Three world records in one week for Phaedo3
by Rachel Jaspersen 28 Oct 2015 20:35 GMT
28 October 2015
Phaedo3 smashes the Cross Channel record © Rachel Jaspersen / Team Phaedo
Phaedo3 now currently holds 4 World Sailing Speed Records after the World Sailing Speed Record Council has now officially ratified all of Phaedo3's record attempts from last month.
Below are the official numbers from John Reed of the WSSRC:
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-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
Plymouth to La Rochelle - Outright record
Yacht: Phaedo 3. MOD 70
Names: Lloyd Thornburg USA and Brian Thompson GBR plus a crew of 5
Dates: 17th September 2015
Start time: 04;43;23 UTC on 17/09/15
Finish time: 18;48;43 UTC on 17/09/15
Elapsed time: 14 hours 05 minutes and 20 seconds
Distance: 329 NM
Average speed: 23.36 kts
Cowes to Dinard - Outright record
Yacht: Phaedo 3. MOD 70
Names: Lloyd Thornburg USA and Brian Thompson GBR plus a crew of 5
Dates: 22nd September 2015
Start time: 07;47;58 UTC on 22/09/15
Finish time: 12;36;55 UTC on 22/09/15
Elapsed time: 4 hours 48 minutes and 57 seconds
Distance: 138 NM
Average speed: 28.66 kts