There are a handful of locations around the globe which offer conditions suitable for setting a World Speed Sailing Record. Generally speaking, an ideal location is a beach with a reliable off-shore wind, sheltering the water from the wind and creating smooth water conditions. A number of locations have already been identified in line with these properties, such as Sandy Point (Australia) where the current sailing record was set, the 'French Trench' - a long, straight canal in the Carmargh built solely for speed sailing - and areas on the Norfolk coast in the east of England.

As with land and ice conditions, we welcome suggestions as to other potential record locations.

Macquarie Innovation at 45 knots at Sandy point. Note the 'flat' water!