The WSSR Council awards Performance Certificates from time to time. These officially recognise the time of a passage over either recognised or non-recognised routes, but which do not necessarily break an existing world record in one of the recognised WSSR categories.. The conditions for the award of a Performance Certificate are as rigorous as those for a World Record.

When a new route without any "benchmark" time is recognised as a world record course, the yacht posting the initial speed will be awarded a Performance Certificate. Performance Certificates may also be awarded for an outstanding achievement, (but which does not break an existing WSSR World Record), over the 500 metre distance.

1. Youngest non stop, single-handed Round the World.
Jesse Martin AUS
Lionheart
1999
327d 12h 52m
Melbourne to Melbourne 21760 nm

2. Round the World, assisted, (stops), eastabout, single-handed.
Azhar Mansor MAS
Jalur Gemilang
1999
190d 6h 57m 2s
Lankawi to Lankawi 21760 nm

3. First disabled sailor single-handed Round the World under WSSR Rules.
Vincent Lauwers AUS
Vision Quest
2000
233d 13h 43m 8s
Melbourne to Melbourne 21760 nm

4. Initial World Record New York to Melbourne
Rich Wilson USA, Bill Biewenga USA
Great American II
2001
68d 10h 7m 57s

5. Fastest recorded speed for a B class production catamaran.
Eric van der Berg, Neils Haarbosch NED
Aeroskimmer
January 2002.
21.97 kts
St Maarten. Caribbean

6. Initial World Record Antigua to Newport
Adrienne Cahalan GBR, Helena Darvelid GBR and a crew of 15
Maiden II
May 2002
3d 22h 31m 58s
1560 nm

7. Transatlantic. Fastest crossing by a 2-mast schooner.
Simon Dierdorp NED and a crew of 28
Windrose of Amsterdam
May 2002.
11d 10h 25m 10s
2925 nm

8. Transatlantic. Fastest crossing by a production catamaran.
Yves Gallot-Lavallee FRA and a crew of 5
Saint Nicolas de Sauzon III
May 2002
17d 19h 44m 11s
2925 nm

9. Initial Transatlantic women's single-handed monohull World Record
Emma Richards GBR
Pindar
September 2002
. 13d 1h 14m 36s
2925 nm

10. Initial Transatlantic single-handed monohull World Record
Bernard Stamm SUI
Bobst Group Armor Lux
September 2002.
10d 10h 55m 19s
2925 nm

11. First singlehanded 20ft Sport Catamaran. Las Palmas to Guadeloupe
Alessandro Di Benedetto ITA/FRA
United States of the World
2002
28d 11h 36m 2s

12. La Gomera to Barbados. Fastest crossing to date
Tony Bullimore GBR/Fedor Konyukhov RUS
March 2003
9d 23h 17m 3s

13. First Singlehanded Non Stop Round the World, Victoria BC to Victoria BC, Canada
Tony Gooch CAN
"Taonui" 42ft Monohull
Sept 2002/Mar 2003
176d 23h 46m 2s

14. Jamaica (Montego Bay) to the Lizard. Fastest crossing to date
"Scarlet Sails" Tony Bullimore GBR and Fedor Konyukhov + 9 crew.
April 2003
16 days 22 hours 7 minutes 8 seconds

15. Initial World Record. Hong Kong to New York
"Great American II". Rich Wilson USA and Rich du Moulin USA.
May 2003
72 days 21 hours 11 minutes 37 seconds

16. Initial Around the Big Island of Hawaii record
Mitch Green USA
Fast Company
July 2003-10-02
2 days 7 hours 10 minutes 58 seconds
251 nm

17. Gomera to Barbados. Fastest Singlehanded Monohull
Fedor Konyukhov RUS
Trading Network Alye Parusa
February 2004.
14 days 7 hours 21 minutes 58 seconds

18. Round Bahrain . Singlehanded non stop, assisted
Sami Kooheji BRN
Laser 171555
April 2004
27 hours 1 minute 22 seconds

19. Around the World Singlehanded: Dutch National Record.
"Cornelia" Mark Slats NED
April 2005
196 days 15 hours 59 minutes 11 seconds.

20. Breaking "Atlantic's" NYYC Transatlantic Race Record
"MariCha IV": Robert Miller GBR
1st June 2005
9 days 15 hours 55 minutes 23 seconds

21. Transatlantic "Spirit of Tradition Schooner"
"Windrose of Amsterdam". Chris Gongriep
2nd June 2005
10 days 20 hours 57 minutes 32 seconds

22. Initial Cowes to Dinard 20ft Sport Category
David Leon FRA
Aster Wind
July 2006
31h 38m 40s
138nm

23. The First Solo Circumnavigation of Australia
Margaret Williams AUS
Against All Odds
Oct 2005/June 2006
The circumnavigation was completed with one stop

24. Las Palmas to Guadeloupe singlehanded
Matteo Miceli ITA
Biondina Nera 20 foot Sport Catamaran
29th December 2006 to 13th January 2007
14 days 17 hours 52 minutes

25. Singlehanded Around the World
Alain Maignan FRA
Schouten. 10.6m Monohull
7th October 2006 to the 11th April 2007
185 days 22 hours 2 minutes

26. Bahrain to Dubai. Singlehanded non stop assisted.
Sami Kooheji BRN
Laser No.181024
May 2007
2 days 16 hours 50 minutes 09 seconds