Pascal Maka is a French windsurfer,[1] who broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, and again in 1990.
[2] Maka broke the outright speed sailing record in 1986, at Sotavento, Fuerteventura, with a speed of 38.86 knots, using a Jimmy Lewis board and a Gaastra sail.
[3] This was the first time a windsurfer had broken the outright speed sailing record, which had previously been held by multihulls.
[4][5] His record was surpassed in 1988 by British windsurfer Erik Beale, who became the first sailor to break 40 knots Saintes Maries de la Mer Speed Canal with a speed of 40.48 knots.
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