Francis Joyon and the IDEC team on the maxi trimaran IDEC Sport (formerly Groupama3) have claimed the Jules Verne Trophy in fine style slicing 4 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds off the existing record held by the 40m trimaran Banque Populaire V. Francis Joyon and his crew sailed the 22,461 theoretical miles in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, at an average speed of 22.84 knots
Press release from the IDEC team:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/the-fantastic-six/?lang=en
Francis Joyon spent the whole day yesterday talking to the media and meeting the public in Brest, where he moored the maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT after sailing around the world in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds. Along with his crew of five, he revealed what happened during this circumnavigation. From the magic of a boat appreciated for her ability to sail quickly for a very long time to the lack of hierarchy in the crew and the discreet help from Marcel van Triest.
read more here
A video of the IDEC team crossing the finish line:
and a video of their arrival and docking in Brest:
Showing posts with label multihull passage/record attempts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label multihull passage/record attempts. Show all posts
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Monday, 7 September 2015
Guo Chuan sailing attempt to set a new record sailing through the North East passage in the Arctic
Chinese sailor Guo Chuan and his team are attempting a record attempt traversing the North East Passage in the Arctic on the trimaran Qingdao China (the former IDEC).
Guo Chuan Sailing website:
http://www.guochuansailing.com/en/
The tracker:
http://guochuansailing.geovoile.com/northeastpassage/2015/
Guo Chuan Sailing website:
http://www.guochuansailing.com/en/
The tracker:
http://guochuansailing.geovoile.com/northeastpassage/2015/
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Saturday, 18 July 2015
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Lending Club team withdraw from Transpac race in order to challenge outright record held by Olivier de Kersauson on Geronimo
The Lending Club 2 team have officially withdrawn from the Transpac race in order to catch a more suitable weather window for their LA to Honolulu attempt. The outright record which is currently held by Olivier de Kersauson on Geronimo at 4d 19h 31m 37s is separate to the Transpac Race record which is held by the 86′ maxi cat Explorer of with a time of 5 Days, 9 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds
http://www.sail-world.com/2015-Transpac---Lending-Club-2-going-early-to-beat-outright-record/136491
http://www.sail-world.com/2015-Transpac---Lending-Club-2-going-early-to-beat-outright-record/136491
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Yvan Bourgnon completes beach cat circumnavigation
Yvan has completed his journey:
From Scan Voile
http://www.scanvoile.com/2015/06/defi-tour-du-monde-en-catamaran-de.html
Challenge / around the world in sport catamaran for Yvan Bourgnon, arrived at Ouistreham! (Images)
After a course of 55 000 km around the planet on his small sport catamaran, the adventure of Yvan Bourgnon ended yesterday after 20 months of navigation. Party in October 2013 of Sables D'olonne, after beaching, two capsizing, and thousands of hours spent at the tiller, the sailor crossed the line yesterday in Ouistreham, marking the end of his journey on June 23, 2015.
Challenge Atlantis Television, the first round of the world uninhabitable sailing
Yvan Bourgnon completed its World Tour! He arrived yesterday at 1 pm at the port of Ouistreham Riva Bella.
Back on the adventure
October 5, 2013, departure from les Sables D'olonne. November 2013, first storm with more than 60 knots of wind and first capsize.
February 2014, the sailor is the Panama canal with the ship dismantled, put on the deck of a sailboat.
August 2014, after 19 days at sea in full monsoon, Yvan Bourgnon ran aground at night on the coast of Sri Lanka. A part of the boat is destroyed.
March 2015, after repairing his boat on the place of his grounding, he resumed his challenge.
Around the world of Yvan Bourgnon in figures
55,000 km travelled either 220 days at sea
20 stages, 3 oceans and 13 crossed seas
10.5 km/h, speed average over the whole route
7 storms to more than 90 km/h
2 capsizing,
2 falls to the sea
12 hours of hand steering per day (on average)
From Scan Voile
http://www.scanvoile.com/2015/06/defi-tour-du-monde-en-catamaran-de.html
Challenge / around the world in sport catamaran for Yvan Bourgnon, arrived at Ouistreham! (Images)
After a course of 55 000 km around the planet on his small sport catamaran, the adventure of Yvan Bourgnon ended yesterday after 20 months of navigation. Party in October 2013 of Sables D'olonne, after beaching, two capsizing, and thousands of hours spent at the tiller, the sailor crossed the line yesterday in Ouistreham, marking the end of his journey on June 23, 2015.
