also: http://www.fasterthanthewind.org/
internets provides: > > http://vimeo.com/10476453 > We built a wind powered vehicle designed to go *directly* downwind - faster > than the wind. This is the first run of our first outing. We intended these > first "attempts" only as shakeout runs. But we ended up doing better than > our ultimate goal of twice windspeed. As a result, we've now set our goal at > 3X windspeed. > > This is the first run of the two days we spent on the lakebed in Ivanpah, > NV. > > We've blanked out the audion in places since it wouldn't be responsible to > publish numbers that aren't official. We plan to make a well instrumented > official run before the officials of the North American Land Sailing > Association soon. Once that data has been certified we will publish all > data. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHsXcHoJu-A > Downwind Faster than the Wind (DWFTTW) >
