Boards 2004 Trip to Isla de Coche New world speed record ...

…but fastest and happiest ofthem all was Manu Taub thatmade a new world record withhis 39.79 knots.…and the forecast was right…Today the wind reached 50knots and at one o’clock thehuge Manu Taub (Takoon)becomes the fastest man in theworld with a kite: 37.79 knots! Afew minutes later, MarkGondard (Takoon) also beatsRobby’s old record with his39.46 knots! On the girls sideCharlotte Consorti (F-one)manages to beat Tuva Jensensrecord from last year with herKite Speed33.24 knots. (Note that Tuva’srecord from last year was 33,23knots…).On the sixth day the conditionsget calmer again, and makepossible the start of the womenfreestyle competition. It isSandrine Meunier (Naish) thatshows most variation and takesthe first place. Also making agood competition is Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha). DaphnéeLaliberté from Cabarete didn’tperform on her best in hersecond European competition(the first one was last week inLes sables d’ olonne), but besure that we will see more of herin the future…The wind drops during theafternoon and doesn’t comeback again. The competitionfinishes with the followingresults:Women: 1/Charlotte Consorti (F.One), 2/Muriel CipoulonMen: 1/Marc Gondard (Takoon), 2/Manu Taub (Takoon), 3/Sébastien Cattelan (Wipika), 4/RaphaëlSalles (F.One), 5/Sylvain Maurin (Takoon), 6/Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha)…FreestyleWomen: 1/Sandrine Maunier (Naish), 2/Fabienne d’Ortoli (Cabrinha), 3/Petra Goeshl (Flexifoil), 4/TuvaJansen (Takoon), 5/Ida Ferrière (Wipika)Men: 1/Charles Deleau (North), 2/Etienne Lhote (F.One), 3/Mark Doyle (Slingshot), 4/Franz Olry(Takoon), 5/ Thomas Coquelet (Cabrinha), Rémi Branco (F.One), Bertrand Fleury (Slingshot), AaronHadlow (Flexifoil)28