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Monohull sailing records. 40 UTC on 270113 Elapsed time. It can also be homologated single-handed or crewed on monohulls or on multihulls. One of the fastest and most futuristic sailing designs in history has been unveiled by.

This beats the previous record of 5966 nautical miles 2485 knot avg set by skipper Torben Grael BRA and crew on the Volvo 70 Ericsson 4 during the 2008-9 Volvo Ocean Race. 80 rows Current Outright Ratified World Records speed order Yacht types. CHI China Quindao 30 metre Trimaran.

Today all major distance monohull records are established by VO70s. His time breaks the previous record held by Bob Millers giant ketch Mari Cha III by just over four hours but falls short of the outright record of 7 days 6 hours and 30 minutes set by the. The class VO70 has proven itself to be the fastest distance monohull sailboat class ever built.

112 rows Ocean Race Records These times are of establshed and traditional race courses. S - Single-hulled yacht monohull C- Catamaran T - Trimaran 1 - Voyage was single-handed. The current world speed record holder for single hull sailing is held by a boat twice the length of the MoviStar.

11th November 2012 to the 27th January 2013. The three most sought after records are the. Murmansk to Bering Sea.

25th February to the 19th March 2015. For a full list of record titles please use our Record. Early on the decision was made to base such outright speed ratifications on a one-way leg of exactly 500 metres.