The multihull record for the Caribbean 600 was set in 2009 by the ORMA 60 trimaran Region Guadaloupe. It narrowly escaped being bettered in 2013 by the flying cruiser/racer trimaran Paradox who fell short by about 11 minutes. This year the MOD70 Phaedo3 (Ex Foncia) will be having a crack at the record and the now turboed Paradox sporting foil assist and an increased sail area with a new extended bowsprit will compete to attempt to claim the crown.
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/02/20/rorc-caribbean-600-multihull-record-risk/
the race tracker:
http://caribbean600.rorc.org/Race-Information/Tracking/
Weather forecast indicates a reach for a fair bit of the course but lower wind velocity than would be ideal for these big tri's.
https://www.windyty.com/spot/location/17.089/-61.789/name/Antigua?surface,wind,now,17.217,-60.043,8
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