WSSR Newsletter No 194 Consorti World Womens Speed Record. 06/12/10 |
The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record: Record: World Women’s Sailing Speed Record Venue: Luderitz. Namibia Name: Charlotte Consorti. FRA Equipment: Kitesurf. Fone Custom, 6sqm Fone Bandit kite Dates: 28th October 2010. Course length: 501M Current: Nil Start time: 16;13;20.41 Finish time: 16;13;39.72 Elapsed time: 19.31 seconds Speed: 50.43 knots Corrected for current: N/A Comments: Previous record: Sjoukje Bredenkamp RSA, 45.20 kts. Charlotte is the first women to have exceeded 50 kts John Reed Secretary to the WSSR Council http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/wssr-newsletter-no-194-consorti-world-womens-speed-record.-06/12/10.html |