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11 June 2007, 02:24 pm

Groupama III Sets New Miami to New York Record

WSSRC News

The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) have ratified the Miami to New York record of Groupama 3, Franck CAMMAS's (FRA) 105-foot maxi-trimaran.

CAMMAS and the Groupama 3 team add the Miami to New York record to the Discovery route record they broke earlier in the year.

The Record

Record: Miami to New York
Yacht: Groupama 3
Name: Franck CAMMAS (FRA) and a crew of ten
Dates: 3-4 June 2007
Start time: 11:31:20 UTC, 3 June 2007
Finish time: 22:36:40 UTC, 4 June 2007
Elapsed time: 1 day ,11 hours, 5 minutes and 20 seconds
Average speed: 27 knots

Previous Record

Record: Miami to New York
Yacht: PlayStation
Skipper: Steve FOSSETT (USA)
Dates: May 2001
Elapsed time: 2 days, 5 hours, 54 minutes and 42 seconds

ISAF (source: John Reed). Image, Groupama 3 beats the Miami to New York record:© Yvan Zedda

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