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HWS | San Sebastian · SPAIN

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| +34 943 598 469

HWS | San Sebastian · SPAIN

“How much does the Wind Energy learn from Wind Sailing (…and viceversa) ?” (HWS)

As along last decade, completely new wind boats like Americans Cup AC75 monohull vessels (*) are appearing, completely new concepts with an exceptional efficiency which allows to fly over the sea near to 100 Km/h, or even surpassing (∼104 Km) with a Windsurf (**).

(*) The newest American’s Cup AC75 are 75 feet (22.86m) keel-less yachts,  which rise out of the water on hydrofoils and glide across the surface to reach speeds in excess of 50 knots (93 Km/h).

The Challenger yacht “Luna Rossa” had maxed out at 53,4 knots (99 Km/h), (…) and Team New Zealand’s “Te Rehutai” is rumoured to be even faster.

(**) On Thursday, November 18, 2021, in Namibia, Mr. Bjorn Dunkerbeck (the famous Dutch & Canarian 52-year-old famous windsurfer) broke that speed barrier, hitting 103,67 Km/h over a two-second time gap, and holding an average speed of 101,00 Km/h kilometers per hour over a 100-meter stretch of water.