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The ''Vestas Sailrocket'' was built to capture the sailing speed record competing in the B-class for 150 to 235 square feet of sail. It is piloted by the project leader Paul Larsen and sponsored by Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas. In 2008 the first version reached a reported unofficial speed of ,〔 before crashing.〔 After being upgraded to a second version, the ''Vestas Sailrocket 2'' began a campaign to break speed records in November 2012 off Walvis Bay, Namibia. On the 12th of November, it made a run over a distance,〔 then on the 16th.〔 It attained on a one mile run on the 18th and simultaneously on 500m.〔 On 24 November, with wind speeds at roughly , it ran the 500m course at with a peak.〔 Both records are ratified by the WSSRC for the 500m〔 and the mile.〔 ==See also== * ''Yellow Pages Endeavour'' * Speed sailing record * Speed sailing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vestas Sailrocket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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