He wanted it! He got it! The Eastbound North Atlantic sailing record has fallen! Pascal Bidégorry, skipper of the enormous maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, is now not only the fastest man under sail over 24 hours, covering an amazing 907.9 miles, he has also become the fastest man across the pond, smashing Groupama 3’s previous sailing record by a whopping 12 hours 32 minutes and 6 seconds.
It took Pascal and his 11 crew a mere 3 days 15 hours 25 minutes and 48 seconds to rocket from Ambrose Lighthouse to Lizard Point, averaging 32.94 knots. You simply can’t compare this with Eric Tabarly’s record back in 1980, though it was a true exploit back then, when he crossed the North Atlantic in 10d5h14m20s, averaging 12.15 knots onboard his Paul Ricard.
It all started on Wednesday, when Franck Cammas and his 9 crew members passed the line at the Ambrose Lighthouse off New York at exactly 20:12:16 UTC onboard his record breaking trimaran Groupama 3, hitting 30 knots straightaway. Pascal Bidégorry crossed the line 2h 35m26s later, at 22:47:42 UTC, quickly gaining speeds of over 35 knots. Then the fight began for 22 heroes aboard those two magnificent high performance maxi-trimarans… Details and Excellent Pictures
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