Mike Newman is hoping to break the blind water speed record on November 1 . `` It would be amazing if we could do it , '' added Newman . The 52-year-old broke the blind land speed record last month . TL;DR A man has broken a world record for sailing across Lake Superior in just over two hours -- and he did it while blindfolded. Blind Water Speed currently held by former soldier Mark Threadgold at 91mph .
Mike Newman is hoping to break the blind water speed record on November 1 . The 52-year-old broke the blind land speed record last month . TL;DR A man has broken a world record for sailing across Lake Superior in just over two hours -- and he did it while blindfolded. Blind Water Speed currently held by former soldier Mark Threadgold at 91mph .