Please select your home edition
Edition
Rooster Women's Wetsuit Range

Smokin! WSSR Council confirms 65.45 knot World speed record

by John Reed, WSSR Council on 4 Dec 2012
Beach shot, nautical mile - Vestas Sailrocket 2 Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced the establishment of a new World Record. Paul Larsen of Australia and Vestas Sailrocket 2 have set the new Outright World and World 'B' Division Speed Sailing Record.

Record: Outright World and World 'B' Division Speed Sailing Record

Venue: Walvis Bay. Namibia.

Name: Paul Larsen. AUS.

Equipment: Vestas SailRocket 2. Inclined rig Hydrofoil Proa.

Date: 24th November 2012. @ 13.32 hrs

Course length: 500 metres

Current: Nil

Elapsed time: 14.85 secs

Speed: 65.45 kts

Comments: Previous Outright and 'B' Division Record: 2012. Vestas SailRocket 2. Paul Larsen AUS. Walvis Bay NAM. 59.37 World Speed Sailing Record Council Vestas Sailrocket website

Front float levitation - 65+knots and charging for the gate © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Front float levitation - 65+knots and charging for the gate © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Malcolm and George watching VSR2 power past - For Malcolm, this is a lifelong dream © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Malcolm and George watching VSR2 power past - For Malcolm, this is a lifelong dream © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Vestas Sailrocket 2 © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Vestas Sailrocket 2 © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


The leeward pod is too high as we top out at 68 knots - The wing is eased as I try to bring it all back to earth © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
The leeward pod is too high as we top out at 68 knots - The wing is eased as I try to bring it all back to earth © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Vestas Sailrocket2 at the end of speedspot © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Vestas Sailrocket2 at the end of speedspot © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Painting rainbows down Walvis Bay ’Speed-Spot’ - There’s a pot of hydrodynamic gold at the end of this one! © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Painting rainbows down Walvis Bay ’Speed-Spot’ - There’s a pot of hydrodynamic gold at the end of this one! © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Writing the results © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Writing the results © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Get our champagne dealer on speed-dial © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Get our champagne dealer on speed-dial © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/


Everyone who was there on the Magic day, VESTAS Sailrocket was hitting peak speeds just over 68 knots on this day and and average speed over 500m of 65.45 knots (WSSRC ratification pending) © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Everyone who was there on the Magic day, VESTAS Sailrocket was hitting peak speeds just over 68 knots on this day and and average speed over 500m of 65.45 knots (WSSRC ratification pending) © Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/

North Sails Loft 57 PodcastCyclops Marine 2023 November - FOOTERSelden 2020 - FOOTER

Related Articles

Aussies miss out on Dubai Final by one point
As Kiwis take first event victory Tom Slingby's Australia Team's hopes of making the Podium Final came crashing down, with the team missing out on making the final by one crucial point. The New Zealand Team were crowned the victors in a final against Emirates GBR and United States.
Posted today at 5:37 pm Vendée Globe Race Sunday Update
Anthony Marchand: "Everything on this low will be decided by a few miles" Anthony Marchand gives his take on the current situation in the South Atlantic and more generally on this tenth edition of the Vendée Globe.
Posted today at 5:24 pm Emirates GBR runners-up in Dubai
On Driver Dylan Fletcher's debut event In his first event as Driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, Dylan Fletcher has steered the team to a second place finish. The British crew battled New Zealand and the United States in the winner-takes-all podium final.
Posted today at 5:06 pm Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix Overall
New Zealand claim season-opener Picking up where they left off in January, Peter Burling's 'Black Foils' have claimed their third consecutive win in the UAE, soaring ahead of the Emirates Great Britain and U.S. SailGP Team on the pristine waters of Port Mina Rashid.
Posted today at 2:44 pm SailGP: Day 2 - Kiwis have big payday
New Zealand, USA and Great Britain got their Season 5 away to a good start - making the Final New Zealand, USA and Great Britain got their Season 5 away to a good start - making the Final of Event 1, in Dubai.
Posted today at 1:32 pm Jono Shelley on sailing close to the win
Regularly near the top in the Musto Skiff fleet GBR sailor Jono Shelley is no stranger to a Musto Skiff, having sailed in the fleet for last ten years, and with two podium finishes at UK Nationals and a top five at the 2022 Worlds, he is most certainly someone that everyone looks out for on the water.
Posted today at 11:39 am Vendée Globe Sunday Morning Update
Dalin leads the fleet East, tricky navigation ahead for the fleet On Sunday 24th November, there are two distinct packs in the Vendée Globe, with Charlie Dalin continuing to lead the way east towards the Cape of Good Hope.
Posted today at 11:18 am Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship Overall
Winners finalised in glorious conditions with more sunshine and a north-easterly sea breeze Two offshore windward/leeward races at the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance SSORC decided the SSORC champions for this year in conditions that were as brilliant as yesterday's, with more sunshine and a north-easterly sea breeze beckoning.
Posted today at 8:21 am 18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 6
The Rag & Famish Hotel team wrap up the series win The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz wrapped up the 2024 Sixt Spring 18ft skiff Championship, which concluded on Sydney Harbour today.
Posted today at 7:42 am Footloose triumphs in Two Capes Race
A great 18-hour contest full of tactical battles hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron The Two Capes Race, hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron, lived up to its reputation, delivering a great 18-hour contest full of tactical battles.
Posted today at 6:21 am
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2024 Sail-World Sail-World Australia and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please contact our team. If you encounter any technical issues then please email techsupport@sail-world.com
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy