Speed Team Lauwersmeer (N, Netherlands) - 2012-06-08
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Pieter
35.13(D)
32.79(D)
15.04(D)
17.05(D)
22.86(D)
47.49(D)
ferdinand rikkers
42.65(D)
40.78(D)
3.51(D)
4.92(D)
6.6(D)
6.95(D)
Dick
49.11 [PB](D)
45.53(D)
3.23(D)
8.47(D)
6.31(D)
14.81(D)
Jurjen
50.51(D)
48.4(D)
9.06(D)
13.44(D)
18.18(D)
29.61(D)
Oane
35.57(D)
33.36(D)
7.95(D)
0(D)
0(D)
34.41(D)
Dylan
BRAM
harm-jaap
Andries
Albert
Frank
Marten
Haaije
Janco
Gerben
ingolf
Johan Huitema
Haaije van Zwol
Gerlof
anne evert van der veen
Luca1818
Anne
Average49.8146.9712.0515.2520.5240.95
Pieter (22978km):
4311 days ago
1 categories

Weer de perfecte Leijen omstandigheden, vlaag vlaag vlaag, en later werd de wind zo hard dat het overleven met de 7 m werd, toen maar opgehouden.

Een ieder met pr`s en misschien wel een wr maar van harte gefeliciteerd.



ferdinand rikkers (12274km):
4311 days ago
3 categories

Ik kon de balans in de set vandaag niet vinden, de wind was mij ook wat te krachtig.

Respect voor Jurjen en de anderen die pr's gevaren hebben.



Dick (14447km):
4311 days ago
4 categories

Super sessie op the brace, het was zeker niet makkelijk en het koste een hoop kracht, maar PR,s zijn binnen.<img alt=



Jurjen (8422km):
4311 days ago
3 categories

A huge personal best - highest average on GPSSS - Highest 2 sec. - great 500m. - on an open sea venue - with standard material: I'm very happy!

The day started rather disappointing. The plan was to go to Da Curve with a big Rib. The motor of the Rib was broken so we couldn't go. The alternative was The Brace.  Jacques and Hans were planning to go to Da Curve and also had motor problems with the water scooter. So they also went to The Brace.  

As I parked the car the wind had already picked up. On the dike we measured 35 knots, gusting 43 knots. I decided to take my smallest sail, the Severne Reflex III 5.6 and my smallest board, the Starboard iSonic Speedspecial W44. I already knew this could be a very good day so I took my time to rig my gear as good as possible.  The guys from the Ghosts of Speed movie joined us and made some shots of 1 speedies rigging their gear to the max. Then the long long walk started to the sand bar, approx. 1800m.

Because the wind was so strong the tide dropped faster the normal, so our time window was bigger. After 10 minutes the tide dropped enough, so Jacques and I went out. The other guys came 30 minutes later. From time to time the wind was hauling. The wind was between 38 and 50 knots. My first 2 runs 10 sec. were both 82 km/h. Nice peakspeeds, but the runs weren't good enough. Jacques told me he was doing 87 km/h runs at that time. After that my runs became much faster, thanks Jacques ;). My third run was 85 km/h. My forth, sixth and seventh run were really fast, approx. 90 km/h (48.5 knots). My gear was perfectly balanced. Downwind a bit more wind wouldn't had a problem, upwind 50 knots is really too much.

The first place from Anders Bringdal came in sight. Two more fast runs and I was there.  At that time Jacques broke his mast and was out of the race, to bad. Hope you have better luck next time. My runs suddenly weren't that fast anymore. 82..84..86..84..86...Hans was flying in the meantime doing very fast runs. Congratulations with your amazing run, Mr. Blue Steel!!

My energy level dropped rapidly, so I decided to have a short brake. During my brake I noticed that my boom was more than 10 cm lower and my mastfoot had slid all the way to the front of the masttrack.  I quickly fixed it and used the last bit of energy I had left to do 2 more good runs. And yes, 2 more good runs I made! 2x 89 km/h with a good 500 meter and a very good peak of 50.51 knots. I decided to call it a day.

Angelo and Walter were shooting pictures and film for The Ghost of Speed all day. For them it was also a great day. Hope you got some nice material for the movie.

The way back was very easy this time, pumped up with adrenaline.

The day ended great at Angelo's place with some real Italian pasta and a nice cold beer!



Oane (10302km):
4310 days ago
1 categories

Kreeg het niet echt lekker aan de praat allemaal vandaag. Morgen beter.



Comments
Hardie


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Cool Sensational Dick

lao shi


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Awesome speed PBs, Dick!Cool

ray gun


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Well done on the pb's Dick must still be buzzingCool

Sausage


QLD
Australia
4311 days ago

Wow wow wow...what more can you say when a world GPS record is broken - congratulations Jurjen.  You dutchies can stop sailing now for a couple of years until our guns get a chance to catch up. 

Incredible numbers for you to Dick.

PS - Jurjen- what fin did you use?

Jurjen


N
Netherlands
4311 days ago

@ sausage, a G10 wide base vin, 20cm symm. (C3 i think ;))

Hardie


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Jurjen You're a STARCool Straight to the Top of the WORLDCool

Choco


SA
Australia
4311 days ago

Awesome stuff guys!

Decrepit


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Fantastic stuff, truly amazing results.

 

I'm glad somebody else can have their gear slip out of trim and not notice it.

Russell Dowd


TAS
Australia
4311 days ago
Jurjen, What is the view like from up there mate? Well Done!!!!!!!!!
RedSurfBus


Engl-S
Great Britain
4311 days ago

Astounding! Big congrats from the UK. Looks like every 6 months will give new records at this rate!

Bender


WA
Australia
4311 days ago

Top effort great speeds guys. i cant imagine sailing that fastSurprised oh to have a proper speed stripYell

lao shi


WA
Australia
4310 days ago

Woohooooo!!! Jurjen, smashes the big 50!SurprisedCool A very exclusive club and Worid best!

Mike Sinclair


Sth Is
New Zealand
4310 days ago

Fantastic Jurjen and a nice story.

1800m walking to your sand bar !...you guys are working hard for your buzz.....well deserved.

 

kato


VIC
Australia
4310 days ago

Great story and well done on a very scary speed Laughing

Jez


TAS
Australia
4310 days ago

Awesome Guyz Cool

xbraun


N
Netherlands
4305 days ago

Video coverage can be found at

https://vimeo.com/43812513

Produced by Ghosts of Speed : (http://www.facebook.com/ghostsofspeed) )