She set a blistering new 24-hour distance record for a monohull during the Transatlantic Race last year 618 miles at an average speed of 2575 knots.
Transatlantic sail record. They are also the most popular landfall for boats sailing east to west a voyage there from the Canary Islands being about 2700nm. There were numerous attempts preparations and changed plans. Catamaran and what weekmonth would be safest to take that route.
But this Transat record. Ideally wed like to make initial landfall in Ireland but if heading that far north during the crossing adds significantly to the dangers of it then were certainly open to a more southerly destination. For elite navigator Stan Honey and a crew of sailing all-stars beating the prestigi.
Sailing superyacht Comanche has set a new record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean after completing her latest Transat on July 28. The SR-71s Record-Breaking Transatlantic Crossing. The 3045 metre carbon-fibre yacht sailed from New Yorks Ambrose Lighthouse to the UKs Lizard Point in 5 days 14 hours 21 minutes and 25 seconds.
The route is around 2880 nautical miles and goes from Ambrose Lighthouse New York to Lizard Point. What is the safest route for a transatlantic crossing from America to Europe on a 50 ft. Al Grover set out to accomplish something that had never been done.
80 rows World Sailing Speed Record Council. The 100-foot super maxi Comanche smashed the monohull transatlantic record making the 2880nm trek in 5 days 14 hours. Even the most daunting world records are meant to be broken eventually.
Crossing the Atlantic in a small outboard. Of course the fastest transatlantic sail record is 3 days 10 hours and 4 minutes by the ocean liner the USS United States while the fastest transatlantic sail by a sailboat in this case a competitive trimaran was by the BanquePopulaire V in 2009 which took 3 days 15 hours and 25 minutes. Comanche Smashes Transatlantic Record.