Kite boarder Alexandre Caizergues , of France , holds the world sailing speed record . The new record was set in a time of just over two days and one hour at an average cruising speed of about 20 knots ( or 25 miles per hour ) on Lake Geneva near Geneva, Switzerland. French trimaran The WSSRC had about 50 formal applications for record attempts in 2008 .
Kite boarder Alexandre Caizergues , of France , holds the world sailing speed record . The new record was set in a time of just over two days and one hour at an average cruising speed of about 20 knots ( or 25 miles per hour ) on Lake Geneva near Geneva, Switzerland. The WSSRC had about 50 formal applications for record attempts in 2008 .