Windsurfer Finian Maynard received official confirmation of his sailing speed record of 48.7 knots. Wouldn’t we all like to receive a letter like this:
Date: 15th April 2005.
Finian Maynard.
Dear Finian,
I am very pleased to be able to write confirming ratification of your record.
Very many congratulations to you on a wonderful performance.
The details are as follows:
RECORD: The Outright World Sailing Speed Record
Equipment: Windsurfer F2/Naish
Sailed by: Finian Maynard (BVI) at St Maries de la Mer. France.
Dates: 10th April 2005
Elapsed Time: 20 seconds over 501 meters
Speed: 48.7 kts
Don’t let the dog get ahold of that one.
Here are the photos of Finian on his record run, and Karin Yaggi putting up her record of 41.25 knots. Unfortunately, Finian’s record was not caught on video…
“This is getting a bit routine. Maybe I should try foils…”
“Mine looks faster, doesn’t it…?”
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