Mari-Cha IV the 4232m ketch designed by Philippe Briand was built by JMV Industries in 2003 with an aim to be the fastest monohull for offshore.
Monohull transatlantic sailing record. Finishing the 2925 nautical mile crossing from New York to the Lizard Great Britain in 7 days 19 hours and 21 minutes ICAP Leopard shaved eight hours off the existing Transatlantic record for a monohull under the World Sailing Speed Record Councils WSSRC powered sails rule 5c to claim her second world record in two years. Her average speed was recorded as 2575 knots on the cusp of some strong southwesterly winds in the North Atlantic. The 100-foot super maxi Comanche smashed the monohull transatlantic record making the 2880nm trek in 5 days 14 hours.
80 rows Transatlantic West to East. 2135kts 1987 Fleury Michon VIII 75ft Tri Philippe Poupon FRA 517nm. The Baltic 130 owned by Pier Luigi Loro Piana a member of the International Maxi Association IMA has also set a new Monohull Race Record after completing the 3000 mile race between Lanzarote and Grenada in an elapsed time of 10 days 5 hrs 47 mins 11 secs shaving 1hr 19mins 48 secs off the previous monohull race record set in the 2015 race by Jean-Paul Rivieres French.
Jim and Kristy Clarks world-beating crew sets new monohull transatlantic record of 5 days 14 hours 21 minutes 25 seconds - subject to ratification by the WSSC World Speed Sailing Council At 121941s GMT today Thursday 28th July Comanche passed Lizard Point UK to complete the 2880 nautical miles from West to East across the Atlantic and smashed the monohull transatlantic record. 10 days 5 hours 47 minutes and 11 seconds MY SONG Baltic 130 Pier Luigi Loro Pianas Baltic 130 My Song ITA broke the Monohull Race Record in the 2018 RORC Transatlantic Race. Even the most daunting world records are meant to be broken eventually.
For elite navigator Stan Honey and a crew of sailing all-stars beating the prestigi. 2154kts 1990 Jet Services V 75ft. On July 22 2016 the Comanchea custom-built 100-foot racing yachtset sail from New York to.
The 38-year-old crossed the line at 1817 British Standard Time setting the new time at 8 days 22 hours 8 minutes. The British solo sailor has smashed the single-handed monohull transatlantic record by more than 24 hours Tweet The 38 year old sailor crossed the line at 1717GMT 1817 BST setting the new time at 8 days 22 hours 8 minutes beating the previous record subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council which had been held for 10 years. July 28 2016 Comanche the 100 foot racing yacht owned by Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark has successfully set a new monohull transatlantic record of 5 days 14 hours 21 minutes 25 seconds.
The record was broken during the 2015 Transatlantic Race after Comanche covered 61801 nautical miles in 24 hours. This illustrious record had been held by Mari Cha IV since 2003 and stood at 6 days 17 hours 52 min. British solo sailor Alex Thomson smashed the single-handed monohull trans-Atlantic record by more than 24 hours crossing the finish line July 26 at Lizard Point off Falmouth in Cornwall England reports Soundings Trade Only.