Hydroptere Pitchpoles

Holy sh*t!

Copied from SA:

The Hydroptère has reached a speed of 61 knots
spectacular peak this morning during his first run. Wind
conditions were very tough, 35-38 knots of wind gusts
and established more than 45. The water was not as flat
as day prédédent, making navigation difficult and
dangerous. The burst, which led to this extraordinary
speed, unfortunately entaîné the capsizing of the
Hydroptère.

"The gale was very violent, the Hydroptère was full
accéléraltion to more than 61 knots when it crashed and
then capsized," says Alain Thébault briefly while
organizing towing the boat with his teammates. All are
doing with minor injuries. The trimaran will be towed to
Fos on Wednesday, as soon as conditions permit.

Edited by s.a.l.t.y

Originally posted by Contender 541 God damn thats fast         And its going to hurt

 

Reports suggest no-one was danly hurt.

 

Looking at pictuires on SA and on the Home page, it looks like they have lost the mast.

I assume they are currently negotiating the video rights with the French press.   

How much does everyone want to see that video!!!

If you have a link save me from searching the www

What is really scary is that to cover the 500m required
for a world record at those speeds would take between 16
seconds [at 60knts] and 20 seconds [at 50knts].
That is almost just one good gust for us in slower
craft.