Passage records have been sanctioned, since 1972, by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC).
Global
Around the world sailing record
See Around the world sailing record
Hong Kong to London
12948 nm
Transatlantic
See Transatlantic sailing record
Northern European
Round Britain and Ireland
Round Ireland
[17]
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
1d 12h 52m 04s |
2016-08-05
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 Tri |
Lloyd Thornburg (USA) - Skipper, Brian Thompson (GBR) - Co-Skipper, Miles Seddon - Navigator, Damian Foxall (IRL) - Bow, Paul Allen - Trim, Sam Goodchild (GBR) - Trim, Henry Bomby (GBR) - Grinder, Fletcher Kennedy - Grinder |
|
[18][19]
|
1d 16h 51m 57s |
2015-05
|
MOD 70 - Musandam-Oman Sail |
MOD 70 Tri |
Sidney Gavignet (FRA) Fahad Al Hasni (OMA) Yasser Al Rahbi (OMA) Sami Al Shukaili (OMA) Alex Pella (ESP) Jean Baptiste Levailland (FRA) |
Set during the Round Island Race
|
|
1d 20h 42m 20s |
1993-09
|
Lakota |
60 ft Tri |
Steve Fossett (USA) Cathy McAleavey (IRL) Con Murphy (IRL) +Others |
Established ratified record
|
[20]
|
Solo
|
4d 01h 53m 29s |
2005-10
|
Roaring Forty |
Open 40 |
Michel Kleinjans (BEL) |
|
|
5d 12h 53m 46s |
2005-09
|
afaom.com |
|
Mick Liddy (IRL)
|
7d 10h 24m 27s |
2001-10
|
Zeal |
38 Monohull |
Peter Keig (GBR) |
|
|
Non-stop Monohull
|
2d 09h 41m 06s |
2005-05
|
CityJet Solune |
60 ft Monohull |
Jean-Philippe Chomette (FRA) Cesar Dohy (FRA), Matthieu VINCENT (FRA) Chris TIBBS (GBR) Patrick TABARLY (FRA). |
|
[21]
|
3d 03h 27m 33s |
2002-12
|
Irish Independent |
S78 |
Gary Keegan (IRL) |
|
|
Female
|
3d 19h 41m 39s |
2020-10-17
|
R L Sailing |
Beneteau Figaro 3 |
Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) |
Benchmark
|
[22][23]
|
Doublehanded
|
3d 19h 41m 39s |
2020-10-17
|
R L Sailing |
Beneteau Figaro 3 |
Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) |
Benchmark
|
[22][23]
|
Outright 40 ft and under
|
3d 19h 41m 39s |
2020-10-17
|
R L Sailing |
Beneteau Figaro 3 |
Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) |
Benchmark
|
[22][23]
|
Around the Isle of Wight
50 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
3h 35m 38s |
1994 Sep
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) + Others |
|
|
3h 10m 11s |
2001 June
|
Dexia Eure et Loir |
60 ft trimaran |
Francis Joyon (FRA), Rodney Pattisson (GBR) + three crew |
set during a scheduled RTI Race
|
[24][25]
|
2h 33m 55s |
2001 Nov
|
"PlayStation" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) + Others |
|
|
2h 21m 25s |
2012-08-16
|
"Foncia" |
MOD 70 |
Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR), Ian Walker (GBR),+Others |
set during a scheduled Cowes Week Race
|
[26]
|
2h 04m 14s |
2016 Aug
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 |
Brian Thompson (GBR), Miles Seddon (GBR), Robert Greenhalgh (GBR), Peter Greenhalgh (GBR), Pete Cumming (GBR), Sam Goodchild (GBR), Fletcher Kennedy, Justin Slattery (GBR), Rachel Fallon-Langdon (IRL) |
|
[27]
|
2h 02m 31s |
2016 Sep
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 |
Brian Thompson (GBR) +Crew |
|
|
Female
|
5h 36m 13s |
|
|
|
Anon |
Benchmark Time
|
|
Kitesurfer Outright
|
2h 32m 25s |
July 16
|
|
"Kitesurf" |
Guy Bridge (GBR) |
[28]
|
|
Kitesurf Women
|
3h 3m 24s |
July 16
|
"Kitesurf" |
|
Steph Bridge (GBR) |
[28]
|
|
Monohull
|
3h 13m 11s |
2017-08
|
"MAPFRE" |
Volvo Ocean 65 |
Xabi Fernandez (ESP) |
|
[29]
|
Monohull — WSSR Rule 21c
|
3h 20m 09s |
2006-08
|
"ICAP Maximus" |
98 ft Super Maxi |
Bill Buckley, Charles, St Clair Brown, Harold Cudmore |
|
[30]
|
40 ft Singlehanded
|
5h 05m 04s |
2019-12
|
"Oceans Lab" |
Class40 |
Phil Sharp (GBR) |
|
[31]
|
6h 29m 32s |
