Erste Weltrekorde ratifiziert...

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Die ersten Weltrekorde vom "Walvis Bay Worldrecord Attempt Oct. 2006" wurden ratifiziert, u.a. nautische Meile von Zara Davies auf einem Thommen T1 Prototyp 44cm.

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The World Sailing Speed Record Council announces the ratification of the following Speed Sailing Record:

Women's Nautical Mile World Record
Zara DAVIES GBR
31st October 2006
34.74 knots at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Board was a Thommen 44 Custom with a 6.5m Gaastra Vapour sail Previous record was 33.69 kts, Valerie GHIBAUDO, FRA, Walvis Bay, Nam, Oct 2005

Kitesail Nautical Mile
Rob MUNRO. GBR
30th October 2006
35.65 knots at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Board was a"Cape Doctor Custom" with a 10m Naish Raven kite.
Previous record was 35.44 kts by Dirk HANEL GER at Walvis Bay, Namibia in Oct 2005

Outright World Record Women's KiteSail
Sjouke BRENDENKAMP RSA
20th October 2006
37.24 knots at Walvis Bay, Namibia
Board was a Custom Excellerator with an 8.0 Naish Raven kite Previous record was 35.20 kts, Aurelia HERPIN, FRA. Walvis Bay. Nam, Oct 2005

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The World Sailing Speed Record Council announces the ratification of the following National Speed Sailing Record:


Men?s National Speed Records.

Belgium: Alain de GENDT Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 40.15 Greece Minos EFSTHATIADIS Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 37.21 Greece Nikos VARDALAXOS Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 40.41 Namibia Frank STEIN Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 40.41 Norway Morten KNUTSEN Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 36.98


Women?s National Speed Records.

Britain Zara DAVIS Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 37.24


Men?s National Nautical Mile Records

Austria Franz GRABNER Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 38.84
Belgium Alain de GENDT Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 37.54
Britain Dave WHITE Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 39.97
Germany Thomas DOEBLIN Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 36.74
Greece Nikos VARDALAXOS Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 33.90
Italy Alessandro COMERLATI Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 37.57
Namibia Frank STEIN Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06` 37.56
Norway Morten KNUTSEN Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 33.95
South Africa Hennie BREDENKAMP Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 40.33
Spain Bjorn Dunkerbeck Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 41.14


Women?s National Nautical Mile Records

Britain Zara DAVIS Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 34.74
Holland Maaike KALLENBORN Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 33.90


National KiteSail Records

Britain Nigel BOWLEY Walvis Bay. Nam Nov 06 41.38


National KiteSail Nautical Mile Records

Britain Rob MUNRO Walvis Bay. Nam Oct 06 35.65

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The WSSR Council announces ratification of a new World Record:

World Nautical Mile Record
Bjorn Dunkerbeck
31st October 2006
41.14 knots at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Board was a "Proof Custom" with a 6.3m North Warp sail.

Previous record was 39.97kts, Finian Maynard BVI, Oct 2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia