Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed âHoronukuâ, their wind powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records.
âHoronukuâ named by NgÄti WhÄtua ĆrÄkei meaning âgliding swiftly across the landâ did exactly that and was clocked at 222.4km/h in 22 knots of windspeed on Lake Gairdner in South Australia
It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team New Zealandâs AC40 on the familiar waters of the âback paddockâ between Aucklandâs Waiheke Island and Howick Beachlands.
Emirates Team New Zealand to Attempt Wind Powered Land Speed World Record Some childhood dreams can become realities, others remain just that- dreams. For a 10-year-old boy growing up in Bendigo Australia, his childhood dream was to go faster than anyone else had done, powered by the wind. Speed has always been at the centre […]