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Largest sailing regatta of a single class

The largest sailing regatta of a single class was achieved by 1,055 participants during an event organised by Fraglia Vela Riva (Italy), in Riva Del Garda, Italy, on 6 April 2012. The sailing boat for the record was the Optimist, a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15. Youngsters aged from the age of 9 to14 years old, coming from 27 different countries took place in the regatta. Naturally Italy has the largest representation with 332 entrants Continue reading →

Largest reading lesson (multiple venues)

The largest reading lesson in multiple venues involved 2, 928 participants across 29 venues in an event organised by the Evening Standard (UK) as part of their ‘Get London Reading’ campaign in London, UK, on 26 March 2012. This record was part of London and Partners ‘World Record London’ campaign.

Woolsack race – fastest female

The fastest time for a female individual competitor in the World Woolsack Championships held annually at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK, is 1 min 6.3 sec in 2009, by Zoe Dixon (UK). The event involves competitors racing up and down the 1 in 4 Gumstool Hill from The Royal Oak pub to The Crown. Women competitors carry 30 lb (13.6 kg) bag of wool on their shoulders.

Woolsack race – fastest male

Pete Roberts (UK) achieved the fastest men’s individual time with 45.94 sec in the 2007 World Woolsack Championships. The event is held annually at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK, and involves competitors racing up and down the 1 in 4 Gumstool Hill while carrying a 60 lb (27.21 kg) bag of wool on their shoulders. The original course of 280 yd (256 m) ran from The Royal Oak pub to The Crown, but since 1999 a shorter course of 240 yd (220 m) has been run. The Continue reading →

Largest rice dumpling

The largest rice dumpling weighed 1,316 kg (2,901 lb 4 oz) and was made by Yunlin County Government in association with Taizhong Plaza International Hotel (both Taiwan) in Yunlin, Taiwan on 25 April 2008. The ingredients: Sticky rice 840 kg (1851 lb 14 oz) Meat 210 kg (462 lb 16 oz) Dried prawns 60 kg (132 lb 4 oz) Chinese mushrooms 90 kg (198 lb 7 oz) Squid 90 kg (198 lb 7 oz) Ginger 30 kg (66 lb 2 oz) Monkey nuts 90 kg Continue reading →

Largest rube goldberg

The largest functional Rube Goldberg machine consisted of 300 different steps and was made by the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Rube Goldberg Team (all USA). It was activated at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, on 31 March 2012. The machine was presented at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition. As per the rules of the competition the machine ran in under 2 minutes (1 min 56 sec). Its objective was to blow up and pop Continue reading →

Largest rubber band ball

The largest rubber band ball weighs 4,097 kg (9,032 lb), was made by Joel Waul (USA) and was measured in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008. The measurement took place during the celebrations of GWR day 2008. 700,000 rubber bads of all sizes were used for the ball. Joel started making it on April 2004. The ball’s name is ‘Megaton”. It is 6 ft 7 in high and it has 25 ft 4 in in diameter.