I'm not even sure my car can go that fast!
Mind you I'm not talking about sailing on the water at 116mph.
Record sailing speeds on water are just short of 50 knots, which is 57.6mph.
You can see the list at the World Sailing Speed Record Council site, as well as some amazing photos!
No, the 116mph record is for sailing on land - i.e. using wheels.
A British team, sponsored by Ecotricity, is in Australia and this weekend they will attempt to beat the 116mph world record in their land-yacht. Mind you, their so-called sail is actually a rigid wing, more like an aircraft wing. So perhaps it should be called a land-plane! You can read and see video about the record attempt on the BBC site here. The Greenbird's record attempt web site is here.
The Ecotricity World Land Speed Yacht
The world record team were asked if wind-power could be the land transport of the future. The team replied that they will be producing their first prototype wind-powered car later this year. That rang a bell in my mind. I searched back in my Blog and found that I had written on this exact same subject back on May 2nd! Pity I didn't patent the idea, but no doubt I would have been too late anyway.
So remember - you heard about it first here!
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