1) http://picasaweb.google.dk/Tilmann.Heinig/Forecasts/photo#5172090125079956978

2) Low Tide Forecast St.Peter-Ording, 01.03.08:  + 4,00 m !!!

High Tide forecast + 50 up to  + 100 cm :  with incoming tide best time ca. 2 hours before high tide. Nautical mile (best wind direction: 250 – 260 degrees): when the 4 grass islands are just surrounded with water

High Tide forecast + 150 cm  :  with outgoing tide best time 2 hours before low tide. Liquid ice. On the sandbank use a flap fin board.

Tide forecast low tide + 300 cm : too much water, no way – even at low tide

ST.PETER BAD

high tide forecast 6:12 am: + 150 to 200 cm - low tide 12:46 o clock: + 300 cm

Water came very quickly (NW-storm). 3 hours before low tide the beach was dry – one hour after low tide the beach was flooded. First north of the new bridge, then the southern beach a little and the part directly south of the bridge as the last.

 St.Peter-Ording, 05.10.08

southern beach, covered with water

9m Answer

RoDwY board

2.5 cm steel fin

max: 55.8 kn

2 sec: 55.5 kn

100m: 55.0 kn

250m: 52.4 kn

500m: 50.5, projected: 50.2 kn

5×10 sec: 51.7 kn

new PB topspeed and 5×10 sec, more than 50 projected  over 500m finally

wind 35 – 48 kn

good spot for s – ssw

Westerhever 12.03.08

7:30 – 8:30 am

Windreport: http://picasaweb.google.dk/Tilmann.Heinig/Windreports/photo#5176847920853310818

yellow stripe flap fin board with latest version of flap fin + 12m Answer

new flap fin record: 88,2 km/h Topspeed in 35 kn gust

250m: 45.5 kn……500m: 43.8 kn

Best liquid ice since January 07 (WSW, outgoing tide, north of the poles)

Flap fin works perfectly. It must have flapped, because I felt a little braking on the sandbanks. No sucking air = spin outs, not slower than normal fin. Should make the power of spring a little less.

St.Peter-Ording 01.03.08

Hurricane warning

With new 7m Mayhem no problem in 50 knots gusts. Nice colours. Water not smooth enough for new records but a lot of fun in the swell directly in front of the beach. Almost 70 km/h.

After I hade made a break, North Sea surprised me again and came too quick.

Westerhever 27.02.08

Windreport: http://picasaweb.google.dk/Tilmann.Heinig/Windreports/photo#5172323169508209762

less wind than on 22.02. but with 7m Trix 76 km/h. Tears a lot in gusts due too very full strut profile. But rocksolid in the wind window (low AR). Really excellent.

WESTERHEVER 22.02.08

Wind 5-6 Bf.          Gusts 7 Bf.   on the water: 11-13 Uhr

Board: Homemade Halfmoon             Kite: 12m Caution Answer

Topspeed: 80 km/h            500m: 41.2  knots

NDR came too late and did not find me.

Best wind during and  after high tide (14:15)

Top conditions at 16:30. But I was too tired and had no helper. A little bit too broad for the nautical mile anyway.

 World record session

 Date :  Saturday, January 26, 2008
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  50.12 knots (53.1 51.7 50.5 47.9 47.4)
Max. GPS (display) :  55.2 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  54.9 knots
100 m run :  54.3 knots
250 m run :  53.2 knots
500 m run :  50.9 knots
Windspeed :  34 knots
Windgusts :  45 knots
Remarks :  Navi/Doppler

some sexy fresh new records :

Course angle at topspeed: 145 (!) degrees on
liquid ice
filename: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Tilmann\Eigene Dateien\tilmann\TILMANNHEINIG_001173_20080126_1250 36.SBN
altitude(s) not considered
accumulated Doppler speeds
linear interpolation, one run per leg
total time: 33min, total length: 14.083km

max:
time m km/h knots
13:10:39 28.4 102.132 55.147
13:17:20 27.6 99.432 53.689
13:04:52 27.3 98.316 53.086
13:35:16 25.4 91.404 49.354
13:24:05 25.4 91.368 49.335
12:59:50 25.3 91.116 49.199
13:45:24 24.9 89.748 48.460
average[2]: 100.782km/h 54.418knots
average[5]: 96.530km/h 52.122knots

100m:
time s km/h knots
13:10:40 3.6 100.569 54.303
13:17:22 3.6 99.103 53.511
13:04:54 3.7 97.685 52.746
12:59:52 4.0 90.768 49.011
13:35:19 4.0 89.964 48.577
average[2]: 99.836km/h 53.907knots
average[5]: 95.618km/h 51.629knots

250m:
time s km/h knots
13:17:28 9.1 98.463 53.166
13:10:43 9.3 96.353 52.026
13:04:58 9.6 93.751 50.621
13:35:22 10.1 88.718 47.904
13:24:09 10.3 87.728 47.369
average[2]: 97.408km/h 52.596knots
average[5]: 93.002km/h 50.217knots

500m:
time s km/h knots
13:17:31 19.1 94.211 50.870 (GEKO: 50.89 knots)
13:35:32 20.8 86.578 46.748
13:10:47 21.6 83.492 45.082
13:05:04 26.6 67.624 36.514
average[2]: 90.394km/h 48.809knots
average[5]: 66.381km/h 35.843knots
2s:
time m km/h knots
13:10:40 56.4 101.592 54.855
13:17:21 55.2 99.360 53.650
13:04:53 54.5 98.046 52.941
12:59:51 50.6 91.098 49.189
13:35:17 50.4 90.738 48.995

average[2]: 100.476km/h 54.253knots
average[5]: 96.167km/h 51.926knots

10s:
time m km/h knots
13:17:28 273.4 98.413 53.139
13:10:43 266.1 95.807 51.731
13:04:58 259.6 93.467 50.468
13:35:21 246.6 88.758 47.925
13:24:09 244.0 87.851 47.436
average[2]: 97.110km/h 52.435knots
average[5]: 92.859km/h 50.140knots

Witness: Barne Peters, www.rekord.tv
video of 500m record run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2gSQXy4-Mw
The first 7 sec of the record run are missing on the video.
Speeds every second during the video:
54…54…53…53…54…52…53…53…53…52…51…46…38…31…25…20…14…6…3 knots

