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Until the start of the inaugural Portimão Global Ocean Race in Portugal late last year, the longest distance race for a Class 40 was 4,300 miles in the 2007 edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre from Le Havre, France, to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
In the three legs of the Portimão Global Ocean Race completed so far, the Class 40s entered have sailed a total of 21,400 miles with the minimum leg distance of 6,900 miles and the maximum of 7,500 miles in the recent Leg 3. Although Class 40s were designed predominantly for transatlantic races, the boats are now proving robust, safe and fast in sea conditions that naval architects had not factored into the design equation… DetailsÂ