WSSRC Ratified Passage Records PDF Print E-mail

Current Outright and All Other Ratified Records (speed order)

Yacht types:
S - Single-hulled yacht (monohull)
C- Catamaran
T - Trimaran
[1] - Voyage was single-handed; otherwise the vessel had two or more persons

Race / Route Distance NM Date Yacht Type LOA / ft. LOA / m Owner / Skipper Nationality Elapsed Time Average Speed Kn
Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light – Lizard Point 2880 Aug 2009
 Banque Populaire 5
 T 131 40 Pascal Bidegorry
 FRA 3d 15h 25m 48s
 32.94 kts
Miami – New York 947 June 2007 Groupama 3 T 103 31.5 Franck Cammas FRA 1d 11h 5m 20s 27
Marseilles - Carthage 458 May 2009 Groupama 3 T 103 31.5 Franck Cammas FRA 17h 8m 23s 26.4
Cowes – Dinard 138 Sep-02 Maiden 2 C 110 33.5 Adrienne Cahalan,
Helena Darvelid,
Brian Thompson		 GBR 5h 23m 38s 25.60
Cadiz to San Salvador, Crewed 3884 May 07 Groupama 3 T 103 31.5 Franck Cammas FRA 7d 10h 58m 53s 21.70
Cowes to Dinard - Channel crossing - Singlehanded 138 Aug-07 IDEC T 98 16.5 Francis Joyon FRA 6h 23m 36s 21.60
Plymouth-La Rochelle 355 Apr-02 PlayStation C 125 38.1 Steve Fossett USA 16h 41m 40s 21.28
Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light - Lizard Point, singlehanded 2925 July 2008 Sodebo T 105 32 Thomas Coville FRA 5d 19h 30m 40s 20.97
Round the Isle of Wight 50 Nov-01 PlayStation C 125 38.1 Steve Fossett USA 2h 33m 55s 19.53
Transpacific, Los Angeles – Honolulu 2215 Nov-05 Geronimo T 90 27 Olivier de Kersauson FRA 4d 19h 31m 37s 19.17
Taipei to Hong Kong 465 May-08 Gitana 13 C 106 32.5 Lionel Lemonchois FRA 24h 45m 59s 18.8
Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light – Lizard Point, monohull 2925 2 - 9 Oct 2003 MariCha IV S 140 42.67 Robert Miller and a crew of 24 GBR 6d 17h 52m 39s 18.05
Round the World, non stop, crewed, any type 21760 Jan-Mar 2005 Orange II C 120 36 Bruno Peyron FRA 50d 16h 20m 4s 17.89
Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light - Lizard Point, singlehanded, up to 60 ft. 2925 Jun-94 Primagaz T (I) 60 18.29 Laurent Bourgnon FRA 7d 2h 34m 42s 17.15
Fastnet Course (Cowes-Fastnet Rock-Plymouth 605 Mar-02 PlayStation C 125 38.1 Steve Fossett USA 1d 11h 17m 14s 17.14
Transatlantic W to E outright women, and singlehanded woman 2925 Jun-04 Castorama B & Q T (I) 73 22.9 Ellen MacArthur GBR 7d 3h 49m 57s 17.09
San Francisco to Yokohama 4501 Apr 2008 Gitana 13 C 110 33.5 Lionel Lemonchois FRA 11d 12m 54s 17.04
Newport, RI – Bermuda 635 Jan-00 PlayStation T (1) 105 32 Steve Fossett USA 1d 14h 35m 53s 16.45
Round Britain and Ireland, all islands, non stop, crewed 1787 Oct-02 PlayStation C 124 38.1 Steve Fossett USA 4d 16h 8m 54s 15.93
Round the World, non stop, singlehanded 21769 Jan-08 IDEC T 98 29.8 Francis Joyon FRA 57d 13h 34m 6s 15.84
Round Ireland, non stop, crewed 708 Sep-93 Lakota T 60 18.29 Steve Fossett USA 1d 20h 42m 15.84
Marseille – Carthage, monohull 458 Sep-98 Stealth S 90 27.43 Giovanni Agnelli ITA 1d 5h 2m 6s 15.77
Around Australia 6500 July 2005 Geronimo T 90 27 Olivier de Kersauson FRA 17d 12h 57m 5s 15.44
Cadiz to San Salvador, Singlehanded 3884 Jul-05 Sodebo T 60 18.28 Thomas Coville FRA 10d 11h 50m 46s 15.41
Newport, RI – Bermuda, singlehanded 635 Jun-99 Lakota T (I) 60 18.29 Steve Fossett USA 1d 16h 51m 54s 15.05
Sydney – Hobart 630 Dec-99 Mari-Cha III S 147 44.7 Robert Miller GBR 1d 18h 27m 10s 14.83
Sydney – Lord Howe Island 408 Jul-04 Raw Nerve C 56 17.07 Martyn Riley AUS 1d 3h 45m 46s 14.69
Thailand Gulf 59 Mar-97 Dermophil C 18 5.48 Mitch Booth and Herbert Derckson USA 4h 8m 35s 14.24
Yokohama to Hong Kong - initial record 1545 May 06 Geronimo T 110 33.5 Olivier de Kersauson and 7 crew FRA 4d 17h 47m 23s 13.58
New York to San Francisco 13945 Feb 06 Gitana 13 C 110 33.5 Lionel Lemonchois and 9 crew FRA 43d 3m 18s 13.51
Newport - Bermuda, Monohull 635 Jun-04 Morning Glory S 87 26.6 Hasso Platner GER 2d 28m 31s 13.09
Transpacific W to E, Yokohama – San Francisco 4482 Jun 06 Geronimo T 110 33.5 Olivier de Kersauson and 8 crew FRA 13d 22h 38m 28s 13.39
Hong Kong to London 12948 Sep 08 Gitana 13 C 110 33.5 Lionel Lemonchois and 9 crew FRA 41d 21h26m 34s 12.88
Round the World, Women non stop,singlehanded 21760 Nov -04 - Feb-05 B&Q T (I) 73 22.9 Dame Ellen MacArthur GBR 71d 14h 18m 33s 12.66
Miami to New York. Single handed 947 Jul 05 Sodebo T 60 18.28 Thomas Coville FRA 3d 5h 0m 12s 12.3
Round Ireland. Monohull 708 May 05 CityJet Solune S 60 18.28 J P Chomette/Cesar Dohy FRA 2d 9h 41m 6s 12.27
Around Britain and Ireland, Non stop singlehanded 1787 Aug 06 Sodebo T 60 18.29 Thomas Coville FRA 6d 6h 40m 31s 11.86
Transatlantic E to W, Plymouth – Newport singlehanded 2800 Jun-00 Eure et Loir T(I) 60 18.29 Francis Joyon FRA 9d 23h 54m 36s 11.67
Cowes to Dinard, monohull and monohull singlehanded. 138 Nov-04 Adrien S 85 25.8 Jean Luc Van Den Heede FRA 12h 01m 31s 11.5
Around Britain and Ireland, Monohull and Women 1787 Jun-09 Aviva S 60 18.29 Dee Caffari GBR 6d 11h 30m 53s 11.5
Honolulu – Yokohoma 3750 Aug-95 Lakota T 60 18.29 Steve Fossett USA 13d 20h 9m 22s 11.29
Round the World, non stop, singlehanded, monohull 21760 Nov 08-Feb 09 Foncia S (I) 60 18.29 Michel Desjoyeaux
 FRA 84d 3h 9m 8s
 10.78
Sydney to Tahiti (Papeete) 3298 25 July - 8 August 05 Geronimo T 90 27 Olivier de Kersauson FRA 13d 8h 25m 56s 10.29
Round Britain and Ireland, all islands, singlehanded monohull 1787 May 05 Adrien S 85 25.8 Jean Luc Van den Heede FRA 7d 8h 47m 10.19
Marseille to Carthage Singlehanded Monohull 458 June 09 Group Bel S 60 18.29 Kito de Pavant FRA 1d 21h 20m 29s 10.1

