marinheiro 352 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 http://www.sailfeed.com/2016/07/new-solo-24-hour-record-set/?utm_source=sail-enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=textlink&utm_campaign=enewsletter&j=28921&e=alanse@iinet.net.au&l=739_HTML&u=2027072&mid=7237799&jb=0 Unreal, so Auckland to Fiji in 36hrs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Wow. I've never even been as fast as that average speed. Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Gulp!!!! That man has big ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Wow that is really somethingI wonder what the max speed he peaked at was? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crew.orgy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Is this ,," big balls" or just what you get with lot of money, great technology, and a huge fast light boat? Sure you have to sail it. But if another Frenchman with smaller Kahuna's went bigger, lighter, with a boat that reached faster speeds, and the luck of good wind, would he not break the record? This is a technology race more than a " big balls sailor race" Just my humble opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crew.orgy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Is this ,," big balls" or just what you get with lot of money, great technology, and a huge fast light boat? Sure you have to sail it. But if another Frenchman with smaller Kahuna's went bigger, lighter, with a boat that reached faster speeds, and the luck of good wind, would he not break the record? This is a technology race more than a " big balls sailor race" Just my humble opinion What is impressive is this boat averages what a foiling cat in the AC averages but without foils and at sea in open water.... with one crew. The boat just might be the hero here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Actually, IMO, doing those speeds in a boat with a dodgy AP is a bit crazy. Got to be a bit crazy to do this type of sailing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crew.orgy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I think you will find that doing those speed in a boat that big is a lot easier than it looks. Especially with modern control systems. The dodgy AP is a bit interesting. Depends on model and fail safe settings. Hats off though. He did it and it's really cool that one guy can go as fast as a AC cat with out all the hoopla and marketing hype! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 I still am in awe of Francois Joyon, RTW single handed record of 57 days http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/sports/fastest_round_the_world_sailing_world_record_set_by_Francis_Joyon_80127.htm considering it is only 10 days less than the current fully crewed record, and on a rather smaller boat. I think it will stand for a long time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crew.orgy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I still am in awe of Francois Joyon, RTW single handed record of 57 days http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/sports/fastest_round_the_world_sailing_world_record_set_by_Francis_Joyon_80127.htm considering it is only 10 days less than the current fully crewed record, and on a rather smaller boat. I think it will stand for a long time Yes that has some cred and is high on the testicular fortitude meter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 This is a technology race more than a " big balls sailor race" Absolutely. But just like say F1, it is a combination of technology and the Nut behind the Wheel. You need both and the technology has to be taken right to it's edge. If it were possible to get another Knot out of it,you can bet the Sailor would be trying. So when these Boats sit in the edge of performance, that is where the skill of the Skipper comes in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crew.orgy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 True wheels. But we will never know unless another skipper sailed a sister ship at the same time and went faster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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