Windreport of Hallig Hooge (nearby)
I had lot of luck. At the right time at 1 pm the wind switched a little more westerly and increased:
http://picasaweb.google.dk/Tilmann.Heinig/Windreports/photo#5170908180144868498

…
Older sessions

  
Date :  Friday, January 25, 2008
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  46.11 knots (48.4 47.0 47.0 45.5 42.7)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  49.7 knots
100 m run :  49.5 knots
250 m run :  48.4 knots
500 m run :  46.7 knots
1 hour :  13.2 knots
Distance :  40.3 km
Windspeed :  32 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  Navi/Doppler
nice training session in Westerhever

….
Date :  Friday, December 07, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 12.0
Fin :  Home made speed 4
Average speed :  24.66 knots (27.0 25.7 24.6 23.9 22.1)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  28.1 knots
100 m run :  27.3 knots
250 m run :  25.6 knots
500 m run :  21.0 knots
1 hour :  3.4 knots
Distance :  7.3 km
Remarks :  no wind

…
Date :  Saturday, December 01, 2007
Spot :  Suedwesthoern, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon Bidirectional
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made speed 4
Average speed :  46.02 knots (49.3 46.9 46.7 46.0 41.2)
Max. GPS (display) :  50.8 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  50.7 knots
100 m run :  50.6 knots
250 m run :  49.3 knots
500 m run :  46.2 knots
Nautical mile :  22.4 knots
1 hour :  14.2 knots
Distance :  29.1 km
Windspeed :  30 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  When arrived, I measured gusts of 53 kn on top of the dike. Down near the the water, when i was ready to start the gusts were only 40 kn.
I have reached a good level again (thanks to the wind !), but getting 100 km/h will be very hard.
Not the run itself, but going upwind and landing the kite afterwards.
Today it was the second time I couldnt manage to land my kite alone. It flew away over the dike, over the trees and over a high voltage wire (!) until it landed on a field 300 m away. But only the middle strut has a hole and only some small rips in the sail. Had a lot of luck today.
Almost broke my ribs when I crashed in the chop at the end of the course
The Priel was not broad enough, but I found a sandbar with a suitable direction southeastwards. High water level despite of halfmoon. Game over only one hour after low tide.
Doppler and autosent data

…
Date :  Sunday, November 25, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon Bidirectional
Kite :  Caution Answer 12.0
Fin :  White Water razor 3
Average speed :  41.22 knots (46.9 42.9 39.3 38.7 38.3)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  50.0 knots
100 m run :  49.3 knots
250 m run :  46.3 knots
500 m run :  34.1 knots
Nautical mile :  23.7 knots
1 hour :  15.2 knots
Distance :  38.7 km
Windspeed :  27 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  good topspeed
Doppler
autosent the data from www.gps-results.com
Version 5.16

…
Date :  Sunday, August 19, 2007
Spot :  St.Peter-Ording, Germany
Board :  Spleene Door
Kite :  Flysurfer Speed Silverarrow 19.0
Fin :  Spleene Door 4
Average speed :  22.10 knots (26.8 24.7 21.3 20.7 17.0)
Max. GPS (display) :  27.6 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  27.6 knots
100 m run :  26.9 knots
250 m run :  26.4 knots
500 m run :  24.4 knots
Nautical mile :  19.7 knots
Distance :  10.7 km
Windspeed :  12 knots
Windgusts :  16 knots
Remarks :  There is a big discussion since last year wether its possible to come to lee quicker than the wind itself. Or if you start and let go a ballon at the same time – can you catch it again ? I finally showed that its possible. With the race material of Armin Harich who was 4th in St.Peter-Ording in course racing. He uses a Spleene Door with a half moon outline and a 19m Flysurfer Speed Silverarrow. Another guy on the beach measured the wind which was 12.7 kn average . Me myself however reached a speed of 26.4 kn (over 250m) on an angle of 140 degrees. So I came to lee (leeward speed) with ca. 20 kn which is much faster than the wind speed of 12.7 kn.
Discussion here:
http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=40281
and here:
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2329828&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

…
Date :  Saturday, June 30, 2007
Spot :  St.Peter-Ording, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon Bidirectional
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  White Water razor 3
Average speed :  44.10 knots (46.4 44.0 43.8 43.4 42.9)
Max. GPS (display) :  48.3 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  48.3 knots
100 m run :  47.6 knots
250 m run :  46.3 knots
500 m run :  41.4 knots
Nautical mile :  34.5 knots
1 hour :  20.5 knots
Distance :  119.5 km
Windspeed :  25 knots
Windgusts :  35 knots
Remarks :  In the very beginning of the session the ocean swallowed my world record board.
I am still totally shocked.
It happened exactly at the northern corner of Ording beach, where there are lot of swirls and under water currents. Wind was 6 Bf. sideonshore. With only 16 kn the front part of the board cut into the water and I lost the board. Only 15 m away from that I stopped and looked for the board. Normally I would have seen it immediately, because the water was only 60-70 cm deep.
But it remained disappeared for ever.
Maybe you find it one day :-) – tel.nr. is written on the tail…
Pic:
http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=45674
So I had to switch to my bidirectional and did
48.28 kn max
Lefthand from the new bridge in St.Peter-Bad on the flooded beach. Thats the fastest recorded topspeed for a bidirectional ever, I think.
Once it was too shallow (1cm!), I wanted to stop the run, because the rear fin only made SSSSS… in the sand. So I erected a little and BANG! the front fin bit into the sand. With the fin as a pivot point the board span around immediately.
The result: torsion of front foot and no surfing for one week :-(
So it seems to be necessary to remove the front fin in very shallow water.

Due to the fact that with my bidi I could go fast in BOTH directions, I set a new one hour record:
http://50knots.xs4all.nl/gps-kitesurfing/gps.asp?mnu=rankings&smnu=hour&val=&uid

Used a Navi with Doppler speed.

UPDATE:
Next day a family from Cologne in holiday found my board swimming in the harbour of Tuemlauer Bay and called me by phone.
SO MY BABY IS BACK !
 
