Women's nautical mile kitesurfing speed record

What to remember

Over the nautical mile, France's Aurelia Herpin set the women's kitesurfing speed record at 29.83 knots, or 55.25 km/h.

The event belongs to speed sailing, the art of sailing a craft as fast as possible over a set course, with its average or peak speed recorded and accredited by an official body. On water, the World Sailing Speed Record Council, authorised by World Sailing, confirms records for boats and sailboards.

On land or ice, where there is less friction, sail-powered craft go faster, but those runs fall outside the council's remit.