Challenge Atlantis Television, the first round of the world uninhabitable sailing
Yvan Bourgnon completed its World Tour! He arrived yesterday at 1 pm at the port of Ouistreham Riva Bella.
Back on the adventure
October 5, 2013, departure from les Sables D'olonne. November 2013, first storm with more than 60 knots of wind and first capsize.
February 2014, the sailor is the Panama canal with the ship dismantled, put on the deck of a sailboat.
August 2014, after 19 days at sea in full monsoon, Yvan Bourgnon ran aground at night on the coast of Sri Lanka. A part of the boat is destroyed.
March 2015, after repairing his boat on the place of his grounding, he resumed his challenge.
Around the world of Yvan Bourgnon in figures
55,000 km travelled either 220 days at sea
20 stages, 3 oceans and 13 crossed seas
10.5 km/h, speed average over the whole route
7 storms to more than 90 km/h
2 capsizing,
2 falls to the sea
12 hours of hand steering per day (on average)
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Hydroptere fails in attempt to better Los Angeles to Honolulu passage record
The Hydroptere teams attempt at bettering the Los Angeles to Honolulu passage record has fallen short. Stymied by light winds and unfavorable wind direction the hydrofoil was not able to show the high speeds it is capable of achieving.
From the following article on Sailing Scuttlebutt:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/07/03/slow-trip-for-hydroptere-to-hawaii/
Honolulu, HI (July 3, 2015) – The 60-foot foiling trimaran Hydroptere left Los Angeles on Monday June 22 and has just arrived in Honolulu after a crossing of more than 2215 nautical miles (4102 km). Hydroptere becomes the first flying hydrofoil to cross an ocean.
The transpacific speed record from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii was not beaten as the weak wind conditions along the route did not allow the trimaran to achieve high cruising speeds. The outright record is 04:19:31:37, set by skipper Olivier de Kersauson (FRA) and crew on the 110-foot trimaran Geronimo in November 2005. The Hydroptere passage took nearly 11 days.
read more here
From the following article on Sailing Scuttlebutt:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/07/03/slow-trip-for-hydroptere-to-hawaii/
Honolulu, HI (July 3, 2015) – The 60-foot foiling trimaran Hydroptere left Los Angeles on Monday June 22 and has just arrived in Honolulu after a crossing of more than 2215 nautical miles (4102 km). Hydroptere becomes the first flying hydrofoil to cross an ocean.
The transpacific speed record from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii was not beaten as the weak wind conditions along the route did not allow the trimaran to achieve high cruising speeds. The outright record is 04:19:31:37, set by skipper Olivier de Kersauson (FRA) and crew on the 110-foot trimaran Geronimo in November 2005. The Hydroptere passage took nearly 11 days.
read more here
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
L'Hydroptere foiling trimaran departs on record attempt LA to Honolulu
From the following update on Sailing Scuttlebutt:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/06/22/foiling-from-los-angeles-to-honolulu/
(June 22, 2015) – Alain Thébault (FRA) and a 5-man crew on the 60-foot foiling trimaran L’Hydroptère left today in an attempt to beat the transpacific speed record from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii. The outright record for the 2215nm distance of 04:19:31:37 was set in November 2005 by skipper Olivier de Kersauson (FRA) and crew on the 110-foot trimaran Geronimo.
read more here
The yellowbrick tracker is here:
http://my.yb.tl/Hydropterehawaii
Another interesting article on L'Hydroptere's departure by Kimball Livingston:
http://www.blueplanettimes.com/a-tender-spot/
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/06/22/foiling-from-los-angeles-to-honolulu/
(June 22, 2015) – Alain Thébault (FRA) and a 5-man crew on the 60-foot foiling trimaran L’Hydroptère left today in an attempt to beat the transpacific speed record from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii. The outright record for the 2215nm distance of 04:19:31:37 was set in November 2005 by skipper Olivier de Kersauson (FRA) and crew on the 110-foot trimaran Geronimo.