Date :  Friday, June 22, 2007
Spot :  thiessow/ruegen, Germany
Board :  Home made dragster race
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made seaweed 12
Average speed :  30.04 knots (30.5 30.3 30.0 29.9 29.5)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  33.7 knots
100 m run :  31.6 knots
250 m run :  30.5 knots
500 m run :  24.5 knots
Nautical mile :  16.2 knots
1 hour :  11.8 knots
Distance :  60.7 km
Windspeed :  23 knots
Windgusts :  30 knots
Remarks :  first place gps-contest kitesurftrophy

1.tilmann 61,9 km/h
2. tigga 54,8 km/h
3. ralph bulau(master of the sea2007) 48,9 km/h
4. jan 46,3 km/h
5. joshua (2.junioren)46,2 km/h
6. armin harich 45,3 km/h
(max GPS (display) foretrex)

conditions:
side-onshore, waves max. 60 cm
pic of dragster raceboard:
http://www.kitesurfing-kiel.de/_forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=2505
good for very quick accelaration to topspeed in the flat sections between the waves

…
Date :  Thursday, May 10, 2007
Spot :  Suedwesthoern, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon Bidirectional
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  White Water razor 3
Average speed :  45.02 knots (45.5 45.4 44.8 44.7 44.7)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  47.0 knots
100 m run :  46.4 knots
250 m run :  45.3 knots
500 m run :  44.6 knots
Nautical mile :  39.7 knots
1 hour :  14.1 knots
Distance :  62.4 km
Windspeed :  27 knots
Windgusts :  37 knots
Remarks :  no water in Westerhever today, because of halfmoon and SO winddirection until half past 8 am (offshore). So I went to Suedwesthoern with my other board. I didnt take it serious today, because normally my board for wind from the right is not so fast and Suedwesthoern also. In total I was right but the big surprise came at home, when I looked at the nautical mile.
I did one at the end just for fun and might have set a new worldrecord if I didnt have come into the chop at the end. WOW! Next time I have to start only 50 m upwards of the course in the very beginning ! Then it fits exactly.
Used a Garmin Edge
Fin too small
Comparison EDGE, NAVI, GEKO
Nautical mile: 39.7, 39.6, 39.5
NAVI Doppler speed: 39.5
Comparison EDGE, NAVI, GEKO
MAX 2sec (software): 47.0, 47.4, 46.5
NAVI Doppler speed: 46.4
Very funny: High end Navi Doppler shows
the same as trash GEKO.:) Had the same two days before…

…
Date :  Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  42.54 knots (44.4 42.8 42.2 42.0 41.3)
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  46.0 knots
100 m run :  45.4 knots
250 m run :  44.0 knots
500 m run :  41.0 knots
Nautical mile :  39.7 knots
1 hour :  16.5 knots
Distance :  101.2 km
Windspeed :  25 knots
Windgusts :  34 knots
Remarks :  close to my new nautical mile record.
my old GEKO is not good anymore.
Comparison EDGE, NAVI, GEKO
MAX: 46.0, 46.0, 44.4(!?)

Date :  Thursday, April 19, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  43.42 knots (44.1 43.8 43.6 42.8 42.8)
Max. GPS (display) :  46.3 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  46.5 knots
100 m run :  45.9 knots
250 m run :  44.1 knots
500 m run :  43.4 knots
Nautical mile :  40.3 knots
1 hour :  16.9 knots
Distance :  58.3 km
Windspeed :  25 knots
Windgusts :  35 knots
Remarks :  new GPS recorded kite worldrecord nautical mile !
nice wind – very regularly, water perfectly flat and perfect wind direction (WSW-almost West): a little bit too tight in the southern part but perfectly broad in the northern part. Only in the very moment, when water has come around the 3 little grass islands in the beginning of the course , its perfect for the nautical mile (during flood). Rest of the time there is either a big sandbank in the middle of the course or too much water in the beginning and the end of the run. So you have only 15 – 20 minutes to get your record ! (see the times below!)

GPSResults V4.03
filename: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\ANNE\Desktop\tilmann\Westerhever19.04.07EDGE.gpx
altitude(s) not considered
linear interpolation, one run per leg,
total time: 184min, total length: 58.332k

1852m:
14:13:22 89.4s 74.552km/h 40.255knots
14:02:07 89.9s 74.173km/h 40.050knots
14:27:11 90.3s 73.841km/h 39.871knots
13:50:55 96.9s 68.794km/h 37.146knots
14:49:32 156.7s 42.560km/h 22.981knots
13:42:05 160.0s 41.683km/h 22.507knots
15:09:22 169.4s 39.364km/h 21.255knots
14:56:32 189.8s 35.124km/h 18.965knots
15:02:33 194.8s 34.230km/h 18.483knots
14:42:03 195.7s 34.060km/h 18.391knots
average[2]: 74.363km/h 40.153knots
average[5]: 66.784km/h 36.061knots

used a Garmin Edge
Date :  Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  42.68 knots (43.5 43.0 42.4 42.4 42.1)
Max. GPS (display) :  44.2 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  44.6 knots
100 m run :  43.9 knots
250 m run :  43.4 knots
500 m run :  42.1 knots
Nautical mile :  37.3 knots
1 hour :  19.1 knots
Distance :  80.3 km
Windspeed :  24 knots
Windgusts :  34 knots
Remarks :  second test session
not enough wind for new records, but a nice nautical mile.
Once going upwind I saw a shy seagull flying beside me
50m distant exactly at the same speed – maybe she loved me ? I should put on a bird mask next time…

…………GEKO 201….EDGE 205…….NAVI
10sec 1:…43.36……….43.47………43.36
10sec 2:…42.77……….42.99………43.04
10sec 3:…42.42……….42.42………42.40
10sec 4:…42.40……….42.42………42.37
10sec 5:…42.12……….42.12………42.12
AVERAGE:..42.61……….42.68………42.66

course direction: from SW to NE

video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9M_JeacxL8
second clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbAhiNIR_8
Date :  Saturday, January 20, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  46.90 knots (48.4 47.5 46.8 46.1 45.7)
Max. GPS (display) :  49.8 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  49.7 knots
100 m run :  49.4 knots
250 m run :  48.4 knots
500 m run :  47.6 knots
Nautical mile :  28.1 knots
1 hour :  15.7 knots
Distance :  57.3 km
Windspeed :  30 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  new 500m world record for kiters – if I hadnt have the spin out in the beginning of the run, when a big gust hit me…maybe it had been the new outright world record. So its still 1.1 knot until the big goal:)
Meanwhile Im getting used to 50 knot speed – Im not so afraid anymore. Its fun more and more.
I thank god for this awesome spot !
Awesome as well my 1000m time: 45.9 knots.
GPSResults V3.10
filename: Westerhever 20.01.07.gpx
altitude(s) not considered
linear interpolation, one run per leg,
total time: 187min, total length: 57.292km

max:
12:11:20 51.1m 91.967km/h 49.658knots
12:00:58 50.0m 89.945km/h 48.566knots
11:43:54 50.0m 89.943km/h 48.566knots
11:53:02 49.8m 89.608km/h 48.384knots
11:09:08 48.5m 87.294km/h 47.135knots
12:19:04 48.4m 87.184km/h 47.076knots
11:04:24 48.3m 86.896km/h 46.920knots
11:25:56 47.9m 86.226km/h 46.559knots
11:34:52 47.9m 86.224km/h 46.557knots
12:24:28 46.3m 83.392km/h 45.028knots
average[2]: 90.956km/h 49.112knots
average[5]: 89.751km/h 48.462knots

