Saturday saw winds around 40-50 knots as forecasted.  Official speeds have just been released…Alex in 1^st with 50.97 (new kite record), Rob in 2^nd  and just behind with 50.95 (previous best was 50.54), and Seb. In 3^rd with 49.31knots.  Ideal water surface conditions existed at around 4pm when the winds were maxed.  9m kites fully lit.  These ideal water surface conditions exist for approximately 1 hour as the tide goes out and the lagoon becomes shallower.  Rob’s 2^nd place run was in the speed ditch…this means his back and shoulders were literally several feet away from the 1^st chop killer – an amazing feat while speeding at almost 60mph.  Not to overblow it but this speed course puts sailors on the razor’s edge.  The speed ditch, when the tide empties, is surrounded by a wooden fence and dry sand…the width of the speed ditch is approximately 4’.   WOW ! 

Jamie’s best run was in the neighborhood of 47.5knots (with a total of about 8 complete runs down the course in lifetime) and will be official in a few hours. 

Sunday’s forecast looks like lighter winds so it should be a good tuning day.  Check luderitz-speed.com for new from the official event website.

The NASSP team is just getting settled into the course after the 1^st full day of record conditions and will continue to push for higher speeds…one run at a time !

Heard the Vineyard had a good NE blow the last few days…with winds getting up to 40knots as well…sounds like speed sailing conditions in Cape Pogue.

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