Fastest yet

[Aja]

Further to the post of Mari-Cha IV's 24 hr record and that they have been averaging 21 something knots, made me think the fastest I've been under sail - not for 24 or 80 hours - just the fastest.

Here's mine 14.1 knots - Sigma 38 - Upper Clyde in 3 metres of water. Scared the pants off me.

Any takers?

Donald

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[burgundyben]

17.8 knots, J120, 30 knots breeze, middle bag up, racing towards forts on a jog race, only had borderline control of boat....woo har..

<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[burgundyben]

17.8 knots, J120, 30 knots breeze, middle bag up, racing towards forts on a jog race, only had borderline control of boat....woo har..

<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[Jacket]

Only 12.4 knots for me, but not bad for a 24 foot boat with just a heavily reefed jib.

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[Twister_Ken]

Approx 13 kts.

Downwind in 45kt apparent. Swan 411. 2 reefs in the main and the number 3 genny being flown as a spinnaker.

Couldn't see over the stern wave

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[aod]

23 knots in a Barracuda off Cork in the 94 Around Britain and Ireland race. Started off with full main and a kite in a F5 but the wind built and built and in the end it was a full blow. It was quite exciting before we broached, snapped the guy and then had full kite dragging us side ways being held by the lazy sheet which had coiled at a deck block.
Lost the kite and bent the top of the mast.

Pretty expensive and scary rush !

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[nicho]

Not officially recorded or anything, but somewhere around 20 knots on an Ultra 30 with Laurie Smith at the helm - fanbloodytastic too!!

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[burgundyben]

smooth!

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<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[Twister_Ken]

retraction

On second thoughts, I'm sure I've been faster on a Dart 18 in a F6. But no idea how fast. Fast enough for the bow wave to turn to mist, rather than spray.

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[BlueSkyNick]

SS Malcolm Miller (150ft schooner) - Lands End to Milford Haven. W'ly F8-10,
On the wheel for dual watch as my relief was too sick. Got her up to 14 knots under mizzen and storm jib only.

Not a record breaker compared to others, but nonetheless very memorable as a 17yr old.

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[jimi]

13.6 Knots in Glen Rosa through the water surfing down a large wave in Christchurch Bay in a SW8 heading for the North Channel, double reefed main and triple reefed gennie.

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[1114C]

Just over 30 off a beach on Tiree with speed measured from land

Sadly on a windsurfer though which I do not suppose counts!

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[Peppermint]

Re: Crookhaven to Kinsale

Five hours door to door.

Protracted periods of 16knts with an 18+ knot top speed.

Blaster reacher, Triple reefed main, Brown corduroy trousers.

We were enjoying a weeks cruise that went Ocean Village, Fastnet Rock, Crookhaven overnight (Great pub rotten holding), Kinsale day off, Swanage bay anchorage for a nap, Ocean Village.

Engine hours 9

I was keen in those days.

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[billmacfarlane]

16.8 knots in a Sadler Barracuda in a F8 sailing from Littlehampton to Fecamp. The whole trip took 6.5 hours. Great sail if a tad wet.

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[stephenh]

18.9 kts in an Ocean Youth Club 80 ft Oyster, up channel on the remains of a gale with a bunch of inner city kids on board saying " Hey mister can't you get it to go any faster " ..... the ones that weren't being sick that is..

Almost surfing..pretty stunning..

Stephen

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[Guest]

Barracuda ....

The original boat was supposed to have surfed on its way to Scotland at near 25 kn ........... there was an article in one of the mags years ago - with a photo ... maybe YM. Of course it was long before she kept knocking her keel off !!!!


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[Neraida]

176mph on the M48 on a sunday morning....

Seriously tho, 15-16.4knots broad reach under kite and full main, southampton water in about a 5.... Could have gone faster, but we were scared!

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[Guest]

245 km/hr and still climbing along the Riga to Ventspils highway before the Swedes made presents of Speed Guns to Latvian Traffic Police !!!!


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[Ohdrat]

21 knots.. that's speed over ground (with approx 10 knots of tide) through the Pentland Firth in a 60 ft gaff schooner... it was amazing...

Scariest was running out of Loch (Ness) in the above doing approx 12 knots Running with only me on deck and a mug of whisky in my hand...

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[TheBoatman]

17.1 knts, 1.5 nm off Dover harbour in a Grand Soliel 43 with full main and genny, Wind SW 7-8 and the bloody autohelm steering, everytime I or owner took over the speed dropped off (dahhhh). Heading for Ramsgate via the Ramsgate channel, it's a bit shallow in places so I suggested taking down the main to bleed some speed off we went from 14 knts to 9, bloody hairy in a brand new boat, as the bottom there is solid and not sandy and the depth log reading 4 feet under the keel.

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