100m:
12:11:20 3.9s 91.544km/h 49.430knots
11:43:56 4.0s 89.390km/h 48.267knots
12:00:58 4.0s 89.128km/h 48.125knots
11:52:50 4.1s 88.376km/h 47.719knots
12:19:18 4.2s 86.495km/h 46.704knots
11:09:12 4.2s 86.010km/h 46.442knots
11:34:52 4.2s 85.822km/h 46.340knots
11:04:26 4.2s 85.311km/h 46.064knots
11:26:00 4.3s 84.537km/h 45.646knots
11:17:52 4.3s 82.909km/h 44.767knots
average[2]: 90.467km/h 48.848knots
average[5]: 88.987km/h 48.049knots

250m:
12:11:22 10.0s 89.638km/h 48.401knots
12:00:58 10.2s 87.898km/h 47.461knots
11:52:50 10.4s 86.556km/h 46.736knots
11:43:58 10.6s 85.277km/h 46.046knots
11:34:56 10.6s 84.642km/h 45.703knots
12:19:18 10.8s 83.605km/h 45.143knots
11:26:00 10.8s 83.596km/h 45.138knots
11:09:16 11.0s 81.463km/h 43.987knots
11:17:44 11.3s 79.782km/h 43.079knots
12:24:38 11.3s 79.597km/h 42.979knots
average[2]: 88.768km/h 47.931knots
average[5]: 86.802km/h 46.869knots

500m:
12:11:32 20.4s 88.183km/h 47.615knots
12:01:08 20.9s 86.066km/h 46.472knots
11:53:06 21.2s 85.034km/h 45.915knots
11:43:58 21.2s 84.961km/h 45.875knots
11:34:56 21.6s 83.149km/h 44.897knots
12:19:20 21.7s 83.112km/h 44.877knots
11:25:58 21.8s 82.496km/h 44.544knots
11:17:54 22.6s 79.607km/h 42.984knots
11:09:26 22.9s 78.704km/h 42.497knots
12:24:50 22.9s 78.669km/h 42.478knots
average[2]: 87.124km/h 47.043knots
average[5]: 85.478km/h 46.155knots

1000m:
12:11:34 42.3s 85.010km/h 45.902knots
11:53:12 43.4s 82.965km/h 44.798knots
12:01:24 43.6s 82.581km/h 44.590knots
11:44:10 43.8s 82.190km/h 44.379knots
11:35:00 46.1s 78.174km/h 42.210knots
12:24:58 46.9s 76.704km/h 41.417knots
11:26:04 49.4s 72.922km/h 39.375knots
12:33:54 51.9s 69.392km/h 37.469knots
12:19:28 53.3s 67.484km/h 36.439knots
11:09:32 53.4s 67.408km/h 36.397knots
average[2]: 83.988km/h 45.350knots
average[5]: 82.184km/h 44.376knots

926m:
12:11:32 39.1s 85.236km/h 46.024knots
12:01:22 39.6s 84.096km/h 45.408knots
11:53:10 39.8s 83.831km/h 45.265knots
11:44:10 40.2s 82.908km/h 44.767knots
11:34:58 41.7s 79.923km/h 43.155knots
12:24:56 43.3s 76.998km/h 41.576knots
11:26:02 43.4s 76.801km/h 41.469knots
11:18:00 46.7s 71.338km/h 38.519knots
12:19:28 46.8s 71.305km/h 38.502knots
11:09:30 46.9s 71.072km/h 38.376knots
average[2]: 84.666km/h 45.716knots
average[5]: 83.199km/h 44.924knots

1852m:
12:34:40 127.9s 52.129km/h 28.147knots
12:25:04 158.5s 42.056km/h 22.708knots
12:01:30 159.6s 41.780km/h 22.559knots
11:53:16 161.5s 41.286km/h 22.293knots
12:13:20 165.3s 40.342km/h 21.783knots
12:19:48 171.3s 38.911km/h 21.010knots
11:44:14 190.2s 35.047km/h 18.924knots
12:44:12 193.8s 34.396km/h 18.572knots
12:53:52 194.2s 34.340km/h 18.542knots
11:35:02 197.8s 33.706km/h 18.200knots
average[2]: 47.092km/h 25.428knots
average[5]: 43.518km/h 23.498knots

2s:
12:11:20 51.1m 91.967km/h 49.658knots
12:00:58 50.0m 89.945km/h 48.566knots
11:43:54 50.0m 89.943km/h 48.566knots
11:53:02 49.8m 89.608km/h 48.384knots
11:09:08 48.5m 87.294km/h 47.135knots
12:19:04 48.4m 87.184km/h 47.076knots
11:04:24 48.3m 86.896km/h 46.920knots
11:25:56 47.9m 86.226km/h 46.559knots
11:34:52 47.9m 86.224km/h 46.557knots
12:24:28 46.3m 83.392km/h 45.028knots
average[2]: 90.956km/h 49.112knots
average[5]: 89.751km/h 48.462knots

5s:
12:11:20 127.0m 91.451km/h 49.380knots
12:00:58 123.0m 88.538km/h 47.807knots
11:43:56 122.4m 88.155km/h 47.600knots
11:52:50 121.8m 87.704km/h 47.357knots
12:19:18 119.8m 86.270km/h 46.582knots
11:34:52 119.1m 85.763km/h 46.308knots
11:04:26 117.7m 84.751km/h 45.762knots
11:09:12 117.7m 84.726km/h 45.748knots
11:26:00 117.1m 84.315km/h 45.527knots
11:17:52 114.9m 82.704km/h 44.657knots
average[2]: 89.995km/h 48.593knots
average[5]: 88.424km/h 47.745knots