read more here
The yellowbrick tracker is here:
http://my.yb.tl/Hydropterehawaii
Another interesting article on L'Hydroptere's departure by Kimball Livingston:
http://www.blueplanettimes.com/a-tender-spot/
Friday, 5 June 2015
Francis Joyon on the new IDEC trimaran (formerly Groupama3/BPVII) to make attempt to better Jules Verne record
Francis Joyon has announced that he will attempt to better the Jules Verne record currently held by Banque Populaire V on his new trimaran the former G3. He is going to make the attempt with a relatively smaller crew of just six.
http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/francis-joyon-to-tackle-crewed-around-the-world-record
Spindrift Racing also have their eyes on the prize and are going to go on standby around the same time on the specially modified 40 metre trimaran Spindrift 2 which is now sporting a new mast and various tweaks to enable the boat to be sailed by less crew.
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/06/reaction-from-yann-guichard-to-francis-joyons-announcement/
http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/francis-joyon-to-tackle-crewed-around-the-world-record
Spindrift Racing also have their eyes on the prize and are going to go on standby around the same time on the specially modified 40 metre trimaran Spindrift 2 which is now sporting a new mast and various tweaks to enable the boat to be sailed by less crew.
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/06/reaction-from-yann-guichard-to-francis-joyons-announcement/
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Lending Club Sailing set new record on the Newport - Bermuda route
The record for the Newport - Bermuda route has long been held by the maxi catamaran PlayStation skippered by the late Steve Fossett. The Lending Club sailing team have set a new reference time for the route smashing the existing record and reducing the record time to less than 24 hours!
From the following article on the Royal Gazette:
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150418/NEWS/150419690
Lending Club 2 successfully completed an attempt to break the Newport to Bermuda course record with plenty of time to spare.
The 105ft trimaran simply obliterated the previous record that had stood for 15 years, taking less than 24 hrs to complete the 635-nautical mile ocean crossing from Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport to Kitchen Shoal Beacon in Bermuda.
The new record, subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, is 23hr 9min 52sec at an average speed of 27 knots.
The trimaran, believed to be valued at about $3 million, completed its record attempt at 1:44.32am — shaving a staggering 15 hours off the previous mark set by the late Steve Fossett aboard the catamaran PlayStation.
read more here
From the following article on the Royal Gazette:
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150418/NEWS/150419690
Lending Club 2 successfully completed an attempt to break the Newport to Bermuda course record with plenty of time to spare.
The 105ft trimaran simply obliterated the previous record that had stood for 15 years, taking less than 24 hrs to complete the 635-nautical mile ocean crossing from Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport to Kitchen Shoal Beacon in Bermuda.The new record, subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, is 23hr 9min 52sec at an average speed of 27 knots.
The trimaran, believed to be valued at about $3 million, completed its record attempt at 1:44.32am — shaving a staggering 15 hours off the previous mark set by the late Steve Fossett aboard the catamaran PlayStation.
read more here
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Lending Club Sailing, Newport Bermuda record next to be contested
Lending Club 2 is now at the Newport Shipyard and the crew welcome visits for a look around. They will remain on standby till a suitable weather window for the record attempt presents. You can follow their updates on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing
And a press release from the team in regards to the upcoming record attempt:
NEWPORT, R.I. (14 April 2015) – Just two weeks ago the maxi-trimaran Lending Club 2 set a new world sailing speed record on the English Channel: from Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, to Dinard, France. Driven by Renaud Laplanche, CEO of Lending Club, with co-skipper Ryan Breymaier, the 138-nautical mile passage was completed in 5 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of 26.36 knots; shaving 8 minutes off the record that had stood since 2002.
Now prominently berthed at the Newport Shipyard, the attention commanding 105-foot Lending Club 2 and her crew are in preparation mode for their next challenge: the 635-nautical mile Newport to Bermuda course record. The current record, which has stood 15 years, is held by Steve Fossett who set a time of 38 hours, 35 minutes and 53 seconds – at an average speed of 16 knots – with the 125-foot catamaran Playstation in 2000.
