australian..............the Aussie might even kite in his spare time?

Hey guys, just remember there will always be another challenger. They have been hard at it for quite a few years. That's life, eh. Wing sail, computers, sounds very complicated to me. But can these guys with a big budget get their gear out of the car, rig in 5 minutes and go smash a few waves or whatever and have a great after work session. I don't think so. Very difficult to beat simplicity and that is what we have. My 2 cents worth.

Imagine the $$ spent on such a boat... The Carbon cloth alone in that shot of him inside it would have cost the same as a 7m Switchblade or whatever the last record was broken on!

the man is no tool. i spent a bit of time sailing against him years ago in vic, he's one of the nicest blokes you could meet and is full of passion for life.

good luck larsen

stamp said...

the man is no tool. i spent a bit of time sailing against him years ago in vic, he's one of the nicest blokes you could meet and is full of passion for life.

good luck larsen

Haha I'm sure he's a top bloke! It was a stupid satirical stubborn surfing of kite joke.

Underoath said...

What a champ.

About time Australia manufactured something.........I bet he didn't have union members working for him.

Thats why it was built in the UK.............. it would still be 5 years away and way over budget if it was developed here.