10s:
12:11:20 249.1m 89.661km/h 48.413knots
12:00:58 244.2m 87.901km/h 47.463knots
11:52:50 240.8m 86.675km/h 46.801knots
11:43:58 237.4m 85.450km/h 46.139knots
11:34:54 235.2m 84.684km/h 45.725knots
11:26:00 232.8m 83.824km/h 45.261knots
12:19:18 232.3m 83.621km/h 45.152knots
11:09:14 227.5m 81.905km/h 44.225knots
11:17:56 223.1m 80.331km/h 43.375knots
11:04:28 222.9m 80.262km/h 43.338knots
average[2]: 88.781km/h 47.938knots
average[5]: 86.874km/h 46.908knots

20s:
12:11:30 490.5m 88.282km/h 47.668knots
12:01:06 478.9m 86.204km/h 46.546knots
11:53:04 472.5m 85.057km/h 45.927knots
11:43:56 472.3m 85.019km/h 45.906knots
12:19:18 463.8m 83.489km/h 45.080knots
11:34:56 462.4m 83.230km/h 44.940knots
11:25:56 458.0m 82.446km/h 44.517knots
11:17:52 442.9m 79.720km/h 43.045knots
11:09:26 439.2m 79.047km/h 42.682knots
12:24:46 437.6m 78.761km/h 42.527knots
average[2]: 87.243km/h 47.107knots
average[5]: 85.610km/h 46.226knots

1min:
12:11:40 1270.6m 76.237km/h 41.165knots
11:53:16 1217.0m 73.020km/h 39.428knots
12:25:00 1214.8m 72.888km/h 39.356knots
12:01:30 1201.8m 72.106km/h 38.934knots
11:44:12 1186.3m 71.179km/h 38.433knots
12:34:08 1148.1m 68.888km/h 37.197knots
11:35:02 1132.7m 67.962km/h 36.696knots
12:19:28 1086.0m 65.159km/h 35.183knots
11:09:34 1056.1m 63.364km/h 34.214knots
11:26:10 1043.6m 62.617km/h 33.810knots
average[2]: 74.629km/h 40.296knots
average[5]: 73.086km/h 39.463knots

5min:
12:37:40 3365.0m 40.380km/h 21.804knots
12:48:20 2802.2m 33.626km/h 18.157knots
12:25:04 2712.9m 32.555km/h 17.578knots
11:53:16 2690.0m 32.279km/h 17.430knots
12:15:34 2682.6m 32.191km/h 17.382knots
12:01:30 2649.9m 31.799km/h 17.170knots
12:55:38 2616.1m 31.393km/h 16.951knots
11:44:14 2476.8m 29.721km/h 16.048knots
13:02:38 2439.6m 29.275km/h 15.807knots
11:35:26 2413.9m 28.967km/h 15.641knots
average[2]: 37.003km/h 19.980knots
average[5]: 34.206km/h 18.470knots

10min:
12:40:22 5687.4m 34.125km/h 18.426knots
12:25:02 5292.1m 31.753km/h 17.145knots
12:53:38 5159.3m 30.956km/h 16.715knots
12:01:30 5156.0m 30.936km/h 16.704knots
11:44:10 4680.7m 28.084km/h 15.164knots
11:26:06 4432.6m 26.596km/h 14.360knots
13:04:14 4377.1m 26.263km/h 14.181knots
12:14:12 4337.5m 26.025km/h 14.053knots
11:09:34 4157.2m 24.943km/h 13.468knots
13:53:43 360.2m 2.161km/h 1.167knots
average[2]: 32.939km/h 17.785knots
average[5]: 31.171km/h 16.831knots

60min:
13:00:38 29037.3m 29.037km/h 15.679knots
12:00:20 23285.9m 23.286km/h 12.573knots
average[2]: 26.162km/h 14.126knots
average[5]: 10.465km/h 5.650knots
 
Date :  Sunday, January 14, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  48.30 knots (49.6 48.2 48.0 47.9 47.8)
Max. GPS (display) :  52.0 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  52.9 knots
100 m run :  51.8 knots
250 m run :  49.7 knots
500 m run :  46.2 knots
Nautical mile :  36.5 knots
1 hour :  16.5 knots
Distance :  48.5 km
Windspeed :  32 knots
Windgusts :  42 knots
Remarks : 
You had to be careful and patient today. Following I measured on top of the dike:
9:00 a.m.: max gust 50 kn, High tide = too much water
10:00 a.m.: Rainsquall max gust 62 (!) kn – no way ! Suicide conditions !!!!
11:00 a.m: blue sky 58 kn – too much, but the forecast had predicted less wind – so I put on my wetsuit
12:00 a.m.: Measured only 38 kn directly at the water – GO !
Perfect water conditions with this wind direction (West)=liquid ice. In my fastest runs I had my kite extremely high – very interesting ! Westerhever showed again its potential. It doesnt felt like speedSURFing anymore – it felt like speedSKATing – its really like on ice. On my fastest runs I had almost no pressure on the bar, 10 or 15 knots more wind would have been no problem. So now I dont see any limit at all! Its quite a different world and the only limit is in your head…:)
At home I was a little bit disappointed about the 500m. Maybe its because at the start there was a row of wooden sticks I had to pass. Perhaps I was a little bit too anxious there. So there is still room for improvement…:)
GPSResults V3.10
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total time: 117min, total length: 48.542km

max:
14:19:26 54.4m 97.970km/h 52.900knots
13:47:02 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
14:04:08 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
13:54:52 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
14:09:46 52.7m 94.806km/h 51.191knots
13:14:12 51.0m 91.755km/h 49.544knots
13:05:38 51.0m 91.755km/h 49.543knots
13:34:14 50.3m 90.625km/h 48.933knots
14:24:58 49.9m 89.792km/h 48.484knots
13:50:40 49.9m 89.792km/h 48.484knots
average[2]: 97.260km/h 52.516knots
average[5]: 96.485km/h 52.098knots

