Last year kite and windsurfers entered an agreement with the WSSRC that official records can no longer be sailed in inch deep waters but must be +/-50cm.
Kitesurfers have in the past used so called liquid-ice conditions (2" deep).
But what is the definition of a "proper boat" anyway?
Is Hydroptere a proper boat? IMHO it is a sailing hydrofoil.
The plan I read about (can not find it now) is that the current model (of Hydroptere) is prototype for a 100 footer that will be used in a "Jules Verne Trophy" attempt some time in the future.
I'm interested in where the money comes from and why sailing seems to be such a good advertising investment in France (and the rest of Europe).
