Vestas

Energy

Vestas reveals offshore turbine with world's largest sweep

Denmark's Vestas is looking to become an industry leader in offshore wind, and has introduced the V236-15.0 MW turbine to take the fight to GE. The new design's blades offer the largest swept area in the world.

Paul Larsen in the Vestas Sailrocket 2 records 59.38 knots (68.3 mph - 110 km/h) on Walvis Bay, Namibia. Meanwhile at the Luderitz Speed Challenge, sailboarders broke more than a dozen speed sailing records with Antoine Albeau recording 52.05 knots (59.9 mph - 96.4 km/h).

Marine

Sailrocket runs 65.45 knots (75 mph) to smash World Speed Sailing Record

The outright world speed sailing record was smashed this afternoon (November 24) by Paul Larsen in the Vestas Sailrocket 2 with the astonishing time of 65.45 knots (75 mph - 121 km/h)

The VESTAS Sailrocket 2 in Walvis Bay, Namibia where it will attempt to break the world speed sailing record

Marine

VESTAS Sailrocket 2 sets its sights on world speed sailing record

A team is attempting to set a new outright world speed sailing record off the coast of Namibia in the aptly named VESTAS Sailrocket 2.