The Lüderitz Speed Challenge is an annual speed sailing event, held since 2007 in the harbour town. Since its inception, 146 national and 20 world speed sailing records have been set. Last year’s event took place from 18 October to 28 November and, as always, attracted the biggest names in the sport. Participants included Erik Beale, the first person to break 40 knots, as well as national record-holders Farrell O’Shea (UK), Oisìn van Gelderen (Ireland), Hans Kreisel (Netherlands), Gunnar Asmussen (Germany) and Roger Ornvang (Sweden, windsurf and kiteboarding). One man, however, the Danish-Dutch legend of the sport, Björn Dunkerbeck, was out to add another accolade to an already illustrious career.
Dunkerbeck has been speed sailing since 1987 and broke his first open ocean windsurf record in 1992 with a run…