100m:
14:19:26 3.8s 95.941km/h 51.804knots
13:47:04 3.8s 94.256km/h 50.894knots
14:04:10 3.8s 94.256km/h 50.894knots
13:54:52 3.8s 93.843km/h 50.671knots
14:09:46 3.9s 91.794km/h 49.565knots
13:14:12 4.0s 90.485km/h 48.858knots
13:05:40 4.0s 90.484km/h 48.858knots
13:34:14 4.0s 90.297km/h 48.756knots
14:25:00 4.0s 88.979km/h 48.045knots
13:50:40 4.1s 87.229km/h 47.100knots
average[2]: 95.098km/h 51.349knots
average[5]: 94.018km/h 50.766knots

250m:
13:47:08 9.8s 91.975km/h 49.663knots
14:19:30 10.1s 89.174km/h 48.150knots
13:54:56 10.1s 88.695km/h 47.892knots
13:05:44 10.2s 88.533km/h 47.804knots
14:04:12 10.2s 88.396km/h 47.730knots
13:34:20 10.3s 87.486km/h 47.239knots
13:14:18 10.3s 87.142km/h 47.053knots
14:09:50 10.4s 86.528km/h 46.721knots
14:25:02 10.4s 86.139km/h 46.511knots
13:09:44 10.6s 85.205km/h 46.007knots
average[2]: 90.574km/h 48.906knots
average[5]: 89.355km/h 48.248knots

500m:
13:05:46 21.0s 85.523km/h 46.179knots
13:34:26 21.2s 84.941km/h 45.865knots
13:09:54 21.6s 83.415km/h 45.040knots
13:14:22 21.7s 82.772km/h 44.693knots
13:24:28 21.9s 82.040km/h 44.298knots
13:19:32 21.9s 82.017km/h 44.286knots
13:01:18 22.4s 80.455km/h 43.442knots
14:19:32 22.6s 79.803km/h 43.090knots
14:09:56 22.8s 78.865km/h 42.584knots
13:30:48 23.5s 76.580km/h 41.350knots
average[2]: 85.232km/h 46.022knots
average[5]: 83.738km/h 45.215knots

1000m:
12:51:00 50.2s 71.674km/h 38.701knots
13:01:24 56.5s 63.749km/h 34.422knots
13:19:48 56.9s 63.214km/h 34.133knots
13:24:50 59.8s 60.171km/h 32.490knots
13:10:14 60.5s 59.501km/h 32.128knots
13:06:08 61.8s 58.206km/h 31.429knots
13:14:42 64.0s 56.292km/h 30.395knots
13:34:32 75.3s 47.815km/h 25.818knots
13:31:12 76.9s 46.784km/h 25.261knots
14:19:54 90.4s 39.811km/h 21.496knots
average[2]: 67.712km/h 36.561knots
average[5]: 63.662km/h 34.375knots

926m:
12:51:00 46.4s 71.774km/h 38.755knots
13:19:46 50.1s 66.587km/h 35.954knots
13:01:24 50.7s 65.729km/h 35.491knots
13:24:48 51.9s 64.203km/h 34.667knots
13:10:14 52.7s 63.288km/h 34.173knots
13:06:10 53.0s 62.866km/h 33.945knots
13:14:42 56.0s 59.581km/h 32.171knots
13:34:32 58.8s 56.682km/h 30.606knots
13:31:18 60.2s 55.407km/h 29.917knots
14:19:54 78.7s 42.372km/h 22.879knots
average[2]: 69.180km/h 37.354knots
average[5]: 66.316km/h 35.808knots

1852m:
12:51:42 98.7s 67.532km/h 36.464knots
13:26:32 160.8s 41.465km/h 22.389knots
13:21:24 165.2s 40.370km/h 21.798knots
13:34:32 170.9s 39.020km/h 21.069knots
13:02:48 172.4s 38.663km/h 20.877knots
13:14:52 175.7s 37.950km/h 20.491knots
13:10:18 175.8s 37.917km/h 20.473knots
13:31:12 198.5s 33.587km/h 18.135knots
13:51:08 203.4s 32.774km/h 17.696knots
14:12:58 217.2s 30.700km/h 16.576knots
average[2]: 54.498km/h 29.427knots
average[5]: 45.410km/h 24.519knots

2s:
14:19:26 54.4m 97.970km/h 52.900knots
13:47:02 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
14:04:08 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
13:54:52 53.6m 96.550km/h 52.133knots
14:09:46 52.7m 94.806km/h 51.191knots
13:14:12 51.0m 91.755km/h 49.544knots
13:05:38 51.0m 91.755km/h 49.543knots
13:34:14 50.3m 90.625km/h 48.933knots
14:24:58 49.9m 89.792km/h 48.484knots
13:50:40 49.9m 89.792km/h 48.484knots
average[2]: 97.260km/h 52.516knots
average[5]: 96.485km/h 52.098knots

5s:
14:19:28 131.0m 94.285km/h 50.910knots
13:47:06 130.3m 93.817km/h 50.657knots
14:04:10 130.0m 93.632km/h 50.557knots
13:54:54 129.3m 93.102km/h 50.271knots
14:09:48 126.4m 91.033km/h 49.154knots
13:05:42 125.5m 90.337km/h 48.778knots
13:14:14 124.6m 89.740km/h 48.456knots
13:34:16 124.5m 89.624km/h 48.393knots
14:25:00 122.8m 88.395km/h 47.729knots
13:50:40 120.3m 86.612km/h 46.767knots
average[2]: 94.051km/h 50.783knots
average[5]: 93.174km/h 50.310knots

10s:
13:47:08 255.3m 91.906km/h 49.625knots
14:19:30 248.0m 89.298km/h 48.217knots
13:54:56 246.8m 88.863km/h 47.982knots
14:04:12 246.4m 88.708km/h 47.899knots
13:05:44 246.1m 88.608km/h 47.845knots
13:34:18 243.4m 87.639km/h 47.322knots
13:14:16 242.5m 87.290km/h 47.133knots
14:09:48 241.1m 86.790km/h 46.863knots
14:25:02 240.8m 86.678km/h 46.802knots
13:09:42 237.4m 85.479km/h 46.155knots
average[2]: 90.602km/h 48.921knots
average[5]: 89.477km/h 48.314knots

