IMS - International Measurement System yacht.

Trimaran speed record. 80 rows Current Outright Ratified World Records speed order Yacht types. Subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. According to the WSSR and ISAF the 140-foot monster yacht crossed the Atlantic in 6 days 17 hours 52 minutes and 39 seconds at an average speed of 1805 knots.

S - Single-hulled yacht. It offers speed safety performance and luxury. The 145ft Weta dinghy is extremely light and fast.

The design is by world renowned naval architects. Billed as the Worlds Ultimate Ocean Cruising Trimaran the Rapido 60 really is the Queen of the Oceans. They represent the best ever elapsed time as provided by the race organizer.

IOR - International Offshore Rule yacht. RORC member Peter Cunningham smashes the Fastnet course record MOD70 Trimaran PowerPlay led by Peter Cunningham and skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield has completed the original Fastnet Course of 595 nautical miles in a new world record of 25hrs 04mins 18secs Subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. When in 2012 Paul Larsons Vestas Sailrocket 2 smashed the previous record posting a new outright world record of 6554 knots they easily become the fastest sailboat to ever take to the water.

So fast that back in 1998 she scorched around the globe in less than 80 days setting a new Guinness World Record with a time of 74 days 20 hours and. The average speed was 30kn with the trimarans reaching around 45. By comparison the world record for a monohull was set by the 100ft Comanche at 618 nautical miles or nearly 30 less than the trimaran.

Once a source of fear the elemental force of this torrent of air flowing south to the. The previous record for this 2870 mile course eastbound across the North Atlantic was set in May 2016 by American Lloyd Thornburgs sistership Phaedo 3 with a time of 5 days 11 hours 57 mintes. With 3 minutes to spare Maserati set a new record of 4hrs 30mins for the 138-mile route.