| Alex Caizergues confirms 54.10-knot speed milestone |
| Thursday, 02 December 2010 16:04 |
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The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) has started the ratification process of the speed records registered during the 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge. The Council will announce them in chronological order as they are ratified. This means Alex Caizergues has confirmed his best speed - 54.10 knots - and that he will be holding the world record for a limited period. The French kitesurfer represents the first sailing craft to achieve 100 km/hr. Caizergues secured the place in history on the 12th October 2010, in Namibia. Equipment: Fone Proto, Fone Bandit, 4 Kite, 8sqm Former world record: l'Hydroptère, 51.36 knots, September 2009.
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