Zephir Project summation for November 29th, fastest day this year.
Epic day by the minutes... Then the wind imposes a glass ceiling on us for the year 2025!!! Respect Mother Nature ??
All eyes were on this Saturday, November 29th... Finally announced as the most sold out of November on this legendary @luderitzspeedchallenge. spot
All the previous days have allowed for "tuning" and carefully choosing the best material.
Of the initial 4200 hardware configurations, only a small dozen remain, which can be chained depending on wind and valve conditions.
With @zephirproject and the @antoinealbeau team, we had our battle plan with the material configurations underway...
Wind is picking up, water level is getting ruffled. Antoine decides to switch to our unusual shape V2 fin proto for more glide and control in the corrugated sheet...
And he takes the profiled helmet also developed with the engineers of Alten
His timelines are packed, with 2 passes where you feel the right balance and perfect glide are right there, within reach of wishbone.
51.45 average knots on the 500m, then a nice 52.25 with a tip at 53.60 knots.
Its V2 fin designed to repel cavitation problems gets the job done. And Antoine has clearly tamed these profiles directly from digital simulation. This is spot on.
Competitors all cap at 50 knots, 2 knots behind Antoine! Just waiting for him to speed up more. Crazy!
But the wind is failing, again. That's how it is.
This Saturday, November 29, Antoine will have scored 26 runs like in this video! Only the young and feisty Brendan would shoot more.
At 53 years old, commitment and hard work still pays off. There are no secrets.
