Records shattered

WITH winds averaging around 30 knots for most of yesterday afternoon, Walvis Bay delivered record-breaking conditions.

Eight national records were broken. All are subject to official ratification by the international WSSRC.The new records set are: Namibian windsurf men – Matthias Roettcher – 40.850 knots Croatia windsurf men – Oliver Biljman – 38.116 knots Dutch kitesurf women – Katja Roose – 31.486 knots Namibian kitesurf women – Isabella Sardinha – 31.244 knots Dutch kitesurf men – Rolf van der Vlugt – 38.326 knots France kitesurf women – Charlotte Consorti – 36.764 knots Ireland windsurf men – Steve Flanagan – 36.096 knots Italian windsurf men – Patrick Diethelm – 42.977 knots – Speed Week websiteAll are subject to official ratification by the international WSSRC.The new records set are: Namibian windsurf men – Matthias Roettcher – 40.850 knots Croatia windsurf men – Oliver Biljman – 38.116 knots Dutch kitesurf women – Katja Roose – 31.486 knots Namibian kitesurf women – Isabella Sardinha – 31.244 knots Dutch kitesurf men – Rolf van der Vlugt – 38.326 knots France kitesurf women – Charlotte Consorti – 36.764 knots Ireland windsurf men – Steve Flanagan – 36.096 knots Italian windsurf men – Patrick Diethelm – 42.977 knots – Speed Week website