It's official

Antoine Albeau's 49.09 knots goes into the book

The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced todaythe ratification of a new outright world speed record:

Venue: Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. France
Name: Antoine Albeau FRA
Equipment: Custom Starboard. 4.8 Neil Pryde
Date: 5th March 2008
Course length: 500 metres
Current: Nil
Start time: 12: 12: 36.53
Finish time: 12: 12: 56.33
Elapsed time: 19.80 seconds
Speed: 49.09 knots

In addition the following National Records have also been ratified:

France: Antoine Albeau. Windsurfer. 49.09 kts on the 5th March 2008 at Les
Saintes Maries. FRA.
Great Britain: Farrel O'Shea. Windsurfer. 44.34 kts on the 5th March 2008
at Les Saintes Maries. FRA
Italy: Patrik Diethelm. Windsurfer. 46.57 kts on the 5th March 2008 at Les
Saintes Maries. FRA