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Sailing – Crossing the Atlantic on a Beach Cat

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Well, they did it! Benoît Lequin and Pierre Yves Moreau sailed a 20 foot sport catamaran (beach cat) from New York to Lorient, across the Atlantic and into sailing history. As crazy as it sounded, what seemed an impossible feat is now the reference time to beat. With a time of 18 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 45 seconds, the total distance travelled on the little open catamaran was 3628 miles. “It is true that the boat is small, but the project was ambitious,” Benoît said at the finish.

Before leaving New York Benoît told us his goal for crossing the Atlantic was simply to make it across safely, and that he and Pierre Yves had …  Details, Pictures & Video

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