Formula windsurfing Vs trimaran

the best race ever.

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[carazo321]

thats deprasing $40mil getting ownd ba $2 or $3k !!!

[compaq2525]

Haha, the surfer was even because of the dirty wind, otherwise he would have been far ahead.

[ter450]

Yep, anyone with a "clew" would notice the reef in the Tri's sails. This link is a pretty cool race.

Search you tube for "Kite vs Moth vs 49er" if you want to watch a cool race.

[HenryBadenhorstJuer]

@bruno753951

Well no... As Hydroptear hit 57... so yeah.

[bruno753951]

windsurf speed record is 49.09 knots and trimaran speed record is 47 knots

so it proves that windsurf is faster than a trimaran

[Groek123]

Hey , fantastic Video :-) !!

[MrHobiecat]

how many people are going to post this same lame video. If you are going to race another boat you have to TELL THEM ITS A RACE, so they can pull their sail all the way up. No contest, the trimaran would eat the windsurfer for breakfast, and then sail all day and all night.

[streetsailor]

Note the tri is heavily reefed down & barely stretching her legs.

[braccobalbo]

@Statek63 sorry, you'r right ;)

[Statek63]

@braccobalbo It's a Formula board. not a slalom board

[Statek63]

Nothing would happen with an iSonic or a speed needle instead of this Formula board. The wind seems around 15-20kts and at these windspeed a formula would leave no chance to a slalom or speed board. It's a shot for a Bayer commercial, it was not a proper race...

[BnS1374]

@carazo321 The Tri has the main raised 3/4 way up and they're luffing they're main. the diliberaley slowed down for the video.

[braccobalbo]

a "standard slalom" equiped windsurf goes at the same speed of that racing trimaran.. i wonder what would've happen if it was a 30 liters board on flat water instead of that one.. ;)

[spiritbringer]

a starboard sonic would have kill that big bird

[laxguitar50]

the windsurfer is working atleast 5 times harder than the trimaran lol

[Statek63]

@compaq2525 - I guess the trimaran "won" because the race was sponsored by Bayer ;-)

[Statek63]

@AiriPsy the video looks like the windsurfer is effortlessly gliding over the water - that is almost correct - only that formula windsurfing is quite a physically intense activity, even if it is primarily a technical sport ;-)

[Statek63]

@peacefulwarrior67 If my memory is not cheating on me, then it was Jochen Krauth from Germany

[peacefulwarrior67]

@Statek63 - who is riding the windsurfer?

[kernowrock555]

omg!..coolio!....."simplicity and speed... ,in a single sail'!... he 'owned' a posh yacht!

[AiriPsy]

must be such a cool feeling @ surfer... and omg those formula sails are huge!

[willcobbsail]

@nearadyn na at the end it showed with the surfer to windward :D I know which 1 id have tho a :p

[philami1]

Biblical! David and Goliath?

[wildblue2]

....the tri!

Have you seen the 2010 board prices?!?!

[Statek63]

It was a Starboard Formula 175 with Gun Sails M7 11sqm sail, it was filmed around 2002/2003. They were doing close to 30kts. I think it was also filmed for some Bayer commercials.

[ShoalinPunk]

the tri was upwind so it had the advantage