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13-07-2015, 13:03
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24 hour monohull distance record broken
Jim Clark and crew have just broken the 24 hour distance record sailing his new boat Comanche making an incredible 618.01 miles in 24 hours. Average speed in relatively flat water was 26 knots with sustainable speeds of 35 knots.
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13-07-2015, 13:13
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
Robert,
Do you have a link? Thanks, R
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13-07-2015, 13:16
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
And yet there are french blokes doing better than that all on their own (current record for solo is 677nm as I write I think)
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13-07-2015, 13:17
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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13-07-2015, 13:19
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
618 mile, thats a bit better than half the distance of the world record holder.
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13-07-2015, 13:27
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by Factor
And yet there are french blokes doing better than that all on their own (current record for solo is 677nm as I write I think)
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I can't find support for your quote
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13-07-2015, 13:34
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
It's more like 2/3 
The current record is 908.2nm by Banque Populaire V (and single-handed is 682.85 by Banque Populaire VII).
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/comp.../article?id=81
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13-07-2015, 13:36
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by Factor
618 mile, thats a bit better than half the distance of the world record holder.
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From what I can gather it looks like the fastest multihull made around 900 miles which is hardly a bit better than half the distance..much closer to 1/3
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13-07-2015, 14:01
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by robert sailor
From what I can gather it looks like the fastest multihull made around 900 miles which is hardly a bit better than half the distance..much closer to 1/3 |
Or stated another way, the multihull record is 47% further in a single day.
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13-07-2015, 14:15
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by robert sailor
I can't find support for your quote
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From the WSSRC Website
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2014 "Banque Populaire 7" 103ft Tri. Armel Le Cleac'h FRA, 682.85M, 28.45 kts -
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I admit I was wrong, I said 677 - its actually 682.
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13-07-2015, 14:32
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by Factor
From the WSSRC Website
I admit I was wrong, I said 677 - its actually 682.
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OK but I was referring to monohull's, surely that was clear. Anyways single handing at those speeds is really something.
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13-07-2015, 14:40
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Ah, the toys money can buy...wonder which cost more? The wife or the boat?
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13-07-2015, 15:06
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
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Originally Posted by belizesailor
Ah, the toys money can buy...wonder which cost more? The wife or the boat? |
Are you kidding, that boat is chump change. 
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13-07-2015, 15:31
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
Sort of like the word's fastest snail...
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13-07-2015, 15:39
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Re: 24 hour monohull distance record broken
"When Texan billionaire Jim Clark spent more than $15 million on the 100-foot yacht Comanche, he had one aim in mind: “the fastest boat ever built”."
And failed.
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