One Down, Two to Go Laplanche chartered the racing yacht for the 2015 season with the express goal of conquering three speed sailing records: Cowes-Dinard, Newport-Bermuda and the 2,215-nautical mile Transpac (Los Angeles to Honolulu). With one course record under their belts, Laplanche and Breymaier hope to sail Lending Club 2 – which is capable of speeds over 40 knots in the right conditions – to a new Newport-Bermuda record that is significantly faster than the existing time. The attempt will be observed and ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) and Guinness World Records.
World Sailing Speed Record Breaker Lending Club 2, driven by Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier,
during the Cowes-Dinard passage. (Photo Credit Lloyd Images).
The yacht will be on standby in Newport while the crew observe the weather and wait for suitable conditions, ideally a moderate following breeze, and manageable conditions, to allow for top speed. As of now, the weather window looks favorable for a departure on April 19.
Laplanche is no stranger to success – either on the water or off. A two-time French National Champion in the Laser class (1988, 1990), the now 45-year-old entrepreneur put an Olympic campaign behind him to focus on business and progressed from work as a securities lawyer to founding the software company TripleHop Technologies (acquired by Oracle in 2005), before founding Lending Club in 2006. It was while racing in the 2013 Transpac, on John Sangmeister’s 72-foot trimaran, that Laplanche met Breymaier and discovered a shared passion for sailing and winning. (They were first to finish and took first place in the multihull division on the Orma 72.) Breymaier, a native of Annapolis, Maryland, has become one of America’s most prominent offshore sailors and currently holds the world sailing speed record for New York to San Francisco: 13,225 nautical miles in 47 days.
Lending Club 2 will return to the City by the Sea following the Newport-Bermuda passage. The yacht will then head to New York for a week to share the sailing experience with Lending Club employees and guests, as well as with students from two New York-based maritime schools who hope to eventually make a career on the water.
In June the trimaran will arrive in San Francisco, corporate headquarters for Lending Club. A month is dedicated to sharing the sailing experience with employees and guests of the company, with early July reserved for sail training. In mid-July the crew will take the trimaran to Long Beach, Calif., for their start in the Transpac Race on July 18 (date to be confirmed by the Organizing Authorities once entries have closed.) Crossing the starting line of the longest ocean race in the world (first sailed in 1906) will be the culmination of months of effort; the focal point of this season’s two previous record assaults being a win of not only the Transpac course record but also the outright sailing speed record across the Pacific to Hawaii.
The Lending Club Sailing team is an international crew with a mix of American, French and German sailors. Training and racing together since the start of the program, the same team will race all three record attempts: Co-skippers Renaud Laplanche (FRA/USA) and Ryan Breymaier (USA), who is also the Project Manager; Captain Jan Majer (USA); Navigator Boris Herrman (GER); Roland Jourdain (FRA); Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant (FRA); Stanislas Delbarre (FRA) and Quin Bisset (NZL) who handles onboard media.
News updates, pictures and videos of the record-breaking runs can be viewed on Facebook or YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing https://www.youtube.com/c/LendingClubSailing/
About Lending Club 2The trimaran, designed by VPLP and built in France in 2006, was originally named Groupama 3. After three failed attempts, skipper Franck Cammas and his crew won the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe (48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes, 52 seconds) in the spring of 2010.
The yacht was then modified for solo sailing (principally with a shorter mast) and has been sailed to victory in the last two editions of the Route du Rhum, from northern France to Guadeloupe.
When San Francisco-based Renaud Laplanche decided he wanted to return to break the Transpac course record from Long Beach to Hawaii, after closely missing the fastest time in the 2013 edition, he and co-skipper Ryan Breymaier negotiated the charter knowing this trimaran was the perfect vessel for their mission. Their first step was to reinstall the taller rig, bringing the yacht back to full power mode, ideal for crewed record-breaking attempts.
With special thanks to Lending Club Sailing technical partners:
Switlik Survival Equipment www.switlik.com
Marlow Ropes www.marlowropes.com
Guy Cotten foul weather gear www.guycotten.com
Events Clothing www.eventsclothing.co.nz
Underwater Kinetics technical equipment www.uwkinetics.com
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing
And a press release from the team in regards to the upcoming record attempt:
NEWPORT, R.I. (14 April 2015) – Just two weeks ago the maxi-trimaran Lending Club 2 set a new world sailing speed record on the English Channel: from Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, to Dinard, France. Driven by Renaud Laplanche, CEO of Lending Club, with co-skipper Ryan Breymaier, the 138-nautical mile passage was completed in 5 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of 26.36 knots; shaving 8 minutes off the record that had stood since 2002.
