Speed sailing record: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Hydroptère.jpg|400px|right|thumb|[[l'Hydroptère]], the previous nautical mile record holder]]

* ''500 metre (or "outright") record'' is held by [[Paul Larsen]]. On 24 November 2012 he sailed the [[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]] at 65.45 knots in [[Walvis Bay]], Namibia.<ref name="500m"/>

* ''[[Nautical mile]] record'' is held by Paul Larsen. On 18 November 2012 he sailed the [[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]] at 55.32 knots in [[Walvis Bay]], Namibia.<ref name="NM"/>

* ''24 Hour distance record'' is held by [[Pascal Bidégorry]]. On 1 August 2009 he sailed the [[Banque Populaire V]] 908 nautical miles (at 37.84 knots). This was while he was breaking the [[Transatlantic sailing record|northern Atlantic record]].

== 500 metre records ==

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! Date !! Craft !! Skipper !! Location !! Speed (knots) !! Speed (km/h) !! Speed (mph) !! Comment

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|| 24 November 2012|| [[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]] || [[Paul Larsen]] AUS|| [[Walvis Bay]], NAM||align="center"| 65.45<ref name="500m"/>||align="center"|121.1||align="center"|75.2||First record above 60 knots

|| 18 November 2012||[[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]] ||[[Paul Larsen]] AUS||[[Walvis Bay]], NAM||align="center"|59.23<ref name="59.23kts"/>||align="center"|109.69||align="center"|68.1||

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||28 October 2010 ||[[Kitesurf]] ||[[Robert Douglas (kitesurfer)|Robert Douglas]] USA||[[Lüderitz]], NAM||align="center"|55.65||align="center"|103.06 ||align="center"|64.0||

||28 October 2010 ||[[Kitesurf]] ||[[Sebastien Cattelan (kitesurfer)|Sebastien Cattelan]] FRA||[[Lüderitz]], NAM||align="center"|55.49||align="center"|102.76 ||align="center"|63.8||14 minutes before Robert Douglas' record. Homologated by the WSSRC.

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||12 October 2010 ||[[Kitesurf]] ||[[Alexandre Caizergues]] FRA||[[Lüderitz]], NAM||align="center"|54.10||align="center"|100.19||align="center"|62.3||First record above 100&nbsp;km/h

||4 September 2009||[[l'Hydroptère]] - hydrofoil trimaran||[[Alain Thébault]] FRA ||[[Hyères]] FRA ||align="center"|51.36||align="center"|95.11||align="center"|59.1||Nautical mile record broken on the same run. An instantaneous maximum speed of 55 knots was recorded.

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||2008 ||[[Kitesurf]] ||[[Alexandre Caizergues]] FRA||[[Lüderitz]], NAM||align="center"|50.57||align="center"|93.65||align="center"|58.2||

||2008 ||Kitesurf ||[[Sebastien Cattelan]] FRA||Lüderitz, NAM||align="center"|50.26||align="center"|93.08||align="center"|57.8||First record above 50 knots

||2008 ||Kitesurf ||Robert Douglas USA||Lüderitz, NAM||align="center"|49.84||align="center"|92.30||align="center"|57.4||

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||2008 ||[[Windsurf]]||[[Antoine Albeau]] FRA||[[Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer|Stes.Maries]], FRA||align="center"|49.09||align="center"|90.91||align="center"|56.5||

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||2005 ||Windsurf ||[[Finian Maynard]] IRL||Stes.Maries, FRA||align="center"|48.70||align="center"|90.19||align="center"|56.0||

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||2004 ||Windsurf ||[[Finian Maynard]] IRL||Stes.Maries, FRA||align="center"|46.82||align="center"|86.71||align="center"|53.9||

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||1993 ||[[Yellow Pages Endeavour]] - proa||[[Simon McKeon]] AUS||[[Sandy Point, Victoria|Sandy Point]], AUS||align="center"|46.52||align="center"|86.15||align="center"|53.5||

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||1991 ||Windsurf ||[[Thierry Bielak]] FRA||Stes.Maries, FRA||align="center"|44.66||align="center"|82.71||align="center"|51.4||

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||1990 ||Windsurf ||[[Pascal Maka]] FRA||Stes.Maries, FRA||align="center"|43.06||align="center"|79.74||align="center"|49.5||

|-

|1989

|Catamaran [[:fr:Techniques_Avancées|Techniques Avancées]]

|Gérard Navarin

FRA

|Stes-Maries (France)

|42,12

|78

|48,47

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||1988 ||Windsurf ||[[Erik Beale]] GBR||Stes.Maries, FRA||align="center"|40.48||align="center"|74.96||align="center"|46.6||First record above 40 knots

