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A new elapsed time record of 39 hours, 39 minutes, 18 seconds was set in 2012 by George David's 90-foot Rambler, [5] which averaged over 16 knots under perfect sailing conditions. The corrected time winner for the second straight race was Rives Potts' 48-foot Carina, which also won the race in 1970. Again 165 boats the 49th Newport Bermuda Race ...
4.5 Newport to Bermuda. 5 Asia. ... Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref. ... Established ratified record Non-stop Monohull 4d 13h 10m 28s:
Merlin approaching Diamond Head. The Merlin is a 68 foot long by 12 foot wide monohull racing yacht designed by Bill Lee.Weighing 25,000 pounds, it is considered one of the most famous racing yachts in the United States, and has won numerous offshore yacht races including the Transpac (Transpacific Yacht Race) in 1977, establishing a course record that stood for 20 years.
This is the fourth Newport Bermuda Race win for Carina, following victories in 1970, 2010 and 2012.
Newport-Bermuda-World 40 h 51 min 54 s Jun 1999; 9 Race Records: Long Beach-Cabo San Lucas 3 d 2 h 59 min Nov 1995; Swiftsure 14 h 35 min 29 s May 1997; Windjammers (SF-Santa Cruz) 4 h 41 min 2 s Aug 1997; San Diego-Puerto Vallarta 62 h 20 min 11 s Feb 1998; Newport-Ensenada 6 h 46 min 40 s (18.45 kn) Apr 1998; Chicago-Mackinac 18 h 50 min 32 s ...
The monohull race record is 42 hrs 39 min, set by Ian Walker's Volvo Open 70 Abu Dhabi (UAE) in 2011. The other two Volvo Open 70 participating in the 2011 Fastnet Race (Groupama 4 and Team Sanya) also broke the previous record, which had been set by ICAP Leopard in 2007. The multihull race record is currently 28h 02m 26s by Maxi Edmond de ...
Richard Howard Bertram (4 February 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a champion sailor on powerboats and racing yachts and a leading boat builder and broker. [1] Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Bertram learned to sail at a young age with his parents on the waters of Barnegat Bay.
The wind-assisted effort covered a distance of 96.01 metres to beat the previous record by over four metres. World-record recognition for Newport goalkeeper Tom King after long-range strike Skip ...