Read says 650 miles is definitely within range.

Monohull comanche. 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. The Texas born Clark a co-founder of Netscape has just launched Comanche a super-fast super yacht that took a year to build at cost millions of dollars. 100 Monohull - Comanche.

The previous mark was set seven years ago in the Volvo Ocean Race. Comanche races with as many as 29 crew led by Kenny Read who was on board George Davids Rambler 100 to set the RORC Caribbean 600 course record in 2011 40 hours 20 mins 02 secs. Jim and Kristy Clarks record breaking machine Comanche started their 2017 Transpac Race off with a bang.

The current monohull transatlantic record from West to East Ambrose Lighthouse to Lizard Point is 6 days 17 hours 52 minutes and 39 seconds set by Mari Cha IV in October 2003. July 28 2016 Comanche the 100 foot racing yacht owned by Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark has successfully set a new monohull transatlantic. Halfway from Los Angeles to Hawaii she broke the races 24hr distance record averaging.

Impressive yes but nowhere near her full potential. Four Australians including boat captain Casey Smith are part of an international crew that has set a new monohull trans-Atlantic record from New York to England in the 305 metre Supermaxi Comanche. For this boat Welbourn added winglets to the rudder and employed a pair of.

Comanche features a wide shallow hull and high power-to-weight ratio. Built in the biggest marine oven in the United States of pre-preg carbon fiber in just 12 months the 100 monohull was made to break records and did. The 100-foot long cutting edge vessel is.

During that event Comanche ripped off 618 nautical miles in a 24-hour period between July 10 and 11 setting a new 24-hour distance record for monohulls at an average speed of 2575 knots. This illustrious record had been held by Mari Cha IV since 2003 and stood at 6 days 17 hours 52 minutes and 39 seconds. The previous 24-hour monohull distance record was set by Ericsson 4 skippered by Torben Grael in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 race.