NEW SPEED RECORD 2017 ROBERT HOFMANN
Robert with a new PR Speed Record in 2017 before his departure for the Luderitz canal.
Robert:
Last week I returned to France (Leucate) to do the last Speed training before going to try the speed record in Luderitz (Namibia).
I had a good windy day with 30-45 knots of wind and my Speed gear was (Starboard Speed Luderitz 44 Board 2017 and Loft Sails Speed 5.4 – 2016) and I managed to get another PR on this day!
My physical and technical training is showing results and I’m really motivated to go into the channel.
October 6th brought me the following speeds: Maximum speed of 48.30 knots (89.45Km / h) on 1 sec and 2 sec 48.18 knots – 89.22 km / h !
45.25 knots (83.80 km / h) on the 500m course and 46.7 knots knots on 250m.
All speeds are the fastest ever reached by an Italian Speedsurfer on open waters.
The 5 times 10 sec average with 45.33 knots brings me to the 5th place in the GPS Speedsurfing ranking 2017!
So I’m ready for Namibia !!