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Record-Smashing Sailboat Goes 2.5 Times Faster Than The Wind
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kate LavenThis beat the previous ‘boats’ record of 51.36 knots set by Alain Thebault’s team on L’Hydroptère in 2009 but was still some way short of the overall sailing speed record of 55.65 knots, set two years ago in Luderitz by American kiteboarder Rob Douglas.
“She is just gagging to do it,” said Larsen on Monday.
“She didn’t hit her own peak at 61.9 knots - I had to let the mainsheet go to stop the boat before I ran aground. It was accelerating hard.