Hans Kreisel reports:

Dreams do come true!!!!Fastest open water session ever posted!!!! STOKED!!!!V-max: 98,42 km/h (53,125 Knots) – the highest display on open water5×10: sec 91,63 km/h – the average of the 5 fastest runs i made that day93,16 km/h – the fastest run ever made on open water

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Wednesday 06.May I had a great session on “The Brace”.The wind was howling at 40-55 knots. I was on my 2014 SPEED 45 with a 21cm fin and the NP Evo 5.4.

It felt like a liberation finally getting the conditions to show the world what I’m capable of in the perfect storm. Open water has always been my preference, it shows much more skill then on a canal where everything is conditioned to perfection.

This was raw nature against men. Feeling your complete set pushed aside when you are sailing upwind in the waves on a small needle in 50 knots of wind. If you look back in time none of the big guys like A2, FM, BD and AB ever peaked over 50 knots before the Luderitz Canal. Now, I was peaking over 53 knots in open water! This is just surreal and a dream came true.Think I’ll be safe on top of the 2015 GPS ranking at least untill the Luderitz Speedchallenge (photo below).

It feels great to set the bar this high but I’m sure, the day I’ll break the 100 km/h mark is no far away. And meanwhile we keep improving the gear.

CheersHansNED-85

2sec. max: 52.71 knotsAverage speed: 49.48 knotsfastest 100m run: 52.09 knotsfastest 250m run: 50.29 knots

This photo unfortunately is not from the recoed run but from another day on the waddensea.