Oh, So Close!
by Jake on Sep.23, 2008, under Miscellaneous
An American kite boarder, Rob Douglas, has broken the world sailing speed record and edged the record ever so closer to the 50 knot barrier with an average speed of 49.84 knots. Sailing in the Luderitz speed challenge event in Cape Town, South Africa on a stretch of (real) water along a shallow beach a handful of speed freaks have been making runs under the watchful eye of the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC). Competing is still going on this week although they’re in a holding pattern waiting for wind. They expect they’ll resume on Thursday. Will 50 knots be broken? I bet you that THESE GUYS are nervous.
