Diethelm has the best windsurfing mark of the 2014 Luderitz Speed Challenge, so far. The performance was achieved in winds ranging between 25-35 knots.

Meanwhile, three national records have fallen. Christian Bonermann sailed at 48.82 knots to break the German mark, Denis Vladimirov clocked at 47.67 knots to improve the Russian speed, and Zoran Jovanovic, from Serbia, raced his kite at 39.4 knots.

Alain de Gendt, from Belgium, has also broken the production board record for his country after sailing at 46.66 knots. Many new personal bests have been improved.

The highlight of the eighth day of competition goes to Thierry Bielak, from France, who smashed his all-time best with an incredible 48.02 knots. He had started the day with his personal best achieved in 1993 (45.34 kts).