Albeau, the fastest man in the world to sail

Then Alain Thébault and his Hydrofoil account tackle attempt to return this spring, Antoine Albeau Wednesday became the fastest man in the world to sail. The Rochelais reached on the canal in Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, water body dedicated to such attempts, an average speed of 49.09 knots to 500 knots 0.39 meters or better than the previous record which belonged to the Australian windsurfer Finian Maynard. On a plank funboard propelled by a veil of 4.80 sq. m., Albeau try to achieve this Thursday 50 knots, presented as the equivalent of sonic booms in aeronautics.