New Solo round-the-world sailing record. 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes, 6 seconds. Can you imagine that? Sailing alone around the world. In a 92 foot trimaran. 92 feet! Alone! The previous record was set a year or two ago by Ellen MacArthur on her 75 foot trimaran. Francis Joyon beat her record by over 2 weeks!
I haven't been daydreaming about boats like I used to, and I sure wouldn't want to sail around the world in a big hurry. But wow, that's just amazing.
Assume his route was 24,000 miles (actually it's longer). That works out to about 421 miles per day, or an average speed of 17.5 miles per hour! That's over twice as fast as I've ever been on a sailboat. And that's the average... Props.
1 comment:
Will
Idec voyage was incredible.
Went show shoeing with Teal and yer ma. Had a great time, ready for more. Speaking of go-fasts. Not that she is a real gofast. Ocean Planets price has dropped to $195K. All these sleds are pretty barebones.
Hope you have a good holiday
The old man
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