http://www.rya.org.uk/Windsurfing/Default.asp?contentID=3629861 Pending official ratification by the World Speed Sailing Records Council, windsurfer Finian Maynard from the British Virgin Islands has beaten the world record for outright speed under sail with a run of 46.82 knots.

[Edited on 20-11-2004 by Dave]

Woohooo... About time the windsurfers got it back from the 'dinghy sailors'

46 knots has GOT to be scary!

Al

I like the idea of a boom on one side only

But Dave White broke the UK record on a production board.

I think you'll find that Dave now has the WORLD PRODUCTION SPEED RECORD, not UK... ;-)

Check it out

http://www.whiteboarders.co.uk />
Hans.

http://www.whiteboarders.co.uk/

anyone know which board he was on ?

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