Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Sean Langman's new Sydney to Hobart multihull record ratified by the WSSRC

The Sydney to Hobart outright and multihull record have been smashed by Sean Langman on the ORMA 60 Team Australia (formerly Banque Populaire IV)

From the following Sail-World article

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/New-world-record-establishment-announced-by-WSSR/107439

The World Speed Sailing Record Council has now announced the establishment of a new World Record.

Record: Sydney to Hobart
Yacht: 'Team Australia' ORMA 60
Name: Sean Langman AUS and 2 crew.
Dates:. 21st to the 23rd February 2013.
Start time: 23;58;57 UTC on 21/02/13
Finish time: 05;51;20 UTC on 23/02/13
Elapsed time: 1 day 5 hours 52 minutes and 23 seconds
Distance: 630NM
Average speed: 22kts


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