gps-speedsurfing

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Evenement naam2025 USA 100m speed challenge
Start Datumzondag 5 januari 2025
Eind Datumdonderdag 1 januari 2026
Evenement contactpersoonroo@speedsailor.com
LandUnited States
Event gebiedcountry

Event beschrijving en NOR

2025 100m speed challenge to find the fastest windsurfers in the USA

Best 100m doppler speed anywhere in the USA

Any doppler gps approved by www.gps-speedsurfing.com

Overall and regional divisions for NW, SW, NE, SE, N, S & Hawaii

Making speedsailing in America the greatest!

 

Fastest windsurfers in the USA

Ken Winner Speed Series USBA 100m record
Mike Delehanty 44.45 knots Klickitat River Sandbar, Lyle WA, USA Sept. 1993

GPS 100m
Derek Nielsen 45.55 knots ARooBar, Chinook WA, USA Nov. 5th. 2009

HISTORY: In 1988 speedsailing was one of the most popular forms of windsurfing competition. To grow the sport in the USA event organisers decided simplicity was the key and 100m courses were a practical alternative to the 500m ones used overseas.

The US Boardsailing association became involved and sanctioned the results over 100m. From a practical point of view there were more locations in the USA where 100m courses could be setup. Both the organisers and US Boardsailing were right, by 1991 there were over 500 sailors posting 100m speeds in the US Boardsailing sanctioned Ken Winner Jantzen Speed Series. 

In 1993 the overall 100m USBA record was set at 44.45 knots, a record that stands to this day. In all over 1100 windsurfers participated and had 100m rankings from 1990 to 1995.

The fastest 100m GPS speed was set in 2009 at ARooBar on the Columbia River, it has yet to be bettered.

http://www.v8vantage.com/gps-speedsailing/index.htm

Event update meldingen

JULY 3rd Update:

Half the year gone and speeds keep rising. A new entry for 2025, Dana Petersen from Texas, lit up the leader board with a 36.47 knot 100m run in May. Kipps in the bay Area has been racking up the runs at Haskins with a 100m speed of 32.97 knots with Max getting in on the action.

Over in Florida Alex and Hobie have been pumping out the speeds.

40 knots for 100m is still the Holy Grail; at that speed it will take 4.6 seconds to cover the distance! Who'll be the first to do it this year. 37.12 knots is the current top speed.

Divisions for 2025

Overall: 1st.  Roo     37.12
               2nd. Dana  36.47
               3rd.  Kipps 32.97

NW:    Roo    
N:           
NE:     Boris

SW:    Kipps   
S:       Dana
SE:     Alex
Hawaii: