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A 22m doc on Comanche and being on board during their record-setting run:

> Even the most daunting world records are meant to be broken… eventually. For elite navigator Stan Honey and a crew of sailing all-stars, beating the prestigious monohull transatlantic sailing record was the ultimate accomplishment. And it was no easy feat. On July 22, 2016, the Comanche—a custom-built, 100-foot racing yacht—set sail from New York to the southern tip of England. Precisely five days, 14 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds later, the Comanche’s crew shattered the world record … by more than a day. Brave the high seas as we set sail on one of the most amazing and inspiring journeys ever to take place on film.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmz9iqyeSU

A few years ago Scorpios was built to be even faster than Comanche:

* https://www.yachtingworld.com/supersail/fastest-yacht-the-gi...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3tpu7tgVqc

Note: the above are non-foiling designs. If you go with foils then you can go much faster:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_hydrofoil

parent throw0101c 2 years ago

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