Rob Douglas – Winner of the 2011 North American Speed Sailing 2011
The French team
From left to right: Sylvain HOCEINI, Jérôme BILA, Alex CAIZERGUES, Chalotte CONSORTI, Patrice MENOSSI and Seb SALERNO. Christophe PRIN-GUENON is not on the shot. (He had to leave the competition early due to injury)
The USA team
From left to right: Morgan DOUGLAS, Jamie DOUGLAS, Rob DOUGLAS, Micheal GEBHARDT (olympic coach ) and Bill LYNCH.
France Team wins the “Lynch-Cup” with a total of 109 points set by Alexandre CAIZERGUE, Sylvain HOCEINI and Seb SALERNO
USA Team wins the speed competition with 136 points. Rob DOUGLAS takes the price for Best Average Speed.
The 2011 North American Speed Sailing Invitational comes to a close with 12 races completed. Racing occurred on almost everyday of the event and this was the first ever speed event to have port tack races.
The 2011 NASSI was the second event ever to have speeds greater than 50 Knots. It also featured the biggest prize purse in kite Sailing ($27,000) and the first National team trophy, the “Lynch Cup.”
As the best speed sailors in the world battled storm force conditions they well exceeded there expectations with speeds over 50 knots. Two riders Alex Caizergues and Rob Douglas hitt V max speeds greater then 55 Knots in Martha’s Vineyard.
Final results of the 2011 North American Speed Sailing Invitational:
|
Position |
Rider |
Best Speed |
|
1 |
Rob Douglas |
50.994 |
|
2 |
Alex Caizergues |
48.873 |
|
3 |
Jamie Douglas |
47.365 |
|
4 |
Sylvain Hoceini |
44.769 |
|
5 |
Seb Salemo |
45.904 |
|
6 |
Patrice Menossi |
44.370 |
|
7 |
Christophe Prin-Guenon |
44.339 |
|
8 |
Jerome Bila |
41.193 |
|
9 |
Morgan Douglas |
44.783 |
|
10 |
Charlotte Consorti |
39.908 |
|
11 |
Bill Lynch |
39.981 |
Source:
http://www.sebsalerno.com
http://www.thekiteboarder.com