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||1986 ||Windsurf ||Pascal Maka FRA||Sotavento, SP||align="center"|38.86||align="center"|71.96||align="center"|44.7||

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||1980 ||Crossbow II catamaran||[[Timothy Colman|Tim Colman]] GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|36.00||align="center"|66.67||align="center"|41.4||

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||1977 ||Crossbow II catamaran||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|34.40||align="center"|63.70||align="center"|39.6||

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||1977 ||Crossbow II catamaran||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|33.80||align="center"|62.59||align="center"|38.9||

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||1975 ||[[Crossbow II]] catamaran||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|31.80||align="center"|58.89||align="center"|36.6||

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||1975 ||Crossbow proa||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|31.10||align="center"|57.59||align="center"|35.8||First record above 30 knots

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||1973 ||Crossbow proa||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|29.30||align="center"|54.26||align="center"|33.7||

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||1972 ||[[Crossbow (proa)]]||Tim Colman GBR||Portland, UK||align="center"|26.30||align="center"|48.70||align="center"|30.3||First record above 30 mph

=== Class records ===

Last updated: 19 November 2012.

|D Class (Over 300&nbsp;ft²)

|4 September 2009

|C Class (Up to 300&nbsp;ft² ''(27.88 m²)'')

|[[Sandy Point, Victoria|Sandy Point]], AUS

|B Class (Up to 235&nbsp;ft² ''(21.84 m²)'')

|2012

|[[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]]

|65.45<ref name="500m"/>

|121.1

|A Class (Up to 150&nbsp;ft² ''(13.93 m²)'')

|10 m² (Up to 10 m²)

|2015

|Lüderitz, NAM

|53.27

|98.66

|2013

|Kitesurfer

|Alex Caizergues FRA

|[[Salin-de-Giraud]], FRA

|56.62

|104.86

== Nautical mile records ==

|18 November 2012

|[[Vestas Sailrocket|Vestas Sailrocket 2]]

|Paul Larsen AUS

|[[Walvis Bay]], NAM

|55.32<ref name="NM"/>

|102.45

|-

|8 November 2009

|[[l'Hydroptère]]

|50.17

|92.91

|.<ref>[http://www.hydroptere.com/breves-hydroptere.html "50 noeuds sur le mille !" sur le site Hydroptere.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806082506/http://www.hydroptere.com/breves-hydroptere.html |date=6 August 2009 }}</ref>

|-

|4 September 2009

|500 metre record broken on the same run.

|-

|-

|-

== Day's run ==

A ''Day's run'' is the distance traveled by a vessel in one day, normally measured from noon to noon. This was the traditional measure used in the days of packet and clipper ships and varied in the actual time dependent on whether the vessel was sailing east or west. The records certified by the [[WSSRC]] since 1994 are based on a 24-hour distance measure irrespective of longitude.

==24 hour distance record==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Distance

! Yacht

! Skipper

! Crew

! Date

! Competition

! Average speed

| {{convert|436|nmi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{citation|title=The Colonial Clippers|first=Basil|last=Lubbock| author-link = Basil Lubbock|year=1921|publisher=Glasgow, James Brown|page=62|url=https://archive.org/stream/colonialclippers00lubbrich#page/62/mode/2up }}</ref>

| |{{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Lightning (clipper)|Lightning]]''

| [[James Nolan Forbes|James Nolan "Bully" Forbes]]

|1 March 1854

| {{convert|18.16|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|465|nmi|abbr=on}}

| |{{flagicon|US|1851}} ''[[Champion of the Seas]]''

| [[Alexander Newlands]]

|11 December 1854

| {{convert|19.375|kn}}

| {{convert|512|nmi|abbr=on}}

| |{{flagicon|CAN|1957}} ''[[Daedalus_(yacht)|Formule Tag]]''

| [[Michael Birch (yachtsman)|Michael Birch]]

|

|1984

|

| {{convert|21.33|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|517|nmi|abbr=on}}

| |{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Fleury Michon VIII]]''

| [[:fr:Philippe_Poupon|Philippe Poupon]]

|

|1987

|

| {{convert|21.54|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|522.73|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Jet Services V]]''

| [[:fr:Serge_Madec|Serge Madec]]

|

|1990

|

| {{convert|21.85|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|524.63|nmi|abbr=on}}

| |{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Lyonnaise des eaux]]''

| [[Olivier de Kersauson]]

|

| {{convert|21.91|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|540|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Primagaz]]''

| [[:fr:Laurent_Bourgnon|Laurent Bourgnon]] (singlehanded)

| 1

|1994

|

| {{convert|22.50|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|547.3|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Commodore Explorer|Explorer]]''

| [[Bruno Peyron]]

|

| {{convert|22.80|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|590.23|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|US}} ''[[PlayStation (yacht)|PlayStation]]''

| [[Steve Fossett]]

|1999

|

| {{convert|24.59|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|625.7|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Club Med (yacht)|Club Med]]''

| [[Bruno Peyron]] & [[Grant Dalton]]

| 14

|11 November 2000

|

| {{convert|26.07|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|629.5|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Innovation Explorer]]''

| [[Loick Peyron]]

| 13

|2001

| [[The Race (yachting race)|The Race]]

| {{convert|26.23|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|655.2|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Club Med (yacht)|Club Med]]''

| [[Grant Dalton]]

|

|2001

|

| {{convert|27.30|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|687.17|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|US}} ''[[PlayStation (yacht)|PlayStation]]''

| [[Steve Fossett]]

|

|2001

|

| {{convert|28.63|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|694.78|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|UK|civil}} ''[[Maiden 2 (yacht)|Maiden II]]''

| [[Adrienne Cahalan]], [[Helena Darvelid]] & [[Brian Thompson (sailor)|Brian Thompson]]

|

|2002

|

| {{convert|28.95|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|706.2|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Orange II (boat)|Orange II]]''

| [[Bruno Peyron]]

|

|2004

|

| {{convert|29.43|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|766.8|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''Orange II''

| [[Bruno Peyron]]

|

|3 July 2006

|

| {{convert|31.95|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|794|nmi|abbr=on}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Groupama 3]]''

| [[Franck Cammas]]

| 10

| 20 July 2007

|

| {{convert|33.08|kn}}

|-

| {{convert|907.9|nmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="WSSRC Records - 24 Hour Distance">{{cite web |url=http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/24-hour-distance.html |title=WSSRC Records - 24 Hour Distance}}</ref>

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Banque Populaire V]]''

| [[Pascal Bidégorry]]

| 11

| August 2009

|

| {{convert|37.83|kn}}

Note that the nineteenth century records are not strictly compatible as they measure a "Day's run" which was measured noon to noon regardless of longitude. The two entries above were both eastbound and therefore less than 24 hours.

=== Notable performances ===

During her [[Jules Verne Trophy]] record in 2011-2012, the [[Banque Populaire V]] skippered by [[Loïck Peyron]] covered 811.70 nautical miles in 24 hours on 3 December 2011 at 11:45 UT, posting 28 days over 600 miles, including 9 days over 700 miles and 1 day over 800 miles.<ref> [http://www.fralo.info/jv08.html Trophy Jules-Verne, Partials and statistics] </ref>

During her Jules-Verne trophy record in 2009-2010, the trimaran [[Groupama 3]] skippered by [[Franck Cammas]] covered 798 nautical miles in 24 hours on 13 February 2010 at 5 p.m. UT, showing 17 days over 600 miles, including 10 days over 700 miles.

During her Jules-Verne trophy record in 2016-2017, the trimaran [[Groupama 3 | Idec sport]] in the hands of [[Francis Joyon]] and his crew of Clément Surtel, [[Alex Pella]], Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane, covered 894 nautical miles in 24 hours, and 10 consecutive days at 809 miles / 24 h. Francis Joyon rounds Cape Horn, 16 days after riding off of South America, and after a course of nearly 12,000 miles above an average of 30 knots (730.16 miles / 24 h over 16 days). He then signs a performance increase of between 30 and 40% compared to the record to be broken by Loïck Peyron 5 years earlier. Leaving the southern seas with a lead of 4 j 06 h 35 min over Loïck Peyron's previous record, Francis Joyon, Clément Surtel, [[Alex Pella]], Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane regained the equivalent of 2,800 miles on the record during this episode.

During the aborted attempt of 2019, [[Yann Guichard]] sets a new record crossing the equator in 4 days 19 h 57 min and, thanks to favorable weather conditions, lines up 4,812.1 miles from the 11th to 16th day, or 802 miles / day for 6 consecutive days.

[[24 hours distance record|24 hour distance record]] for [[Armel Le Cléac'h]] on [[Banque Populaire VII]]: 682,85 miles in 24 hours singlehanded on 2014 January 26th (28,45 knots).<ref>{{cite web|title=WSSR newsletter No 239. Banque Populaire 7. Singlehanded 24 hours. 28/02/14|url=https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/news/170-wssr-newsletter-no-239-banque-populaire-7-singlehanded-24-hours-28-02-14|website=www.sailspeedrecords.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref>

During his record around the world Singlehanded in 2017, [[24 hours distance record|24 hour distance record]] for [[François Gabart]] on [[Macif_(trimaran)|Macif]]: 850,68 miles in 24h.<ref>{{cite web|title=WSSR Newsletter No 296. MACIF. Singlehanded 24 hour record 07/01/18|url=https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/news/233-wssr-newsletter-no-296-macif-singlehanded-24-hour-record-07-01-18|website=www.sailspeedrecords.com}}</ref>

During his attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy, December 5th of 2020, [[Thomas Coville]] on [[Sodebo Ultim 3]] covered 889.9 miles in 24 hours (37.1 knots average).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tropheejulesverne.sodebo.com/cartographie/|title = La cartographie du Trophée Jules Verne}}</ref>

During the return trip after his victory in the 2021 [[Transat Jacques-Vabre]], [[Charles Caudrelier]] broke two unofficial records on the [[Maxi Edmond de Rothschild]]: in false solo training, he reached 50.7 knots, and covered 880 miles in 24 hours at an average speed of 36.6 knots. This last record cannot be approved for a lack of adequate equipment on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=2021: Clap de fin pour le Gitana Team|url=https://www.adonnante.com/53573-records-ultim-3223-trophee-jules-verne-2021-clap-de-fin-dune-tres-belle-saison-2021-pour-le-gitana-team/|date=25 November 2021|publication-date=}}.</ref>

== Instantaneous speed record ==

The idea of an instantaneous speed record is not officially sanctioned by the WSSRC and is, therefore, not officially measured or documented. The highest speed ever reported is from the crew of [[Vestas Sailrocket]] 2 : on 24 November 2012 they recorded a top speed of 68.33 knots in a 25–29-knot wind.

<ref name="sailrocket121122">{{cite web

|publisher= Vestas Sailrocket

|date= 28 November 2012

|title= BLOWN AWAY... THE 65 KNOT+ RUN (WITH VIDEO)

|author= Paul Larsen

|url= http://www.sailrocket.com/node/672

}}</ref>

Previously, the highest speed ever reported was from the crew of [[l'Hydroptère]]. During an attempt on 21 December 2008 at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, they recorded a top speed of approximately 61 knots (speed not verified or registered on any onboard instrumentation) during a 45 knot gust of wind. This heavy gust of wind overpowered the sailboat, causing it to [[Capsizing|capsize]] at high speed. The crew sustained only minor injuries.<ref>[http://valenciasailing.blogspot.com/2008/12/lhydroptre-capsizes-after-reaching.html 61 knots for l'Hydroptère]</ref>

[[Sovereign_of_the_Seas_(clipper)|"Sovereign of the Seas"]], 1852, 258 ft, the fastest and longest ship yet built when she was launched in New York, designed and built by Donald Mackay, America's foremost clipper designer. On her maiden voyage, she sailed New York to San Francisco in 103 days. This ship achieved the fastest ever recorded speed of a sailing vessel (22 knots).

==Notable people==

*[[Farrel O'Shea]] (born 1963), former professional [[windsurfer]]

==Notes==

<references>

<ref name="59.23kts">{{cite web

|title= Vestas Sailrocket 2 Outright Sailing Speed Record

|publisher= WSSR Council

|date= 27 November 2012

|url= http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/wssr-newsletter-n0-217.-sailrocket-2-outright-sailing-speed-record-27/11/12.html

}}</ref>

<ref name="500m">{{cite web

|publisher= WSSRC

|title= Vestas Sailrocket 2 Outright Sailing Speed Record

|date= 4 December 2012

|url= http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/wssr-newsletter-no-219.-vestas-sailrocket-2-outright-sailing-speed-record-04/12/12.html

}}</ref>

<ref name="NM">{{cite web

|publisher= WSSRC

|title= Vestas Sailrocket. Outright and NM.

|date= 2 December 2012

|access-date= 14 December 2021

|url= https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/news/147-wssr-newsletter-no-218-vestas-sailrocket-outright-and-nm-021212

}}</ref>

</references>

* [http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=18 records on 500m] on the [[World Sailing Speed Record Council]] site

* [http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=20 records on 1 nautical mile] on the [[World Sailing Speed Record Council]] site

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCtJsNreiE&feature=fvsr L'Hydroptère record at 51,36 knots, 4 September 2009, on Youtube]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024090251/http://www.macquarie.com.au/speedsailing.htm Macquarie Innovation site]

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