600 miles in 24 hours !?!

[rbgarr]

Ericsson 4, average speed 24+ knots!

http://i37.tinypic.com/70j9dh.jpg

New record: http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/98/3/

[S/V Laura Ellen]

The teams are now saying that 650 is within reach.

[StevenBauer]

Exaggerating a little, Dave? Seems it was only 596.6nm. ;)
The 600 mile barrier is still intact.

Steven

[John B]

Was the 602 earlier on in the month ( or late last month )not ratified?

[Captain Blight]

596 or 602, that's cookin' either way. Now if you could carry passengers and make it pay......

[JimConlin]

Only 600?
Groupama 3 did 794 NM last year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/joserouse/Sailing/Trimarans/071206groupama3-1af11.jpg

[outofthenorm]

Sure, but Ericson 4 did it without the training hulls out the side.:D

[Concordia...41]

Sure, but Ericson 4 did it without the training hulls out the side.:D


Spew :D Geeze - give someone a little warning will ya' :eek:

[JimConlin]

Banque Populaire 5 has just clocked 907NM in 24 hrs. 37.79 Kts.

http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Med_Maxi%20Trimaran%20Banque%20Populaire%20V.jpg

I think that some of the material in it was once wood.

[Saltiguy]

Absolutely amazing.

Thanks for posting

[Nanoose]

Still faster to fly...:rolleyes:

[damnyankee]

Still faster to fly...:rolleyes:

It may be faster, but wind is free.
Now that boat is expensive, sure. But have you priced an Aircraft recently?
Either way its going to cost you.


Christopher

[crawdaddyjim50]

596 or 602, that's cookin' either way. Now if you could carry passengers and make it pay......

You can. It's called a "cruise ship"...

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Dailysail (http://www.thedailysail.com/ism/articles.nsf/News/80F9E8139A70A4FD80257606003151DB)



faster than Groupama 3's previous world record the big blue tri obliterated yesterday at their 1000GMT update when they covered a monstrous 907 miles. Pascal Bidegorry's maxi-tri continued to clock up similar speeds for most of yesterday recording another 900+ mile day at 1800 GMT, before slowing overnight

[JimConlin]

Watch these boats well, folks. Their technology will trickle down.

[oakman]

Those tris were just in my marina in Brooklyn waiting for a weather window, meaning blowing like snot for them, to attempt their record.

Only one left now in town, they are monsters. Sorry, no pics.

I know, I know. . .

Oakman

[JimJ]

Yep, I can just see ya all pulling up at the ramp Sat morning for a day sail - 350 miles out and 350 miles back.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Bidegorry and his 11-man crew crossed in three days 15 hours 25 minutes 48 seconds, reaching the southernmost point on the British mainland Sunday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g_ROL2OQdbVv3pduetI3W19jJ-iQ


Bidegorry's crew set an average speed of 32.94 knots over the 4,700-kilometres, while Cammas and his nine-man crew had sailed at an average of 28.65 knots.

[Dan McCosh]

Sailing at these speeds starts to raise some questions about crew safety. Broken legs already have resulted when a boat hits a wave, and someone sleeping slams into a bulkhead. I would think stuffing the bow at 40 knots could kill most of the crew. A capsize at these speeds also is getting into high-speed powerboat territory. ENZA once started to pitchpole in the southern ocean, which would have flipped the crew in the cockpit some 100 ft. to the water below. Strange new territory indeed.