The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record:
Record: Bermuda to Plymouth Monohull.
Yacht: Rosalba. 60ft Monohull
Name: Richard Tolkien. GBR. and a crew of 3
Dates:.24th April 2022 to the 6th May 2022.
Start time: 17;54;56 UTC on 24/04/22
Finish time: 21;07;05 UTC on 06/05/22
Elapsed time: 12 days 3 hours 12 minutes and 9 seconds
Course length: 2870 NM
Average speed: 9.86 kts
Comments: Previous Record: Talanta. Mikael Ryking/Irena Cracheva SWE/RUS. Jun 2017. 13d 5h 19m 38s
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council