Maui Vmax Speed Ladder Update.
Last week saw Maui's summer trades finnaly show up at full strength. There has been a lot of activity and a few changes on the Speed Ladder. Peter Bijl posted the first 38 of the summer last Wednesday which placed him second on the ladder. This was not to last as Eric Beale surpassed this on Friday with a 38.1 knot Run. Not to be outdone Alex Augera sailed like a man on a mission Saturday to post a 38.7 knot 100m. This is just 1/10th of a knot short of the years fastest of 38.8 which has held since April 13th back in the windy spring. There are now four sailors in the 38s and it can't be long before the speeds are pushed up into the 39s or higher. All involved are confidently hoping for a magic 40+ knot run that will beat Anders Bringdal's 40.2 knots from last year!
Eric Beale thought he had it on Saturday, only to find the data logger had accidentally been turned off and his runs were not recorded. Not to be detered he went back out on Sunday and in slightly less wind posted 7 runs in the 37s and topped it off with a 38.5 putting him just behind Alex.
Maui Vmax 2008 Speed Ladder
Name Class Best Speed
1 Tom Hammerton Open 38.8
2 Alex Augera Open 38.7
3 Eric Beale Open 38.5
4 Peter Bijl Open 38.0
5 Peter John Open 36.2
6 Ted Hunter Open 35.1
7 Matt Daniels Open 34.8
8 Chris Adamson Open 34.3
9 Chris Lockwood Open 33.4
10 John Smalley Open 33.0
11 Jacques Pauvert Open 32.7
12 Mark Nelson Open 31.6
13 Craig Mann Open 30.9
1 Chris McNeil Wave 31.2
2 Carl Grundy Wave 30.4
3 Erik Lawrence Wave 26.7
4 Tom James Wave 25.9
1 Erin Iberg Women 20.6
2 Kristen Women 16.8
Pretty amazing speeds out in the ocean.