Now prominently berthed at the Newport Shipyard, the attention commanding 105-foot Lending Club 2 and her crew are in preparation mode for their next challenge: the 635-nautical mile Newport to Bermuda course record. The current record, which has stood 15 years, is held by Steve Fossett who set a time of 38 hours, 35 minutes and 53 seconds – at an average speed of 16 knots – with the 125-foot catamaran Playstation in 2000.
One Down, Two to Go Laplanche chartered the racing yacht for the 2015 season with the express goal of conquering three speed sailing records: Cowes-Dinard, Newport-Bermuda and the 2,215-nautical mile Transpac (Los Angeles to Honolulu). With one course record under their belts, Laplanche and Breymaier hope to sail Lending Club 2 – which is capable of speeds over 40 knots in the right conditions – to a new Newport-Bermuda record that is significantly faster than the existing time. The attempt will be observed and ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) and Guinness World Records.
World Sailing Speed Record Breaker Lending Club 2, driven by Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier,
during the Cowes-Dinard passage. (Photo Credit Lloyd Images).
The yacht will be on standby in Newport while the crew observe the weather and wait for suitable conditions, ideally a moderate following breeze, and manageable conditions, to allow for top speed. As of now, the weather window looks favorable for a departure on April 19.
Laplanche is no stranger to success – either on the water or off. A two-time French National Champion in the Laser class (1988, 1990), the now 45-year-old entrepreneur put an Olympic campaign behind him to focus on business and progressed from work as a securities lawyer to founding the software company TripleHop Technologies (acquired by Oracle in 2005), before founding Lending Club in 2006. It was while racing in the 2013 Transpac, on John Sangmeister’s 72-foot trimaran, that Laplanche met Breymaier and discovered a shared passion for sailing and winning. (They were first to finish and took first place in the multihull division on the Orma 72.) Breymaier, a native of Annapolis, Maryland, has become one of America’s most prominent offshore sailors and currently holds the world sailing speed record for New York to San Francisco: 13,225 nautical miles in 47 days.
Lending Club 2 will return to the City by the Sea following the Newport-Bermuda passage. The yacht will then head to New York for a week to share the sailing experience with Lending Club employees and guests, as well as with students from two New York-based maritime schools who hope to eventually make a career on the water.
In June the trimaran will arrive in San Francisco, corporate headquarters for Lending Club. A month is dedicated to sharing the sailing experience with employees and guests of the company, with early July reserved for sail training. In mid-July the crew will take the trimaran to Long Beach, Calif., for their start in the Transpac Race on July 18 (date to be confirmed by the Organizing Authorities once entries have closed.) Crossing the starting line of the longest ocean race in the world (first sailed in 1906) will be the culmination of months of effort; the focal point of this season’s two previous record assaults being a win of not only the Transpac course record but also the outright sailing speed record across the Pacific to Hawaii.
The Lending Club Sailing team is an international crew with a mix of American, French and German sailors. Training and racing together since the start of the program, the same team will race all three record attempts: Co-skippers Renaud Laplanche (FRA/USA) and Ryan Breymaier (USA), who is also the Project Manager; Captain Jan Majer (USA); Navigator Boris Herrman (GER); Roland Jourdain (FRA); Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant (FRA); Stanislas Delbarre (FRA) and Quin Bisset (NZL) who handles onboard media.
News updates, pictures and videos of the record-breaking runs can be viewed on Facebook or YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing https://www.youtube.com/c/LendingClubSailing/
About Lending Club 2The trimaran, designed by VPLP and built in France in 2006, was originally named Groupama 3. After three failed attempts, skipper Franck Cammas and his crew won the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe (48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes, 52 seconds) in the spring of 2010.
The yacht was then modified for solo sailing (principally with a shorter mast) and has been sailed to victory in the last two editions of the Route du Rhum, from northern France to Guadeloupe.
