Groupama III Sets New Miami to New York Record
The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) have ratified the Miami to New York record of Groupama 3, Franck CAMMAS’s (FRA) 105-foot maxi-trimaran.
CAMMAS and the Groupama 3 team add the Miami to New York record to the Discovery route record they broke earlier in the year.
The Record
Record: Miami to New York
Yacht: Groupama 3
Name: Franck CAMMAS (FRA) and a crew of ten
Dates: 3-4 June 2007
Start time: 11:31:20 UTC, 3 June 2007
Finish time: 22:36:40 UTC, 4 June 2007
Elapsed time: 1 day ,11 hours, 5 minutes and 20 seconds
Average speed: 27 knots
Previous Record
Record: Miami to New York
Yacht: PlayStation
Skipper: Steve FOSSETT (USA)
Dates: May 2001
Elapsed time: 2 days, 5 hours, 54 minutes and 42 seconds
ISAF (source: John Reed). Image, Groupama 3 beats the Miami to New York record:© Yvan Zedda
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