Speedy kitesurfing runs at Inverloch, 48 km/h

Session 315. Lots of wind - over 30 knots - when I arrived at Inverloch so I headed for the inlet and rigged up my 7m Crossbow.  Well powered up on the water and only one other kiter (Boris) out.  I did quite a few runs out from the Angling Club and back, then eventually ventured over the very shallow sandbar into the main channel over the others side.

A few upwind tacks brought be right up close to a sandbar with flat sheltered water just behind it so I tucked in, powered up and clocked my fastest speed to date of 48 km/h kiting close to the sandbar. Very exhilarating!

I finished with some tacks back to toward the jetty then some slalom turns back to the angling club. Its great to have a smaller kite for sessions like these.

 

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New world speed sailing record set by kitesurfer Alex Caizergues

Alex Caizergues set a new world sailing speed record kitesurfing of 56.62 knots in November 2013 at in Salin-de-Giraud, France.  That is 104.8 km/h!

The record was made in a north wind blowing between 45 and 50 knots. Alex made at least 15 runs, each over 50 knots.

Caizergues has beaten the previous kitesurfing speed world record holder, American rider Rob Douglas, who had set the outright speed record of 55.65 knots in 2010.

The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) is yet to confirm the official record.

New Kite Speed World Record!!! Alex Caizergues - 104.8 km/h from Alexandre Caizergues on Vimeo.