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LUDERITZ, NAMIBIA: SPEED FREAKS ONLY

“AT 53 KNOTS YOU COVER NEARLY THE LENGTH OF A SWIMMING POOL EVERY SECOND AND YOU WILL HAVE JUST THREE SECONDS TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF WATER.”

Namibia is home to the oldest desert known to man, a huge diamond industry and, tucked away in the small, southerly coastal town of Luderitz, a super narrow, flat water speed spot. It is considered to be the holy grail by the fastest sailors in the world and its origins

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