benny14 6 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/yacht-sets-record ... --spt.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A racing yacht named after one of the world's fastest cars has docked in San Francisco after what organizers said was the fastest passage of a single-hulled sailing vessel from New York to San Francisco.The 70-foot Maserati sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge late Saturday morning and tied up at Pier 39 Marina around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, 47 days after pulling out of New York City, said Judy Laws, a spokeswoman for the event. The 13,225-mile journey around Cape Horn at the tip of South America is what sailors have said for centuries is one of the most challenging sailing journeys in the world. The Maserati finished the trip in 47 days, two hours and 33 minutes, easily beating the most recent record of 57 days, three hours and two minutes set in 1998, Laws said. "They beat it by a little more than 10 days. They smashed it," Laws said. Looks like a weapon... Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ex Ericsson 3 I believe VOR70, nice article here http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/content.php?3186-Maserati-Revving-Her-Engines Link to post Share on other sites
ec12nz 1 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 11.7 knot average for the duration Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 says one hell of a lot about Donald Mckay and"Flying Cloud" Link to post Share on other sites
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