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Concluso il GC Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge 2020

Posted by RIWmag on 05 Sep 2020 /

Gran Canaria Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge: VELOCITALS AND BIG PARTICATION More than 250 registered riders from 21 different countries: these are more than enough arguments to consider the Gran Canaria Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge 2020 the most important virtual event in the world. The Netherlands is the country with the highest number of enrolments, doubling participants [...]

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Worldwide Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge online

Posted by RIWmag on 07 Aug 2020 /

Worldwide Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge online: even faster, even more … The list of windsurfing races cancelled in the 2020 because of the Covid-19 unfortunately gets longer and longer and travel restrictions still make it difficult to organize international events. So the online format is still a sure way to keep the spirit up [...]

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Tridem speed record officially disproved

Posted by RIWmag on 31 Jul 2020 /

At RIWmag, we were preparing an interview just these days on this very topic … Coincidence “Random” or “non-random”, while we're waiting for the final material to complete our interview, comes the official denial of Speed's absolute sailing record that 10 days ago the Tridem team (Fanatic, Duotone, Ion) he had stated that he had [...]

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Sailing Speed record: Antoine Albeau 69 nodes

Posted by RIWmag on 27 Jul 2020 /

Many have questioned whether the record 67,17 knots boasted in a video of the tridem (www.riwmag.com/sailing-speed-record-il-tridem-a-6717-nodi/) whether it was true or a goliardate. Secret spot, no official validation and the magazine French of sailing Voiles Et Voiliers stated that he considers this video a great joke (https://voilesetvoiliers.ouest-france.fr/course-au-large/record/video-67-17-noeuds-record-du-monde-de-vitesse-a-la-voile-battu-904f2654-cb2a-11ea-b655-37347ed98bb9) As in the video mentioned, the [...]

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I Records sul Miglio della Prince of Speed 2020

Posted by RIWmag on 22 Jul 2020 /

21/07/2020 – Prince Baldini, Prince of Speed organizer, officially declares the edition ended 2020 of this record-breaking attempt on the nautical mile: “Ladies and gentlemen, Today 21 July 2020 Prince of Speed Mile Record Attempt Officially Closes 2020: 4 World Records and 6 National records the spoils of this [...]

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Sailing Speed record: il Tridem a 67,17 nodes

Posted by RIWmag on 21 Jul 2020 /

The news and’ recently branched by Pierre Mortefon and Raphael Filippi: with their Tridem Fanatic Duotone would have reached the speed’ of 67,17 knots beating the previous absolute sailing speed record held by Vestas Sailrocket 2 with 65,45 nodes. Raphael Filippi: “67,17 knots and the Tridem becomes legend! With Pierre Mortefon [...]

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Rouet: primi risultati dalla Prince of Speed 2020

Posted by RIWmag on 09 Jul 2020 /

POS 2020 Record attempt on the nautical mile. 6 July: chronicle of an exceptional day POS begins to provide results! Frontignan's French kiter Sylvain Hoceini holds record French: 39.02kts on 1853m. a 0,02 kts from the world record of American Rob Douglas who made 39.04 over 1853m during the Prince of Speed 2019. [...]

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Pierre Mortefon on the tridem in search of speed

Posted by RIWmag on 03 Jul 2020 /

The reigning slalom world champion, Pierre Mortefon, joins the Tridem team (Fanatic, Duotone) by Raphael Filippi, Régis Bouron and Matthieu Vinceneux. 4 riders for a board with 3 windsurfing sails and the new goal of breaking the absolute speed record’ sailing, i.e. 66 knots/121 km/h. You never know [...]

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Rouet a La Palme: partita la Prince of Speed 2020

Posted by RIWmag on 25 Jun 2020 /

Prince Baldini announces the start of Prince of Speed 2020: “we are pleased to announce that the Prince of Speed 2020 and’ Game! In the last 2 editions, we've gotten 35 records and 2 pages in the Guinness Book 2020. This year, because of Covid 19, we split the event in two: 1) the attempt to record on the mile [...]

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The 1st period of the GC Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge

Posted by RIWmag on 24 Jun 2020 /

You and’ Ended the first period of the Gran Canaria Dunkerbeck Speed Challenge with impressive speeds! Thanks to impressive speed’ and at a grnade participation here is the provisional ranking: Open: Hans Kreisel with 45 average knots on 250m (83.34km/h) Woman: Kirsten Baas 34.19 knots (63.32 km/h) Junior (u18): Floris Wondergem 38.92 knots (72.08 km/h) Alpha race: [...]