Marseille to Carthage Up to 40ft

 458 Mar 08 Roaring Forty S 40 12.0 Michel Kleinjans BEL 1d 21h 24m 10.00
Round the World, non stop, singlehanded, woman, Vendée Globe 21760 Nov 00-Feb 01 Kingfisher S (I) 60 18.29 Ellen MacArthur GBR 94d 4h 25m 40s 9.63
Transpacific W to E, Yokohoma – San Francisco, singlehanded 4525 Aug-96 Lakota T (I) 60 18.29 Steve Fossett USA 20d 9h 52m 59s 9.24
Bermuda to Plymouth 2870 Aug-04 Mollymawk T 43 13.11 Ross Hobson GBR 14d 6h 12m 50s 8.38
Dakar – Guadeloupe 2700 Dec 07 20 Foot Catamaran C 20 6.09 Benoit Lequin Pierre-Yves Moreau FRA 11d 11h 25m 42s 9.80
Transatlantic E to W, Plymouth – Newport, monohull and woman any vessel 2800 Jun-00 Kingfisher S(I) 60 18.29 Ellen MacArthur GBR 14d 23h 11m 7.79
Round the World, non stop, westabout, singlehanded 21760 Nov 03 - Mar 04 Adrien S 85 25.8 Jean Luc Van Den Heede FRA 122d 14h 3m 49s 7.43
Round Australia, Monohull 6500 Jul-03 Kaz S 52 16.4 David Pescud AUS 37d 1h 23m 57s 7.31
Taipei to Hong Kong. Outright. 465 December 06 Johan II M 47 14.3 Philippe Grelon and a crew of 7 FRA/NZ 2d 15h 40m 42s 7.30
Round Ireland, (single-handed) 708 Oct 05 Roaring Forty S 40 12 Michel Kleinjans BEL 4d 1h 53m 29s 7.2
Around the World Westabout. Singlehanded non-stop Women - initial record 21760 May 06 Aviva S (I) 72 22.5 Dee Caffari GBR 178d 3h 5m 34s 5.09
Round the World, assisted, westabout, 21760 Jul-96 Heath Insured II S (I) 67 20.42 Samantha Brewster GBR 247d 14h 51m 7s 3.66
Transpacific Yokohama to San Francisco. 20ft Sport. Singlehanded 4482 Aug-06 One World C 20 6.1 Alessandro Di Benedetto ITA/FRA 62d 17h 50m 55s 2.97
 
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