North Atlantic Records - East to West (Plymouth to Newport)

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Progression of the East to West Transatlantic Crossing Record Skipper Name Year Days Hours Minutes Avg. Speed Sir Francis Chichester 1960 40 12 30 2.89 Eric Tabarly 1964 27 3 56 4.32 Geoffery Williams 1968 25 20 33 4.53 Alain Colas 1972 20 13 12 5.85 Phil Weld 1980 17 23 12 6.51 Yvan Fauconnier 1984 16 6 25 7.19 Phillipe Poupon 1988 10 9 15 11.27 Francis Joyon 2000 9 23 21 11.79 Yvan Bourgnon+ 1 1994 9 8 5 12.49   Steam vs. Sail on the Atlantic From the above display of information it is clear that the record set by Jet Services V is an impressive one.  Jet Services has now held the record for 9 years, the 2nd longest time period.  With a new generation of super multi hulls building for The Race this record should finally fall.