When San Francisco-based Renaud Laplanche decided he wanted to return to break the Transpac course record from Long Beach to Hawaii, after closely missing the fastest time in the 2013 edition, he and co-skipper Ryan Breymaier negotiated the charter knowing this trimaran was the perfect vessel for their mission. Their first step was to reinstall the taller rig, bringing the yacht back to full power mode, ideal for crewed record-breaking attempts.
With special thanks to Lending Club Sailing technical partners:
Switlik Survival Equipment www.switlik.com
Marlow Ropes www.marlowropes.com
Guy Cotten foul weather gear www.guycotten.com
Events Clothing www.eventsclothing.co.nz
Underwater Kinetics technical equipment www.uwkinetics.com
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Lending Club's new record for the Cowes - Dinard route a detailed account by the crew
From the following article on Sailing Anarchy:
http://sailinganarchy.com/2015/04/09/grinding-it-out/
Well, that didn’t take long! Lending Club CEO Reynaud LaPlanche has only had his VPLP trimaran Lending Club for a few weeks, and he’s already set his first passage record. Look for some serious records to fall over the next 6 months thanks to this youthful and enthusiastic Franco-American billionaire. Project Manager and skipper Ryan Breymaier tells the story exclusively for you Anarchists…Mark Lloyd photos (except the last one, credit Quin Bisset) with galleries over here, and be ready for the LC’s next assault – the ages old Newport-Bermuda passage record – coming far sooner than you think.
About 15 minutes after our start in 20 knots of breeze upwind, JB Le Vaillant looked at me and said “We should turn around, go back and put all the sails up and start over!” I was tempted to agree with him as we found ourselves with the J2 and 2 reefs in the main upwind in 12 knots, tacking towards the Needles.
read more here
http://sailinganarchy.com/2015/04/09/grinding-it-out/
Well, that didn’t take long! Lending Club CEO Reynaud LaPlanche has only had his VPLP trimaran Lending Club for a few weeks, and he’s already set his first passage record. Look for some serious records to fall over the next 6 months thanks to this youthful and enthusiastic Franco-American billionaire. Project Manager and skipper Ryan Breymaier tells the story exclusively for you Anarchists…Mark Lloyd photos (except the last one, credit Quin Bisset) with galleries over here, and be ready for the LC’s next assault – the ages old Newport-Bermuda passage record – coming far sooner than you think.
About 15 minutes after our start in 20 knots of breeze upwind, JB Le Vaillant looked at me and said “We should turn around, go back and put all the sails up and start over!” I was tempted to agree with him as we found ourselves with the J2 and 2 reefs in the main upwind in 12 knots, tacking towards the Needles.
read more here
MOD70 trimaran Phaedo3 sets new Round the Island Record (St Maarten)
From the following article on the Daily Herald:
http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54775%3Aphaedo3-sets-new-around-island-record&catid=1%3Aislands-news&Itemid=54
SIMPSON BAY--It was a "magical day" for Lloyd Thornburg as he steered his Phaedo3, a Multi One Design 70 clockwise around the Friendly Island to set a new course record Friday.
Steve Fosset set the record on his 125 foot catamaran PlayStation back in March of 2003 at 2-hours 4-minutes 23 seconds.
The 70-foot trimaran hitting a top speed of 35 knots in the Anguilla Channel rounded the Island in 1-hoour 30 minutes 19 seconds.
read more here
http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54775%3Aphaedo3-sets-new-around-island-record&catid=1%3Aislands-news&Itemid=54
SIMPSON BAY--It was a "magical day" for Lloyd Thornburg as he steered his Phaedo3, a Multi One Design 70 clockwise around the Friendly Island to set a new course record Friday.
Steve Fosset set the record on his 125 foot catamaran PlayStation back in March of 2003 at 2-hours 4-minutes 23 seconds.
The 70-foot trimaran hitting a top speed of 35 knots in the Anguilla Channel rounded the Island in 1-hoour 30 minutes 19 seconds.
read more here
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Lending Club sailing set new multihull record on the Cowes - Dinard route
A new record has been set on the Cowes Dinard route by Lending Club Sailing who have chartered the former Banque Populaire VII trimaran for a crewed record program.
