50Kt Barrier Broken...
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Topic: 50Kt Barrier Broken...
Posted By: radixon
Subject: 50Kt Barrier Broken...
Date Posted: 05 Oct 08 at 11:47am
| By a kitesrfer - http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=143680 - Clicky |
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Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 05 Oct 08 at 7:23pm
Better him than me 20knots does me fine 
------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 06 Oct 08 at 6:15pm
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l'Hydroptere is now quick to follow with a gps peak of 52.86knts on their 5th run at Fos sur Mer! http://www.hydroptere.com/_en/ - http://www.hydroptere.com/_en/
------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 06 Oct 08 at 6:22pm
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It's a shame one of those mad professor efforts didn't ket to the 50k barrier first ... kite surfers just look so unelegant ... ------------- |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 06 Oct 08 at 6:49pm
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well now they'll be chasing 60. that will be even more impressive if they crack it. but how long did it take to get from 40 to 50 knots? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Peter Barton
Date Posted: 06 Oct 08 at 10:54pm
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I think I remember Pascal Maka of France breaking 40k on a windsurf in the late 80's ? ------------- |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 8:51pm
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so nearly 20 years to gain 10 knots, whats the odds on the year for 60 knots falling anyone? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 9:53pm
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I think 100kph is the next big number up, so I guess well have to start chasing that now < =text/> ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 10:08pm
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whats that in knots? actually whats 50 knots in km/h or mph? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
i just realised i dont actually know how fast 50 knots is.Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 11:01pm
Google will actually convert for you; just type, say, "50 knots in mph" in and it'll tell you that's 57.5mph (rounded by me). 92.6 km/h in case you wondering. 100km/h is 54.0 knots (62.1mph) 1.00 knots = 1.15 mph = 1.85 km/h 0.87 knots = 1.00 mph = 1.61 km/h 0.54 knots = 0.62 mph = 1.00 km/h |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 08 Oct 08 at 4:38pm
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conclusion: 50 knots is fast, and 100km/h isnt that much faster. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 10 Oct 08 at 10:39am
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But each knot is harder than the last... Interestingly (kind of) is that 100kph, or 62mph, is the accelleration time given for cars on things like Top Gear. How fast would a kite surfer actually reach these speeds? Fast enough to brat an Ariel Atom, or so slow as to be beaten by a VW camper? I really have no clue... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 10 Oct 08 at 11:59am
fast enough that it's really gonna hurt if you pile face first into that next wave? 
------------- Feeling sorry for vegans since it became the latest fad to claim you are one |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 10 Oct 08 at 4:39pm
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Dunno, but I know I need an Atom in my life, ideally a 500. Lack of money precludes....... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 30 Nov 08 at 7:59pm
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/sports/othersports/27sailing.html?_r=1&ref=othersports - Clicky Interesting Sorry if someone has already posted it and I haven't seen. ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Dec 08 at 9:13am
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I'd have to agree with Paul Larsen, there. If I was to reach 50 knots in my Firefly, I'd only think of it as the record if I'd beaten the Kitesurfers...Of course, I'd probebly have been stopped by the police by then for sitting in a boat behind a car on the M4! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |