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Post by muzled on May 26, 2023 13:18:56 GMT 12
Anyone following this? 622 miles in 24hrs. 🚀 New monohull record!!
Team Holcim - PRB has passed 11th Hour Racing Team’s new Race record, but also beaten Comanche (a 100fter maxi)’s monohull record of 618.01nm which was established in 2015 |
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Post by Fogg on May 26, 2023 13:29:29 GMT 12
Yup it’s nuts isn’t it.
I’m always curious to know what APs they use and apparently they are all either NKE or the top B&G system which is for professional use ie it doesn’t have the same consumer interface as the normal models but you can configure the code directly via Linux. Pretty hard core stuff. But they keep those insane boats going dead straight even at the limit.
Amazing.
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Post by sloopjohnb on May 26, 2023 14:03:22 GMT 12
A lot fastest than my son did in 2006 on ABN AMORO TWO 562.96 nm
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Post by Fogg on May 26, 2023 16:43:08 GMT 12
I wonder how much longer until someone cracks 1,000nm / day.
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Post by fish on May 26, 2023 21:47:38 GMT 12
So if you are going fast enough to do 600 plus nm/day, what happens when you hit a whale? PS, wtf is megafauna? is that something that sequests carbon in the ocean? Nekminnit: At 1541 UTC on Thursday, May 25, while racing in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team activated its Hazard Button to alert Race Control and the wider fleet they had hit something, suspected to be a marine mammal or megafauna. The Team was in the mid-North Atlantic Ocean at 52°N, 35°W – approximately 750 nautical miles [863 miles/1,389 km] off the coast of Newfoundland, sailing at 29 knots [33mph/54 kmph], in 28+ knots [32 mph/52 kmph] of wind speed – some of the fastest conditions yet seen in the race. The impact was sudden, and the crew onboard were thrown forward, causing two injuries onboard. Trimmer Charlie Dalin (FRA) has a suspected mild concussion, and Media Crew Member Amory Ross (USA) has injured his shoulder. The Race’s on-call Doctor – Dr. Spike Briggs – has spoken to the sailors onboard the boat by satellite phone. Dr. Briggs has prescribed painkillers, bunk rest, and plenty of water to hydrate, and is monitoring the situation closely. The two sailors are reported to be comfortable, and their next of kin have been informed. www.11thhourracingteam.org/news/incident-onboard-11th-hour-racing-team/?fbclid=IwAR2qKQZ77PUYJbQuZyg4KELNsDHEHfq9QOMX0D6TeaO-zqC3uEA6NKUbnZY |
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Post by muzled on May 27, 2023 8:16:59 GMT 12
That didn't last long.
After a great duel with 11th Hour Racing Team who first reached the favorable winds and pushed the record over 600nm, Team Holcim - PRB put the pedal to the metal and crushed the IMOCA record, The Ocean Race’s record and the overall monohull record which they’ve now established to 640.91 miles
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Post by fish on May 27, 2023 10:04:37 GMT 12
That didn't last long. After a great duel with 11th Hour Racing Team who first reached the favorable winds and pushed the record over 600nm, Team Holcim - PRB put the pedal to the metal and crushed the IMOCA record, The Ocean Race’s record and the overall monohull record which they’ve now established to 640.91 milesThat is averaging 26.7knts. faaarrrrkkkkk |
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Post by muzled on Jun 16, 2023 20:54:05 GMT 12
smashed 'em bro youtu.be/WlwTaFMGJ5MBit of a bugger for the leaders to end up this way. Charlie Enright very lucky not to end up skewered on an imoca prod! |
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