20s:
13:05:46 477.2m 85.898km/h 46.381knots
13:34:26 473.2m 85.171km/h 45.988knots
13:14:20 463.3m 83.402km/h 45.034knots
13:09:54 462.0m 83.168km/h 44.907knots
13:19:32 457.6m 82.372km/h 44.477knots
13:24:28 456.8m 82.218km/h 44.394knots
14:19:30 454.6m 81.832km/h 44.186knots
13:01:16 451.4m 81.253km/h 43.873knots
14:09:52 449.1m 80.844km/h 43.653knots
13:47:10 438.7m 78.960km/h 42.635knots
average[2]: 85.534km/h 46.185knots
average[5]: 84.002km/h 45.357knots
1min:
12:51:00 1184.0m 71.039km/h 38.358knots
13:01:24 1047.1m 62.828km/h 33.924knots
13:19:50 1030.4m 61.822km/h 33.381knots
13:24:50 1001.5m 60.090km/h 32.446knots
13:10:14 996.1m 59.768km/h 32.272knots
13:06:08 983.7m 59.022km/h 31.869knots
13:14:44 964.2m 57.849km/h 31.236knots
13:34:32 933.1m 55.986km/h 30.230knots
13:31:16 925.2m 55.510km/h 29.973knots
14:19:54 836.2m 50.171km/h 27.090knots
average[2]: 66.933km/h 36.141knots
average[5]: 63.109km/h 34.076knots

5min:
12:54:40 3266.1m 39.193km/h 21.163knots
13:10:18 3249.3m 38.991km/h 21.053knots
13:35:16 3205.0m 38.460km/h 20.767knots
13:23:36 2843.1m 34.118km/h 18.422knots
13:17:16 2784.4m 33.413km/h 18.041knots
13:51:10 2761.4m 33.137km/h 17.893knots
13:04:40 2703.4m 32.441km/h 17.517knots
13:28:46 2648.7m 31.784km/h 17.162knots
14:20:04 2501.2m 30.015km/h 16.207knots
13:42:06 2379.4m 28.553km/h 15.417knots
average[2]: 39.092km/h 21.108knots
average[5]: 36.835km/h 19.889knots

10min:
13:10:12 6024.9m 36.149km/h 19.519knots
13:26:20 5652.3m 33.914km/h 18.312knots
13:38:32 5085.7m 30.514km/h 16.476knots
13:51:08 5081.8m 30.491km/h 16.464knots
12:58:10 4933.5m 29.601km/h 15.983knots
14:19:32 4579.3m 27.476km/h 14.836knots
14:08:46 3370.1m 20.221km/h 10.918knots
14:30:50 2746.3m 16.478km/h 8.897knots
average[2]: 35.031km/h 18.915knots
average[5]: 32.134km/h 17.351knots

60min:
13:49:40 30521.2m 30.521km/h 16.480knots
average[2]: 15.261km/h 8.240knots
average[5]: 6.104km/h 3.296knots
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Date :  Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  44.00 knots (45.5 43.9 43.7 43.6 43.3)
Max. GPS (display) :  47.4 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  48.4 knots
100 m run :  47.0 knots
250 m run :  45.2 knots
500 m run :  42.2 knots
Nautical mile :  26.3 knots
1 hour :  15.0 knots
Distance :  68.2 km
Windspeed :  27 knots
Windgusts :  38 knots
Remarks :  13 degrees in January – thats crazy ! Besides that it was a normal day in Westerhever.:)
SW seems to be too broad for nautical mile.
So I concentrated on 10 sec runs. In the late afternoon, when it was almost dark, the wind became stronger and I found some liquid ice places.
Did a shallow water crash again – and nothing happened to me again. Seems as if its not dangerous at all: The board stops at once…you slip out of the straps and shoot in front like a cannon ball, but the kite holds you…so you only slide over the water on your back, spinning around several times until you stop…thats all. It didnt hurt in any way !
Of course this cant be a final statement, so more experiences have to follow…
 
Date :  Thursday, December 14, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  39.06 knots (44.9 44.8 42.6 40.4 22.6)
Max. GPS (display) :  46.6 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  47.7 knots
100 m run :  46.7 knots
250 m run :  44.7 knots
500 m run :  43.9 knots
Nautical mile :  39.1 knots
Distance :  14.8 km
Windspeed :  30 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  That damn nautical mile ! This day was my fourth attempt already.
Nautical mile on a natural beach is a tricky adventure.
I had only one run – then the water was gone.
Too square in the beginning, too choppy in the middle
(only 30.5 knots) and too broad at the end, but finally I succeeded : 39.1 knots
On my second run I wanted to avoid the chop in the middle and went nearer to the shore and wanted to bear off with a gust into the flat part after that. But there was no gust. So suddenly the fin bite into the sand and I made the catapult meanwhile the board stuck in the sand. Nothing happened to me but the kite crashed into the ground and lost air afterwards and so the the session was already finished after 35 minutes.
And here the stunning results of my crash:
(2-sec speed) 45.35…27.33…1.36 !
But I got back my record at last…
 
Date :  Thursday, December 07, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  46.58 knots (48.8 47.6 46.6 45.3 44.6)
Max. GPS (display) :  50.8 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  50.6 knots
100 m run :  49.6 knots
250 m run :  48.8 knots
500 m run :  46.8 knots
Nautical mile :  20.9 knots
1 hour :  14.8 knots
Distance :  52.1 km
Windspeed :  33 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  totally stoked…
What a smooth ride, what a great feeling !
When I arrived in Westerhever in the morning I immediately hurried into the public toilet where I had forgotten my contact lenses two days before. They were still there ! In that moment I knew, Westerhever loves me and this will be a good day.
I was much too early – no water at all. But the wind was good, steady 7 Beaufort with gusts of 40 knots or a bit more. The steady light rain was a good sign for steady wind. A little bit cold, 7 degrees, but still ok.
When the water came it was too narrow for longer runs but here I already reached 46 knots
which showed me that my new board was a good one.
It was almost two hours cruising and waiting for the water. The water came much later than two days before. But suddenly it was perfect: A glassy layer of ankle deep fluid covered the dead flat beach – liquid ice.
GO !
Suddenly I saw grass looking through the water surface. But the run was too good to interrupt it. So I burst through that part and tremendous gusts accelerated me more and more. A really great feeling ! At the end I looked at the display:
50.8 knots ! I screamed at least five minutes long for what other people would immediately have been put into mental home.
After I had calmed down I made some more runs to increase my average and then I thought: Better dont ride 100 km/h because nobody would believe itJ
So I stopped the session for the day.
I think the main reason for my huge increase in speed is my new halfmoon board. Its stiffer and 5 cm wider than the old one ( for you dont have control problems in dead flat water) and it has a halfmoon outline. That means the toe side is round like a waveboard and the heelside almost straight. Its because on full speed you hardly edge your board. So its more like a windsurfboard where you need a clean outline without corners and cut outs. The board lays stable in the water and is the most comfortable to ride ever. And its the first board which is really looking good in my eyes.
The times in detail and a picture of the board you can see here:
http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?p=324634&posted=1#post324634
 
