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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
 Since Monday 11th, the futuristic speed yacht WotRocket has been in an official speed sailing record attempt period, trying to beat that legendary but also very tricky 50 knot barrier, record that has had plenty of attention from various parties this season…
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New All Time World Ranking published |
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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After the two events held in Fuerteventura, the All Time World Ranking, based on the best WSSRC approved speeds, has been published. 495 sailors have been taking part in official record attempts since 2002, still counting. What has been an exclusive 40 knot club two years ago with 36 riders, has now almost doubled to 71 sailors over the magical 40 knot mark. This clearly shows how fast the development is, with new equipment available and new discovered spots like Soutend and Luderitz.
Leader of the pack is Antoine Albeau ahead of Finian Maynard from St. Maries de la Mer, and then Alex Caizergues, Manu Taub and Sebastien Cattelan from Luderitz.
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Manufacturers Rankings updated |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
  F2 and North sit on top of the 2008 ISWC Manufacturers ranking after the first big event of the season, the ISWC Speed World Championships in Fuerteventura. The places behind are pretty close together, and we will see what might change after the next Speed:World:Cup in Karpathos, Greece, starting on the 20th of August. The full rankings can be found here.
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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 The World Rankings 2008 for men, women and nations have been updated in the Events->Rankings section. The manufacturers rankings will follow shortly, but the calculation process is a little bit more difficult.
Currently leading is Frenchman Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North) ahead of Jacques van der Hout from Netherlands and Cedric Bordes (FRA). The womens fleet is lead by Valerie Ghibaudo (FRA, Loft Sails), with Marion Raisi (FRA) in second and world champion Karin Jaggi (F2, North) in third.
The nations ranking is clearly dominated by France, Netherlands and Switzerland behind then.
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ISWC Speed Windsurfing World Championship Fuerteventura 2008: Final Report |
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
  Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) and Karin Jaggi (SUI, F2, North) are the speed windsurfing world champions 2008. After 7 rounds of speedsailing in challenging conditions, Albeau took the victory with a perfect score of 3.5 points.
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Pascal Maka was the first one taking the crown of speedsailing to the windsurfers. He now organizes record attempts.
Hellenic Duty Free Shops have been confirmed to be the main sponsor for the Speed:World:Cup in Karpathos beginning on the 20th of August. This event will be at the same time the one-off European Speed Windsurfing Championship.
Still the best option to reach the Speed:World:Cup and European Speed Windsurfing Championships in Karpathos with all your equipment is to go via Rhodes by plane and then take the ferry to Karpathos. Transportation from Rhodes Airport to Rhodes Harbour will be organized.
