The WSSR Council announces the the establishment of a new World Record
Record: Fastnet. Original Course. Outright record.
Yacht: Phaedo 3. MOD 70
Names: Lloyd Thornburg USA and Brian Thompson GBR plus a crew of 5.
Dates:.16th to the 17th September 2015.
Start time: 00;24;44 on 16/09/15
Finish time: 04;07;10 on 17/09/15
Elapsed time: 27 hours 42 minutes and 26 seconds
Distance: 595 NM
Average speed: 21.48 kts kts
Comments: Previous record: Banque Populaire 5. Loick Peyron FRA. Aug 11. 32 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds.
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council