Ellen’s Record Ratified
The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record.
RECORD: Around the World, outright, non-stop, singlehanded.
Yacht: B&Q
Sailed by: Ellen MacArthur. GBR
Dates: 28th November 2004 to 7th February 2005.
Elapsed Time: 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes 33 seconds
Average speed: 12.66 kts
The previous record was held since February 2004 by Francis Joyon FRA in a time of 72d 22h 54m 22s, average speed 12.42 kts.
Note: The Round the World route is 21760 nautical miles and it is on this distance that the WSSR record average speed is based.
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