The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record:
Record: Chicago to Mackinac.
Yacht: "Il Mostro" VO 70
Name: Peter Thornton USA and 13 crew.
Dates:.16th to the 17th October 2017.
Start time: 22;40;30 UTC on 16/10/17
Finish time: 16;40;19 UTC on 17/10/17
Elapsed time: 17 hours 59 minutes and 49 seconds
Distance: 289 NM
Average speed: 16.06 kts
Comments:
Previous record: "Stars and Stripes" Steve Fossett. USA 1998. 18;15;32
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council