Boards Windsurfing » ludertiz Windsurfing http://boards.mpora.com Windsurfing Magazine Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Video: On Board with Albeau http://boards.mpora.com/news/video-board-albeau.html http://boards.mpora.com/news/video-board-albeau.html#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:33:07 +0000 Amy Carter - Editor http://boards.mpora.com/?p=46179 Check out this incredible video from the record breaking speed run by Antoine Albeau. There’s a few videos around of various Luderitz runs, but this one definitely gives you a great idea of just how fast they are now going on the canal. Can you imagine rocketing down your local speed strip at the same speed?!?

In more Luderitz news Bjorn seems very happy to have gone over 51knots at the weekend:

“Hey everybody,

I finally reached the 50 knots barrier on the speed strip day 11!!!! ;-)

The best result was 51.09 knots = 94,61 km/h on the 500 m strip, with top GPS speed of 99.02 km/h, so you see the 100 is very close now!!! ;-) )

I did it on my 44 cm wide Star Board with my 5.6 Severne Sail Reflex 3.

I would like to dedicate this achievement to my 11 days old son Daniel, my wife Maria, and my other three kids, Alba, Liam and Martina!!!

Thursday looks promising for strong wind again, keep your fingers crossed for 40 knots +++,  to get some more action!! ;-)

Also a big THX to the Luderitz Speed Challenge Team.

So long from Luderitz, Björn”

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]]> http://boards.mpora.com/news/video-board-albeau.html/feed 2 Q and A with Albeau http://boards.mpora.com/news/albeau.html http://boards.mpora.com/news/albeau.html#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:18:30 +0000 Amy Carter - Editor http://boards.mpora.com/?p=45652 After smashing 50knots earlier this week in Ludertiz Boards caught up with Antoine Albeau for a with Q and A about the event so far and how much faster he thinks he can go…

Boards: Did you know that would be the run that went over 50knots? 

AA: It was difficult to know if the canal would be good and ready for that, but after the first try we did I knew that we will do the 50s.

Boards: What equipment were you using? 

AA: I was on m new NP Evo5 5.8 and a RRD custom board

Boards: Do you think you can go faster? 
AA: I think that we can definitely go faster. We didn’t have that much wind; we had arround 40knots max and we did over 50kts, so if the wind goes to 45/50knots we will do the 52kts…but it will be dangerous if we crash!!
Antoine Albeau. Image credit Eric Bellande.

Antoine Albeau. Image credit Eric Bellande.

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