
Route of the discovery
A new record for Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard
Spindrift2 broke Groupama 3’s record by 20 hours
mercredi 6 novembre 2013 –
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Covering the course in 6 days, 14 hours, 29 minutes and 21 seconds, Spindrift 2 has set a new record Record #sailingrecord [1] for the 3,885-mile theoretical route at an average 24.5 knots to break the mark set by Frank Cammas on Groupama 3, by 20 hours, 29 minutes and 32 seconds. Spindrift 2 left Cadiz (Spain) last Wedneday, October 30 at 15:19:34 GMT (16:19:34 Local time).The total actual distance sailed by Spindrift 2 was 4,503 miles at an average 28.4 knots
- Best distance covered on 24h : 714.4 milles November 1st 2013 at 18:45 hours GMT
- Best average speed on 24h : 29.7 nœuds
- Max speed : 46,08 knots
Voir en ligne : Info presse www.spindrift-racing.com
[1] Subject to validation by WSSRC, World Sailing Speed Record Council
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