The average speed for the crossing was 26.35 knots the new record time (yet to be ratified) is 5h 14 mins and 7 seconds. This new record improves the reference time by 9 minutes and 25 seconds. The record time was previously held by the maxi cat Maiden.
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing/posts/603745413062218
and a press release from the Lending Club team:
http://ir.lendingclub.com/file.aspx?IID=4213397&FID=28694340
The average speed for the crossing was 26.35 knots the new record time (yet to be ratified) is 5h 14 mins and 7 seconds. This new record improves the reference time by 9 minutes and 25 seconds. The record time was previously held by the maxi cat Maiden.
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing/posts/603745413062218
and a press release from the Lending Club team:
http://ir.lendingclub.com/file.aspx?IID=4213397&FID=28694340
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Spindrift Racing update, team prepare maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 for attempt to improve Jules Verne record in 2015
From the following press release on the Spindrift Racing website:
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/01/2015-let-the-adventure-begin/
On 6th January 2012, just over three years ago, the Jules Verne Trophy record was beaten for the seventh time in its history. A new record for sailing around the world without stopping via the three capes was beaten by 14 sailors aboard the largest trimaran ever to be built. The crew travelled 40,000 km around the world in 45 ½ days, just over half the time that Jules Verne famously gave to Phileas Fogg.
Spindrift racing is planning to use the same boat to shave more time off what is considered to be the most extreme record against the clock for crewed sailing boats. The team has been working meticulously and creatively to achieve this goal for several months. Now, as 2015 gets underway, this monumental challenge is taking shape every day.
read more here
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/01/2015-let-the-adventure-begin/
On 6th January 2012, just over three years ago, the Jules Verne Trophy record was beaten for the seventh time in its history. A new record for sailing around the world without stopping via the three capes was beaten by 14 sailors aboard the largest trimaran ever to be built. The crew travelled 40,000 km around the world in 45 ½ days, just over half the time that Jules Verne famously gave to Phileas Fogg.
Spindrift racing is planning to use the same boat to shave more time off what is considered to be the most extreme record against the clock for crewed sailing boats. The team has been working meticulously and creatively to achieve this goal for several months. Now, as 2015 gets underway, this monumental challenge is taking shape every day.
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| The Spindrift Racing team are preparing Spindrift 2 to attempt to improve the Jules Verne Record time, photo courtesy Spindrift Racing |
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Prince de Bretagne Maxi 80 team set new reference time for Round the Island of Martinique route
From the following article (in French) on bien glace:
http://www.bienglace.com/video-exclu-images-a-bord-du#
and the rough bing translate below:
Gone Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 8:37 local time off the coast of pointe Borgnesse near Marin, Lionel Lemonchois and his crew completed the round of Martinique (96 miles) in 6 hours, 30 minutes and 06 seconds, thus establishing a new reference time around the island of flowers on board Maxi80 Prince de Bretagne.
http://www.bienglace.com/video-exclu-images-a-bord-du#
and the rough bing translate below:
Gone Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 8:37 local time off the coast of pointe Borgnesse near Marin, Lionel Lemonchois and his crew completed the round of Martinique (96 miles) in 6 hours, 30 minutes and 06 seconds, thus establishing a new reference time around the island of flowers on board Maxi80 Prince de Bretagne.
Monday, 27 October 2014
Argo team set new round Jamestown record onboard a GC32 foiling catamaran
From the Argo Teams facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Argo32Racing/photos/a.631436306876748.1073741828.236858699667846/837163102970733/?type=1&fref=nf
Job done - 1st sub 1 hour lap of Jamestown - new record at 58 minutes 31 seconds.
The Around Jamestown record has a facebook page that covers record attempts on the route:
https://www.facebook.com/AroundJamestownRecord
https://www.facebook.com/Argo32Racing/photos/a.631436306876748.1073741828.236858699667846/837163102970733/?type=1&fref=nf
Job done - 1st sub 1 hour lap of Jamestown - new record at 58 minutes 31 seconds.
The Around Jamestown record has a facebook page that covers record attempts on the route:
https://www.facebook.com/AroundJamestownRecord
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| The Argo team ready to celebrate, the prize is the skippers weight in Mt Gay Rum |
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