From the following article on Latitude38
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2013-07-16#.UecbC8hAp8S
Latitude just got off the phone with multihull designer/sailor Gino Morrelli of Newport Beach. He had just come off the helm of the 72-ft trimaran Tritium Lending Club, which is about halfway from Long Beach to Hawaii in hopes of setting an elapsed time record in the 47th TransPac. Here's the gist of our conversation:
38: Are you guys still on a record pace?
Gino: Right now we're about one hour off of it. We don't need too much wind, but we're hoping for a little more. We have about 12 to 14 knots of true wind right now at 135 degrees true, and we're able to do 15 to 18 knots. We're trying to sail as deep as possible. What we really need is about 14 to 18 knots of wind.
38: What's the forecast for the rest of the way?
Gino: A little on the light side.
38: What's the top speed so far?
Gino: I think Howie Hamlin hit over 30 knots the first night out.
read more here
Also an article posted on Sailing Anarchy news page
http://sailinganarchy.com/2013/07/17/what-its-like/
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