Don't know if its a dummy spit but after Luderitz it looks like the canal may not open again
Taken from WindsurfingJornal
Down here at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the south of France, we’re keeping a careful eye on the record attempt at the Luderitz Speed Challenge that started on September 15th in Namibia…
Still on standby, the Masters of Speed team has just decided to wait til the 13th October, the official closing date for the Luderitz Speed Challenge before making any kind of decision on what to do at the canal.
If the record still stands at 49.84 knots at the end of the Namibia event, the canal at Saintes could well open its doors in early 2009 to try and break the 50 knot mark before the kitesurfers can do it…
But if the kitesurfers do manage to beat 50 knots before then, the decision will probably be to close the canal definitively and never organise another speed record attempt there again…
Let’s hope that this somewhat extreme position will still allow for those three windsurfing speed giants, Antoine Albeau, Finian Maynard and Bjorn Dunkerbeck, at least one more crack at it and a chance to see them in action once again !
Ptoowee?
I think, the canal is closed, because Finian wants to learn kiting 
Below what Catman wrote in his session info:
Record Day and run.
50.26 OFFICIAL WSSRC Outright Record. Depth, current and more all in place in Luderitz, Namibia.
Thanks goes out to all participants, riders, organisers and supporters of the www.luderitz-speed.com event.
"W E D I D I T ! ! ! "
"If a Kitesurfer goes 50 knots, I am going to quit windsurfing and start kiting!" Finian Maynard 2006 Walvis Bay
**Special Offer**
Kitesurf lessons available to Finian Maynard and Antoine for "Special" price.
1. Module One - How to go fast.Apply @ Krapps Hotel, Luderitz
$eb
