The North Sails family congratulates Emirates Team New Zealand for breaking the wind-powered world land speed record. Clocking in at 222.4km/h in 22 knots of windspeed, land speed pilot Glenn Ashby sailed the craft 'Horonuku' to its highest high-speed run after patiently waiting through months of weather delays on Lake Gairdner in South Australia.
See it happen below:
We'd also like to congratulate our sister-company Southern Spars, who designed and built Horonuku's wing.
No stranger to record runs, North Sails know records are made for breaking. And Ashby is already planning to do just that:-
"So for sure there is a cause for a celebration, but this isn't the end. From the initial idea and the beginning of this world record attempt, which was pushed and supported by Grant Dalton, Matteo de Nora and the rest of the team at Emirates Team New Zealand, the objective has never been about just beating the record, it has always been about pushing things to the limit and going as fast as we possibly can. We know we can go faster.".................
From us here at North Sails Ireland, congratulations to Glenn and the amazing team at ETNZ.
Maurice O'Connell,
NORTH SAILS IRELAND