The Vestas Sail-Rocket2 hit a top speed of 63 knots and an average of 54.08 over the run. WSSR Newsletter No 216. Vestas SailRocket 2. B Division 19/11/12 VESTAS Sailrocket 2 Outright world speed sailing record holder. (subject to WSSRC ratification) - YouTube
That's really cool........I just don't understand how he gets forward momentum with the sail off to the side like that ( never understood how sailing works )
Just ran across this video,...with a little explanation towards the end as to how they balance the forces to archive this. http://www.oceanofnews.com/watching-sailboat-go-75mph-unreal/?hvid=1u9mhu
Hi brian, You know I'm not a big blow boat fan, but I think the coolest Sailboat I've ever seen was the contraption Kevin Costner sailed in Waterworld. My question to you is how much of that was fact and how much was fiction? And as for the Sail Rocket, I'd have to be fitted with a pair of Depends to run 75 mph in a craft like that!
That's very fast, but that doesn't resemble a sailboat or even a boat at all.......Looks more like a windsurfer.
Reminds me of my youth on an old Hobie 14.... Wind is a favorite film. Sort of like watching those funny shaped hydroplanes, but without motors.