Finian Maynard
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Finian Maynard is a six-time speed windsurfing
world champion (1998 - 2001, 2006 and 2009) and held the absolute 500m sailing speed record for sailing vessels from late 2004 until early 2008.
He went to the British Virgin Islands
with his parents at the age of 5, hence his sail number KV11 resp. BVI11. When he was 7, he tried windsurfing for the first time and at the age of 15, he came 13th at the US Open at Corpus Christi, Texas
. His career choice had been made.
Finian Maynard is 190 cm (6ft3in) tall and weighs 117 kg (258 lbs). This is widely seen as a good build for a speed sailor, giving him the strength and power to achieve high speeds. On 13 November 2004 he established a new speed world record for sailing vessels by reaching 46.82 knots in the French Trench near Saintes Maries de la Mer, surpassing the speed set in 1993 at Sandy Point Australia by Simon McKeon and the boat Yellow Pages
.
He improved his record a half year later, reaching 48.70 knots. Both records were acknowledged by the World Sailing Speed Record Council
. On 5 March 2008 Antoine Albeau
improved the world record, reaching 49.09 knots.
In August 2009 at Karpathos Greece he became the World Speed Champion 2009.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...
world champion (1998 - 2001, 2006 and 2009) and held the absolute 500m sailing speed record for sailing vessels from late 2004 until early 2008.
He went to the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
with his parents at the age of 5, hence his sail number KV11 resp. BVI11. When he was 7, he tried windsurfing for the first time and at the age of 15, he came 13th at the US Open at Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
. His career choice had been made.
Finian Maynard is 190 cm (6ft3in) tall and weighs 117 kg (258 lbs). This is widely seen as a good build for a speed sailor, giving him the strength and power to achieve high speeds. On 13 November 2004 he established a new speed world record for sailing vessels by reaching 46.82 knots in the French Trench near Saintes Maries de la Mer, surpassing the speed set in 1993 at Sandy Point Australia by Simon McKeon and the boat Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages Endeavour
The Yellow Pages Endeavour, or YPE, is an Australian sailboat designed for speed sailing, which held the outright 500 meter world record from October, 1993 to November, 2004, when it was taken by windsurfer Finian Maynard; the YPE still holds the C class record...
.
He improved his record a half year later, reaching 48.70 knots. Both records were acknowledged by the World Sailing Speed Record Council
World Sailing Speed Record Council
The World Sailing Speed Record Council, founded in 1972, is the body authorized by the International Sailing Federation to confirm speed records of sailing crafts on water . In the early years the council only dealt with claims of speed records on a one-way leg of 500 metres...
. On 5 March 2008 Antoine Albeau
Antoine Albeau
Antoine Albeau is a French windsurfer who holds eleven Windsurfing World Championships in different disciplines since 1994.Born on June 17, 1972 in La Rochelle, France, Albeau set a new all–category world windpowered sailing speed record on March 5, 2008 with 49.09 knots on a 500 meter course at...
improved the world record, reaching 49.09 knots.
In August 2009 at Karpathos Greece he became the World Speed Champion 2009.