Pascal Maka

Pascal Maka is a French windsurfer,[1] who broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, and again in 1990.[2]

Maka broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, at Sotavento, Fuerteventura, with a speed of 38.86 knots, using a Jimmy Lewis board and a Gaastra sail.[3] This was the first time a windsurfer had broken the outright speed sailing record, which had previously been held by multihulls.[4][5]

His record was surpassed in 1988 by British windsurfer Erik Beale, who became the first sailor to break 40 knots Saintes Maries de la Mer Speed Canal with a speed of 40.48 knots. [6] This record lasted until 1990, when Maka again broke the record, this time also at Saintes Maries, with a speed of 43.06 knots.[7]

References

  1. ^ "High Winds Force Race Committee To Abandon Racing Leaving Sailors On The Ground and Kiters In The Air". ISAF. 4 July 2002.
  2. ^ "World Sailing Speed Record Council". www.sailspeedrecords.com.
  3. ^ History of Speed sailing IFCA
  4. ^ "Popular Science". The Popular Science Monthly. 267 (4). Bonnier Corporation: 67. October 2005. ISSN 0161-7370.
  5. ^ "Sport en direct sur Sport.fr". 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "500 Metre". www.sailspeedrecords.com.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Barbara (July 22, 1990). "Sailing's Version Of a 4-Minute Mile". New York Times.


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