Date :  Sunday, December 03, 2006
Spot :  Suedwesthoern, Germany
Board :  Home made Halfmoon
Kite :  Caution Answer 12.0
Fin :  SSB Speed 4
Average speed :  35.92 knots (36.8 36.1 35.8 35.6 35.3)
Max. GPS (display) :  37.7 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  37.6 knots
100 m run :  36.8 knots
250 m run :  36.4 knots
500 m run :  35.4 knots
Nautical mile :  34.7 knots
1 hour :  15.4 knots
Distance :  66.8 km
Windspeed :  20 knots
Windgusts :  24 knots
Remarks :  wanted to get back my nautical mile record, but it was not enough wind. Nevertheless its awesome how extremely constant my rides are always in Suedwesthoern.
For example: 926m: 35.0 knots
1852m: 34.7 knots
or:
100m : 36.8 knots
250m: 36.4 knots
(500m = 36.4 is a mistake – it was 35.4)

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Date :  Thursday, November 23, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Tilmann made
Kite :  Caution Answer 9.0
Fin :  SSB Speed 4
Average speed :  0 knots (0 0 0 0 0)
Remarks :  Test
 
Date :  Monday, November 20, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Tilmann made
Kite :  Caution Answer (its magic!) 9.0
Fin :  Home made Stainless Steel 4
Average speed :  43.32 knots (44.3 43.9 43.8 42.6 42.0)
Max. GPS (display) :  45.8 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  46.6 knots
100 m run :  45.5 knots
250 m run :  44.2 knots
500 m run :  41.6 knots
Nautical mile :  17.9 knots
1 hour :  14.2 knots
Distance :  98.4 km
Windspeed :  29 knots
Windgusts :  39 knots
Remarks :  my first session with my new selfmade fin of stainless steel (V4A) – and it worked well. For I always ride in extremely shallow water now (after reading that David had these conditions for his record), normal fins are spoiled after every session. The steel fin is 3.6 X 17 cm, the water was sometimes only two (!) fingers deep. I measured at home how wide my two little fingers are: 4 cm ! But only in that shallow water – I call it liquid ice – you dont have any waves (rolling chop) even on an extremely broad course. (135-140 degrees)
I think thats the key for 50 knots…
The second advantage of the shallow water: You are totally independent from wind direction. Its like on ice. You can ride in every direction you want. I was in Westerhever now with following wind directions:
SSW – SW – W – WNW and N. Each time I reached more than 44 knots topspeed because I always found a place on that flooded beach which was shallow enough.
If you see a seagull standing (!) in your way, its perfect.:)
If there are parts in your way which are entirely smooth like a bald head it might be TOO flat. But its not as dangerous as I thought. Its like you fully put on the brake on a highway. But if you are fast enough you dont fall. So the faster you are the more sure it is because of your enormous kinetic energy.
Nevertheless I always wear a stiff collar around my neck…better is that :)
picture of steel fin: http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=34716&page=2&highlight=Finne+Stahl

Date :  Friday, October 27, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Tilmann made
Kite :  Caution Answer (its magic!) 9.0
Fin :  SSB Speed 4
Average speed :  43.80 knots (44.8 43.9 43.9 43.5 42.9)
Max. GPS (display) :  46.4 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  46.8 knots
100 m run :  46.2 knots
250 m run :  44.6 knots
500 m run :  41.9 knots
Nautical mile :  19.0 knots
1 hour :  11.6 knots
Distance :  23.8 km
Windspeed :  30 knots
Windgusts :  40 knots
Remarks :  drank RedBull before:)
Shallow water again – when reaching my top speed of 46.8 knots I saw a seagull standing (!) in my way.
first session with my new board after the old one has been stolen in St.Peter-Ording.
picture of stolen board:
http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=35738&page=1&highlight=Rekordbrett+verschwunden

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Date :  Monday, September 04, 2006
Spot :  Westerhever, Germany
Board :  Home made Tilmann made
Kite :  Caution Answer (its magic!) 9.0
Fin :  SSB Speed 4
Average speed :  43.06 knots (44.5 43.8 43.4 41.8 41.8)
Max. GPS (display) :  46.4 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  46.4 knots
100 m run :  45.8 knots
250 m run :  44.5 knots
500 m run :  43.5 knots
Nautical mile :  21.0 knots
1 hour :  12.9 knots
Distance :  25.4 km
Windspeed :  27 knots
Windgusts :  37 knots
Remarks :  my first run with my new 9m caution answer hybrid kite(its magic !) and my best 500 m…pictures you can see here:
http://surfforum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=34632&highlight=Weltrekord+Deutschland
On the second photo (with the two people in the background – click on it to enlarge the photo) you can see very well how extremely shallow = flat the water was sometimes. This beach really is a fantastic present of nature for speedkiters !

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Date :  Thursday, June 22, 2006
Spot :  Suedwesthoern, Germany
Board :  Home made Tilmann made
Kite :  F One HW 8.0
Fin :  Home made Speed 8
Average speed :  36.86 knots (39.3 39.2 38.9 35.7 31.2)
Max. GPS (display) :  40.3 knots
Max. 2 sec. (software) :  41.1 knots
100 m run :  39.6 knots
250 m run :  39.2 knots
500 m run :  39.0 knots
Nautical mile :  35.6 knots
1 hour :  14.3 knots
Distance :  34.0 km
Windspeed :  25 knots
Windgusts :  30 knots
Remarks :  worldrecord nautical mile until Rob put it away from me…but I ll come back…:)
  
 
  
  
 
 
 

world record run 50.9 knots (50.8 knots after subtraction of accuracy error)

Date: 26.01.08…… Time: 13:17:20

The first 7 sec of the record run are missing on the video.
Here the speeds every second during the video:
54…54…53…53…54…52…53…53…53…52…51…46…38…31…25…20…14…6…3 knots

topspeed run

55.1 knots, personal best Tilmann Heinig…..Date: 26.01.08….Time: 13:10:39