Pascal Maka
Pascal Maka is a French windsurfer,[1] who broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, and again in 1990.[2]
Maka broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, at Sotavento, Fuerteventura, with a speed of 38.86 knots, using a Jimmy Lewis board and a Gaastra sail.[3] This was the first time a windsurfer had broken the outright speed sailing record, which had previously been held by multihulls.[4][5]
His record was surpassed in 1988 by Erik Beale, who broke the record at Saintes Maries de la Mer Speed Canal with a speed of 40.48 knots. This record lasted until 1990, when Maka again broke the record, this time also at Saintes Maries, with a speed of 43.06 knots.[6]
References
- ^ "High Winds Force Race Committee To Abandon Racing Leaving Sailors On The Ground and Kiters In The Air". ISAF. 4 July 2002.
- ^ World Sailing Speed Record Council
- ^ History of Speed sailing IFCA
- ^ "Popular Science". 267 (4). Bonnier Corporation. October 2005: 67. ISSN 0161-7370.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ http://www.sport.fr/glisse/plv/43240.shtm
- ^ Lloyd, Barbara (July 22, 1990). "Sailing's Version Of a 4-Minute Mile". New York Times.
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