Not only did they finish this race successfully but Multi70.
Trimaran world speed record. Her time of 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes 33 seconds beat Joyons then world record time by 1 day 8 hours 35 minutes and 49 seconds. Race Route Distance NM Date Yacht Type LOA ft. 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.
Subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. She had no more than 20 minutes sleep at a time during the voyage having to be on constant. Transatlantic W to E Ambrose Light Lizard Point.
A trimaran using advanced hydrofoil technology will attempt to break the world 50-knot sailing record. On Friday 4th September in the Hyères Harbour the French tri-foiler lHydroptère claimed a new world sailing speed record over 500 meters with an average speed of 5136 knots. 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.
Team Argo remain firmly on pace to break the Bermuda to Plymouth world speed record. MacArthur in the trimaran BQCastorama sailed 27354 nautical miles 50660 km at an average speed of 159 knots. Current Outright Ratified World Records speed order Yacht types.
The Newport Rhode Island-based teams offshore foiling MOD70 trimaran. History of the worlds toughest sailing record 1971 Chay Blyth British Steel 59ft Robert Clark-designed cutter steel 293 days. April 16 2021 is the day a Maserati finished one of the most sought-after events in the sailing world Plymouth to La Rochelle.
Lift-off for speed record. S - Single-hulled yacht monohull C- Catamaran T - Trimaran 1 - Voyage was single-handed. LOA m Owner Skipper Nationality Elapsed Time Average Speed Kts.