Annals of Achievement–So Close, But No Cigar…Yet: The 10 surfer boys shooting for the sailing speed record over at the French Trench in Stes. Maries de la Mer in the South of France put up some huge numbers yesterday–and Irishman Finian Maynard nailed a new windsurfing speed record of 46.24 knots (the French record and the Dutch record were also broken). Winds started the day at 35-40 knots and built until it was honking a full 40-42 knots down the flat water course. The only disappointment was that Maynard missed the outright sail speed record–46.54 knots, set by “Yellow Pages Endeavour” in 1993–by just 3/10ths of a knot. The windsurfers are just a few wind gusts away from stealing this title back from the sailors. Stay tuned….



Flying Finian: “Man, that Guinness better be waiting for me when I get in….”