GPS-SPEED windsurf and kitesurf TEAM
Proud Sponsors of the Weymouth International SPEED WEEK
Did you know ? The PRO-FLEET at Weymouth 2009 used Genie GT31's supplied by us at GPS SPEED
Did you know ? For 2010 - ALL competitors at Weymouth will be asked to compete using a Genie GT31
Please buy your Genie GT31 from a company directly involved and whole heartedly supporting GPS speedsailing..
Currently GPS -SPEED team riders are:
WINDSURFERS using Genie GT31 GPS provided by GPS-SPEED.co.uk
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Farrel O'Shea - Farrel has been windsurfing at the highest level for many years. Farrel heads a succesful business selling boards and clothing osheasurf.com Currently Farrel is the UK's 2nd fastest GPS sailor of all time (one place under Dave White) . Farrel's current average GPS published speed is 45.35 knots with a max 2 second of 47.44 knots !! |
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Adam Gustafsson - Adam is one of a few hard core UK windsurfers who will travel the length and breadth of the country to get in some speedsurfing. Currently Adam is one of the UK's top 10 speedsurfers with top speeds in excess of 42.3 knots ~ (48.6mph)
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Steve Thorp - Steve doesn't really need any introduction. Steve is consistently one of the top 3 speedsailors in the UK. Not only a world stage speed sailor Steve is also a hard core wave sailor Steve's current GPS best is an amazing 43.95 knots ~ (50.5mph) Steve also has some great GT31 set up advice here website
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Zara Davis - please visit Zara's website for latest news, recent events and records attempts....
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Tristan Haskins : (35.8 knots [2 sec max] ) If he wasn't website owner... .... he wouldn't be listed here .... could do better !! Tristan sails a Tabou Manta 49 (and 54) with Tushingham X15 when speed sailing, but also managed a fairly respectable 32 knots on his RRD wave slalom with Severne Blade 4.2 wave sail... |
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Pete Young : Pete just seems to be getting quicker and quicker. He stormed to victory in Weymouth to become UKWA British speed champion 2008 ! Pete's GPS best speed is a superb 42.79 knots ~ (49.1mph) Click here for an ENLARGED image of Pete Young on his Fanatic Falcon 80 |
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Graham Clegg (37.5 knots [2 sec max]) when the Skeggster finally buys a decent board...
.... he'll be very quick (see his YOUTUBE clip below)
Simon Sanderson (one of the first men over 40 knots in the 80's)
KITESURFERS
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DAVE WILLIAMS - the official UK outright 500m record ratified by the WSSRC at 44.78 knots. Dave's best GPS 10 second average speed is 46.23 knots with a peek of 50.1 knots on the display of the GT31.
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OTHER MENTIONS
Dave White - although not sponsored by us - Dave has been a great help over the last couple of years...
VIDEOS
Steve Thorp at West Kirby
Graham Clegg with HEADCAM doing the WALL at West Kirby
Tristan Haskins - Headcam - West Kirby 35 knots - Manta 49 - Gaastra GTX 6m
Tristan Haskins - Toppers Bank - Manta 49 - Tush X15 5.2 = 35 knots
Quality links to other relevant websites
| This website is all about Windsurfing for Speed in the USA THIS EVENT IS FREE; and even the GPS is provided! Your results will be uploaded to gps-speedsurfing.com. Your Speeds will be listed with the fastest sailors in the world! This is a friendly competition designed for beginners to even the most experienced windsurfers. This is a great opportunity for the newer sailors to learn from the Pros. We have lots of great demo gear provided by the finest manufacturers in the world! |
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This website obviously is all about speed on the water, but even more so about fun. With the help of modern day handhelds we can store a sailing day in a GPS and extract the speeds we sailed all day. This website is focussing on maximum speeds over different distances. They've got more and more members from all over the world and in 2008 they started a cooperation with the ISWC and PKRA, the professional speedsurfers and kitesurfers association. On a daily base many riders from all over the world are posting windsurf and kitesurf sessions. They ’ve got a minimum number of rules to ensure fair races and we’re proud to say up till now we didn’t have a single rider that willingly posted falsified speeds. Timekeepers are installed to ensure fair races. |
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Kitesurfers and windsurfers can enter the GPS-SPEEDSRUFING.com and GPS-KITESURFING.com OFFICIAL RECORD ATTEMPTS using 2 x Genie GT31 devices at the same time. Manfred from www.gps-speed.com has devised a simple way of combining 2 x tracks from 2 x devices to confirm record attempts. Click here for more details - Click here for 2 x GT31 GPS setup If you consider to enter the record ranking make sure to use two GT-31 devices and download the latest firmware which can be obtained at:
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