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Land sailing speed record
225.58 km/h
140.169 mph
- Holder
- Glenn Ashby, Horonuku land yacht
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How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| current | 225.58 km/h | Glenn Ashby, Char à voile Horonuku |
| 222.4 km/h | Glenn Ashby, Char à voile Horonuku | |
| 202.9 km/h | Richard Jenkins, Char à voile Greenbird | |
| 186.7 km/h | Bob Schumacher, Char à voile Iron Duck |
Put them in order
Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.
- 222.4 km/hGlenn Ashby, Char à voile Horonuku
- 225.58 km/hGlenn Ashby, Char à voile Horonuku
- 202.9 km/hRichard Jenkins, Char à voile Greenbird
- 186.7 km/hBob Schumacher, Char à voile Iron Duck
What to remember
Glenn Ashby launched Horonuku on Lake Gairdner, a salt lake in Australia, on 24 February 2023. The land yacht reached 225.58 km/h there, powered by nothing but the wind.
Ashby, from Strathfieldsaye, a suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, is an Australian sailor and a multiple multihull world champion. This was not his first mark: in 2022, with the same craft, he had been clocked at 222.4 km/h.
The record's history shows the progression. Bob Schumacher and Iron Duck were at 186.7 km/h in 1999, Richard Jenkins and Greenbird at 202.9 km/h in 2009. From 1999 to Ashby's mark, speed rose by 20.8%, a ratio of 1.21.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Record de vitesse à la voile” (revision used 236828820). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, Photo licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Remove this photo.
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