New record?

[StephenSails]

http://www.yachtingworld.com/auto/newsdesk/20050026100329ywnews.html

Is this a new record? 1040 miles in 24 hours!

existing record
By any yacht, any number of crew
Orange II Catamaran, 120 ft
Bruno Peyron (FRA) and a crew of 10
North Atlantic
22nd and 23rd August 2004
706.2 nautical miles
29. 42 kts.

 

[Goodge]

Gotta be.

That's an awesome performance. It get's you thinking what time they will achieve for the circumnavigation.

Sub 55 days perhaps ?

Early days yet though....

See Ellen back on track again but I think Golding is now in a procession to the finish and the places won't change. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Stingo]

Gotta be an error it the report coz 1040 miles in 24 hours = avg speed of 48.33 knots. Think that is faster than the world sailing speed record

 

[paulineb]

Easy peasy /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[machurley22]

Help please KIM - Re: New record

Find this very difficult to believe though you don't expect YW to get it wrong. As Stingo says the current speed sailing record is 46.82 knots set by a winsurfer over a 500m course.

Perhaps KIM could investigate this one?

Dave

 

[Goodge]

Re: Help please KIM - Re: New record

On the news page it says that during an 18 hour period they were averaging 27 knts so 650 miles in 24 hours is more like it.

Still going some though...

 

[steve123]

Re: Help please KIM - Re: New record

Probably hasn't been converted from kilometres, which would give a more realistic 645 miles.

 

[machurley22]

Re: Help please KIM - Re: New record

Hadn't thought of that. Do people use km aboard boats?

Dave

 

[Adrian]

dont know if its just been changed, but it says "under 48 hrs" not 24

 

[snowleopard]

they got onto that pretty quick. yes, it definitely said 24 hours previously.

 

[machurley22]

The joy of electronic publishing!

Dave