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Andymac 
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 Topic: Sailrocket hits 60 knots!Posted: 24 Nov 12 at 10:07pm |
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2547
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 8:56am |
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How can anyone not recognise the achievement here, and negative comments are sad. Roll out your better achievement ...
Sailrocket is awesome and they are not finished yet ....
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scotsfinn
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 9:56am |
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Largs Sailing Club. D-Zero GBR 57, B14 744
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gbr940
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 2:02pm |
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The team of VSR2 deserve to be applauded as this is a monumental achievement - take that windy plankers. Better still is that they did it in 30knots not the 40 the boarders are trying to do it in. I mean come on sailing at 70mph, awesome!!
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RS400 GBR1321
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Rupert
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 8:24pm |
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Do you think bunging wheels or ice skates on the bottom (well, maybe with a few more tweaks) could see it taking land and ice records, too?
Just wondring what Mr Sail Rocket does next after 20 years chasing this? |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Dougal
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 8:50pm |
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I reckon he'll buy a Solo. |
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Neptune
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 9:13pm |
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I think its an awesome feat don't get me wrong, but its a wind powered craft not a sailing boat that they keep claiming in my opinion. |
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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor
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NickM
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Posted: 25 Nov 12 at 10:34pm |
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75.318515 mph!
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sargesail
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Posted: 26 Nov 12 at 12:05am |
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All this it's not a boat or it only goes one way stuff is just dull...It genuinely makes me sad and angry to read it.
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jeffers
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Posted: 26 Nov 12 at 9:15am |
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The record, I believe, is for the fastest 'water craft' powered solely by wind. Kite surfers are not boats, windsurfers are not boats....VSR2 is a water craft, highly specialist and a triumph of design. it was designed to do 1 thing...break the record...which it has done and by a huge margin. I also don't think they are done yet.
Well done to Paul and all the people involved in this project it is a fantastic achievement in the face of what a lot of people said was not possible.
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