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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:	SAILING
Notice:	Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:	UNIFIX::BERENS

Created:	Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2299
Total number of notes:	20724

428.0. "New world speed record" by MTV::NICOLAZZO (Fly FANATIC) Mon Oct 27 1986 08:27

    Well, at last! The world speed record set by the out-rigger Crossbow II has
	finally been broken by a sailboard!


	Crossbow's 6 year old record of 36.05 knots was broken
	in late July by Pascal Maka on a custom sailboard.

	Pascal's speed was recorded at 38.86 knots!!!!!

			Yikes!
				Robert.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
428.1	New record	AKO539::KALINOWSKI		`Tue Jul 16 1991 13:41`	11
	According to American Sailor magazine (USYRU publication), this record now belongs to longshot or similiar name. It is multihull using two Neil Pryde designed sails (windsurfer style) in conjuction with a main. New record is a 40 knts and change. The boat is sponsered by N.P. and Duracell. The guy's last name is Long and he is the owner of the Duracell Ultimate 30 . Article was really good. Told of a crash and burn at 35 knts. Film made CNN twice that day. Duracell people say it's great cause people love to watch crash and burn scenes. Sick puppies huh?
428.2	Longshot	CHEST::BARKER		`Wed Jul 17 1991 04:41`	15
	The skippers name is Russell Long, who was skipper of the 12-Metre Clipper in the Americas Cup trials ( 1983 ? ) and who father, Huey, owned a series of Maxi's called Ondine. The boat is a foil borne trimaran, with 2 or 3 windsurfer type rigs, depending on wind condidtions, mounted across the boat. I don't think the record beats the existing sailboard speed records, but is the fastest for a proper boat ( ! ) There were several pictures, including ones of the big crash, in Yachts & Yachting recently. Chris
428.3	Real fast...	AKO539::KALINOWSKI		`Wed Jul 17 1991 10:04`	8
	The record he hit is 43 knots. By changes to different sized sails, he also has several of the different class multihull speed records too. john
428.4	_The_ Huey Long?	CUPMK::ROBINSON	John	`Wed Jul 17 1991 10:51`	3
	Huey Long? Wasn't there a notorious politico from Louisiana by that name? Is this the same guy?
428.5		WONDER::COYLE		`Wed Jul 17 1991 11:22`	5
	RE .4 Huey Long the notorious (?) Louisian politician die years ago. -Joe
428.6		CUPMK::ROBINSON	John	`Wed Jul 17 1991 13:38`	5
	re .5; True that the politican Huey Long died years ago. But the previous note said that the _father_ of the man who just set a record was named Huey, not the man who set the record. So the fact that the politican is dead doesn't mean he's not this guy's father.
428.7	Will the reay huey stand up?	SALEM::HASSON		`Wed Jul 17 1991 18:12`	7
	I believe the ONDINE Huey's real first name is Sumner, and he's certainly not deceased. John p.s. Ondine VI (?) is for sale... might be a little pricey, but who knows, times are tough...make him an offer.
428.8	tri-foiler sets yet another record	POWDML::SPENCER_J	Commuter from the Other Cape	`Wed Nov 18 1992 14:42`	13
	N.B.--This is entered here, since I couldn't find the note containing the previous discussion this adds to. (Alan, if you know where it is, please feel free to move this reply.) Russell Long recently set yet another world record for a sailboat, on July 7th becoming the first sailboat (excluding sailboards) to break 50 mph in an officially recognized run. He clocked 43.55 kts (50.08 mph) in his tri-foiler "Longshot" in Spain. The current all-out speed record under sail (held by a sailboard) is 44.66 kts, held by Thierry Belak. Long has been clocked at more than 46 kts in gusts, and hopes to set a new record soon. John.