whatever organization disagrees on whether kites are legit we should be thinking first of breaking 50 cuz these guys are already thinking of breaking 55kts.
how i wish too the windsurfers can break that first
Looks like they've finally come to their senses or been dragged kicking an screaming to them
www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/102/3/
WSSR Newsletter No 168. Outright World Record. 07/12/08
The WSSR Council Sunday 7th December 2008
We have been informed by the International Sailing Federation - ISAF - that they will support a decision by the WSSRC to ratify a claim for the Outright World Sailing Speed Record by a Kite-board.
In accordance with this, the WSSRC announces the ratification of a new World Record:
Record: Outright World Sailing Speed Record.
Board: Fone Prototype Speed. Fone Bandit Dos Speed 7sq m kite.
Name: Alexandre Caizergues. FRA
Dates: 4th October 2008.
Start time: 15:35:00.84
Finish time: 15:35:20.06
Elapsed time: 19.22
Distance: 501m
Current: 0.1kts
Average speed: 50.57kts
Venue: Luderitz, Namibia.
Previous record: 2008. Sebastien Cattelan. 50.26 kts
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council
Still looks like They are struggling with the concept of puting Alex under the Banner of "The World Sailing Speed Record"
www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/14/16/
Historical List Of 500 Metre Records
Date Boat Name Skipper / Crew Venue Speed
The current fastest speed recorded by the WSSR Council
2008 Kite-board Alexandre Caizergues FRA Luderitz, NAM 50.57 kts
The World Sailing Speed Record
1972 Crossbow Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 26.30 kts
1973 Crossbow Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 29.30 kts
1975 Crossbow Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 31.10 kts
1975 Crossbow II Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 31.80 kts
1977 Crossbow II Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 33.80 kts
1977 Crossbow II Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 34.40 kts
1980 Crossbow II Tim Colman GBR Portland, UK 36.00 kts
1986 Windsurfer Pascal Maka FRA Sotavento, ESP 38.86 kts
1988 Windsurfer Erik Beale GBR Stes.Maries, FRA 40.48 kts
1990 Windsurfer Pascal Maka FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 43.06 kts
1991 Windsurfer Thierry Bielak FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 44.66 kts
1993 Yellow Pages Simon McKeon AUS Sandy Point, AUS 46.52 kts
2004 Windsurfer Finian Maynard BVI Stes.Maries, FRA 46.82 kts
2005 Windsurfer Finian Maynard BVI Stes.Maries, FRA 48.70 kts
2008 Windsurfer Antoine Albeau FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 49.09 kts
The World Kite-board Sailing Speed Record
2003 Kite-board Malik Bouchanafa ALG Leucate, FRA 38.28 kts
2003 Kite-board Robby Naish USA Aringa, ESP 38.47 kts
2004 Kite-board Emmanuel Taub FRA Leucate, FRA 39.79 kts
2004 Kite-board Emmanuel Taub FRA Fuerteventura, ESP 40.58 kts
2004 Kite-board Olaf Marting NAM Walvis Bay, NAM 41.67 kts
2005 Kite-board Olaf Marting NAM Walvis Bay, NAM 41.79 kts
2007 Kite-board Alexandre Caizergues FRA Luderitz, NAM 47.92 kts
2008 Kite-board Robert Douglas USA Luderitz, NAM 49.84 kts
2008 Kite-board Sebastien Cattelan FRA Luderitz, NAM 50.26 kts
2008 Kite-board Alexandre Caizergues FRA Luderitz, NAM 50.57 kts
8m2
1986 Windsurfer Fred Hayward USA Fos sur Mer, FRA 26.67 kts
1986 Windsurfer Erik Beale GBR Sotavento, ESP 35.00 kts
1986 Windsurfer Pascal Maka FRA Sotavento, ESP 38.86 kts
(Category discontinued after 1986)
10 m2
1972 Kotaha Leif Wagner Smitt DEN Portland, UK 13.60 kts
1974 Boreas Reg Bratt GBR Portland, UK 15.04 kts
1977 Windsurfer Derk Thijs NED Portland, UK 19.10 kts
1980 Windsurfer Jaap van de Rest NED Hawaii, USA 24.63 kts
1981 Windsurfer Jurgen Honscheid GER Portland, UK 24.75 kts
1981 Windsurfer Jaap van de Rest NED Veerse Meer, NED 25.11 kts
1982 Windsurfer Jan Gorrissen NED Brest, FRA 25.32 kts
1982 Windsurfer Philip Pudenz GER Brest, FRA 26.50 kts
1982 Windsurfer Pascal Maka FRA Portland, UK 27.80 kts
1983 Windsurfer Fred Haywood USA Portland, UK 30.83 kts
1985 Windsurfer Michael Pucher AUT Pt.St.Louis, FRA 32.35 kts
1988 Windsurfer Erik Beale GBR Stes.Maries, FRA 40.48 kts
1990 Windsurfer Pascal Maka FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 42.91 kts
1991 Windsurfer Thierry Bielak FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 43.06 kts
1991 Windsurfer Thierry Bielak FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 44.66 kts
1993 Windsurfer Thierry Bielak FRA Stes.Maries, FRA 45.32 kts
2003 Windsurfer Finian Maynard BVI Stes.Maries, FRA 46.24 kts
2004 Windsurfer Finian Maynard BVI Stes.Maries, FRA 46.82 kts
2005 Windsurfer Finian Maynard BVI Stes.Maries, FRA 48.70 kts
2008 Windsurfer Antoine Albeau FRA Stes,Maries, FRA 49.09 kts
About time!
An interesting oddity. Pascal Maka is not listed in the 10 sq M class between Pucher and Beale. Maybe just a clerical error?
fiiiiiiiinally
now everyone - burn those cammed sails, burn those gpses, and go learn to gybe, tack and chop hop 
ahh is that what it is. i thought it was because vando had to let the bottom of his board cool down after each run so that the paint doesn't burn off from lightening quick runs
