speed quest A class

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=140 BGCOLOR="#00FFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="387008c0egertu.jpg"> <div> <I><B>   </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>|   </B></I><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="news"><U><I><B>home</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I><I><B>   </B></I>                                                         <B> </B><A HREF="http://pub3.ezboard.com/baclasscatamaranforum" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pub3.ezboard.com/baclasscatamaran"><U><B>forum</B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=340 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>How fast did </I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>you </B></I></FONT><I>go  this summer ?</I></div> <bR> <div> Completely irrelevant to the serious racers amongst us , ok , ok,</div> <div> but still kind of fun to see if you can beat your own speed record !</div> <bR> <div> We all know how fast the windsurfers are going ... </div> <div> We all knw how fast Alinghi is going all the time ....</div> <div> We very often got this Rohan Veal succes stories of the F*** blade runner moth going  a zillion knts , </div> <div> So I want to start the quest for the simple fastest A cat recorded.......</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>The rules are simple :</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Just send me picture of your GPS recorded max speed .( Garmin,  Velocitek , whatever Gps will show this )</div> <div> Send it to : <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@a-cat.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@a-cat.org"><U>Webmaster@a-cat.org</U></A></div> <div> Tell us a little details about the date , the water , the wind , the boat , the sail, and whatever herioc story </div> <div> you want to share  with us....</div> <div> How do we check this ?   </div> <div> We don't . </div> <div> It's completely based on trust... so i don't believe any speed above 30 anyway , unless its behind the car...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>End of the season Number one ranked will get an official </B></div> <div> <B>"A class Speedmaster 2007 "  T-  shirt !</B></div> <bR> <div> WHoaaaaa,  that sounds like Coool !</div> <bR> <div> <I>NEW UPDATE : 30-07-07 :</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="470" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0000CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="70"><div> date </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 28 july  2007</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Top speed </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 23,1 knts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="70"><div> Name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Thomas Paasch , Denmark </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Boat /sail etc </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Bimare XJ 2007, BiMast , Ashby sail</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Loacation </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Loftahammer , Sweden</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="70"><div> Wind</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> ~6-18 knots + gusts,   flat water </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 83 WIDTH="70"><div> comment :</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> I’ve bin hunting the record since I heard about the challenge. I got close a couple of times, but never over. Finally I got it, on a day I didn’t expect it, leaving the shore for the races at the Swedish Nationals. Sailing between the rocks on absolute flat water. Got hit by a gust and beared of in perfect balance flying one hull just 5cm over the water. Jabadabadooooooo !</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="3c6de670.png" border=0 width="478" height="359" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>NEW UPDATE : 29-07-07 :</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="471" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0000CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> date </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 20 july  2007</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Top speed </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 21, 2  knts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Jim Godbey , USA</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Boat /sail etc </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Bim XJ , Hall spar mast , Glaser sail</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Loacation </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> lake Cajyuga</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Wind</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> ~15 to  25 knts    flat water </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 127 WIDTH="71"><div> comment :</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> The below track was recorded on my Velocitec on Friday July 20th in the afternoon.</div> <div> Practice day before the Finger lakes regatta in Ithaca NY USA on lake Cayuga. </div> <div> NO CURRENT WAS PRESENT. </div> <div> Boat was a bim , USA 200, Hall spar, Glazer sail. Blowing 15-25 from the NW, flat water. </div> <div> I got a good puff, went to the back of the boat sheeted hard and took it down. </div> <div> The reason for the circular track afterwards was the man I was sailing with capsized in the same puff and I went back for him. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c44a480.png" border=0 width="842" height="584" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="471" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0000CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> date </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 4 may 2007</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Top speed </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> 22.2 knts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Pieterjan Dwarshuis NED 28</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Boat /sail etc </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> Egner Flyer MK 2 FF mast , Ashby sail</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Loacation </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> NL, Wolderwijd</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="71"><div> Wind</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> ~22 knts    flat water </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> bullshit talk </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> whoaa , why was i  not going that fast during the Europeans ?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3a4d94b0.jpg" border=0 width="473" height="331" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>