The Outright World Record for a Sailing Craft in Jeopardy This Week; Bredenkamp Sets the Outright Mark for Females
Speed Kiters in Namibia are inching ever closer to the outright sailing world record. The record, held by former Naish Windsurfing team rider Finian Maynard, is set at 48.70 knots. Current Naish Kiteboarding team rider Manu Taub was clocked this last week at 46.98 knots over the 500m course. That average puts Taub at #3 all time in speed sailing. Taub is sitting at #2 in Namibia right now with the leader at 47.77 knots; a mere .93 off the record.
Female speed legend Sjoukje Bredenkamp set the even higher for female sailing by taking over the outright female record from a windsurfer. Bredenkamp averaged 42.35 knots for the course eclipsing the old record of 41.25 knots on her new 2008 Sigma Series Helix kite.
Congratulations to Manu and Sjoukje! Keep up the good work and good luck!
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