The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record:
Record claimed: Honolulu - Yokohama
Yacht: “Argo” MOD 70 trimaran
Name: Chad Corning, Pete Cumming, Westy Barlow, Paul Allen, Paul Larsen, James Dodd
Start time: 06:29:41 UTC on 21/08/23
Finish time: 00:54:59 UTC on 29/08/23
Elapsed time: 7 days18 hours 25 minutes and 18 seconds
Course length: 3370 NM
Average speed: 18.08 knots
Comments: Previous Record: 13 days 20 hours 9 minutes 22seconds. 'Lakota' Steve Fossett, August 1995.
Simon Forbes
Secretary to the WSSR Council