Turkish pro slalom sailor Lena Erdil shares her video about her trip to Luderitz in quest for the speed world record.
In the end we just didn’t get the wind that is needed for a world record and didn’t get to sail as much as we would have liked, but it was still good to be back on the canal and give it my best shot… Hope you like the video! A massive thanks to all my sponsors for supporting me one more time in the ultimate quest for speed !! ~ Lean
Antoine Albeau just arrived in Luderitz and already broke 50 knots reaching a speed of 50.07 kts. Check out the video above and head to http://luderitz-speed.com/ for more details.
The 2013 Luderitz Speed Challenge is going to be an intense one. If conditions are good, numerous records could be broken. The event runs through October until the middle of November.
A nice video fromt eh Luderitz Speed Challenge of Martyn Ogier at 50knots with the 2013 Hot Sails Maui GPS race sail.
Red Bull and Turkish windsurfer Lena Erdil Turkish windsurf athlete Lena Erdil attempted to break the World Windsurf Speed Record at the Luderitz Speed Challenge event in Namibia. Although she missed the world record by just 0.09 kts, she set a new Turkish record with a speed of 45.74 kts
Since November 5th, some of the world’s best windsurfers including Antoine Albeau, Björn Dunkerbeck, Anders Bringdal and Patrik Diethelm have descended on Lüderitz in Namibia to participate in the 2012 Lüderitz Speed Challenge. The Luderitz Speed Challenge is a contest of 100% speed windsurfing. For a month a special canal is constructed. This year records have been shattered again and again with extraordinary times, 45.84 knots and Zara Davis (Women) and Antoine Albeau clocked at 52.05 knots!
Pro windsurfer and sailor Anders Bringdal from Sweden gives you a view of what it’s like to ride with him at over 95 kph down a narrow channel in the Namibian desert.
Jurjen van der Noord brings us a a behind the scenes look during 2012s The quest for speed in Namibia Luderitz.
The Swedish Record Holder Anders Bringdal broke the 50 knots barrier with a run at 50.46 knots and improve the speed world record on production board as well !
This video is a run before record, but still faster than we’ve ever gone!
After the promising first few days at Luderitz Speed Challenge, everyone felt that the 50 knot barrier wasn’t far off with some close runs and a new World Record. Finally, on Tuesday, the barrier was broken and records kept tumbling with almost every run.
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Today Antoine Albeau broke the windsurf world speed record : 50.59 knots in Luderitz, Namibia. Anders Bringdal and Antoine Albeau exceeded 50 knots with respectively 50.46 and 50.59 knots on a 500 m course in windsurfing.
Trailer for the Luderitz Namibia Quest for Speed, which runs for windsurfers from the 5th of November to the 2nd of December. You can find out more at the Luderitz Speed Challange website. Don’t forget to follow here for more updates!
