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Originally Posted by ApS
So you probably remember this earlier run, competing with seagulls for "getting air":
Similar "no seas" locations in Australia provided earlier attempts in a related design. As I recall, a record was set at over one mile per minute—but with the sponsor being "Yellow Pages" at the time:
In 1993—with strong winds—it might have been possible to see a terrified skipper in his Tornado:

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I missed this one when checking out the sailrocket vids. It's like watching a hydroplane flip.