2017-01
|
"Pixel Flyer" |
No.112 - Class40 |
Alex Alley (GBR) |
|
[32]
|
Cowes to Dinard
138 nm
Plymouth to La Rochelle
355 nm
(Original) Fastnet Course
Cowes, Fastnet Rock, Scilly Isles, Plymouth totaling a rhum line distance of 595 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Non-stop Crewed
|
0d 23h 51m 16s |
2021-05-07
|
Maseriti |
70 ft Tri - MOD 70 |
Skipper - Giovanni Soldini (ITA), Guido Broggi, Carlos Hernandez Robayna, Oliver Herrera Perez, Gerardo Siciliano Matteo Soldini |
|
[34]
|
1d 01h 04m 18s |
2021-04-07
|
Powerplay |
70 ft Tri - MOD 70 |
Skipper - Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) Peter Cunningham (GBR) Nav - Miles Seddon (GBR) Helm - Paul Larsen (AUS) Tom Dawson John Hamilton Jack Trigger Miles Seddon Martin Watts |
|
[35][36]
|
1d 03h 42m 26s |
2015-09
|
Phaedo 3 |
70 ft Tri - MOD 70 |
Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) +Crew |
|
|
1d 08h 48m 46s |
2011-08
|
"Banque Populaire V" |
125 ft Tri |
Loick Peyron (FRA) +Crew |
|
|
1d 11h 17m 14s |
2002-03
|
"PlayStation" |
124 ft Cat |
Steve Fossett (USA) +Crew |
|
[37]
|
Monohull
|
1d 20h 18m 53s |
2007-08
|
"Leopard" |
Farr 100 Maxi |
Mike Slade (GBR) +Crew |
|
1d 18h 38m |
2011-08
|
"Abu Dhabi" |
Volvo Ocean 70 |
Ian Walker (GBR) +Crew |
|
|
America's
New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn
13225 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
89d 21h |
1851
|
"Flying Cloud" |
|
Capt Josiah Perkins Creesy USA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
89d 8h |
1854
|
"Flying Cloud" |
|
Capt Josiah Perkins Creesy USA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
80d 20h |
1989
|
"Thursday's Child" |
|
Warren Luhrs USA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
76d 23h |
1989
|
"Great American" |
|
Georgs Kolesnikova USA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
62d 5h 55m |
1994
|
"Ecureuil Poitou |
|
Isabelle Autissier FRA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
57d 3h 2m |
1998
|
Aquitaine Innovations |
|
Yves Parlier FRA |
Pre-WSSR rules
|
|
43d 3m 18s |
2008 Feb
|
Gitana 13 |
|
Lionel Lemonchois FRA |
|
|
Monohull
|
47d 42m 29s |
Feb 13
|
Maserati |
Volvo Ocean 70 |
Giovanni Soldini ITA |
|
Miami to New York
947nm
Antigua to Newport. R I
1560 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
3d 22h 31m 58s |
May 2
|
"Maiden II" Initial time |
|
Adrienne Cahalan Helena Darvelid,
|
|
3d 05h 54m 49s |
May 15
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 |
Lloyd Thornburg (USA) |
|
|
Chicago to Mackinac
289 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
17h 59m 49s |
Oct 17
|
Il Mostro |
Volvo Ocean 70 |
Peter Thornton USA |
|
|
Newport to Bermuda
635 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
0d 23h 09m 52s |
2015-04-20
|
"Lending Club" |
105 ft Tri |
Co-skippers Renaud Laplanche (FRA) (USA) Co-skippers Ryan Breymaier (USA), Navigator Boris Herrmann (GER), Captain Jan Majer (USA), Roland Jourdain (FRA), Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant (FRA), Stanislas Delbarre (FRA), Quin Bisset (NZL) |
[38]
|
|
1d 14h 35m 53s |
Jan 00
|
"PlayStation" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
1d 16h 52m 24s |
Jun 99
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
Singlehanded
|
1d 16h 52m 24s |
Jun 99
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
Monohull
|
2d 28m 31s |
Jun 04
|
"Morning Glory" |
|
Hasso Platner GER |
|
|
Asia
Yokohama to Hong Kong
1545 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
4d 17h 47m 23s |
May 6
|
"Geronimo" |
|
Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
|
|
Taipei to Hong Kong
465 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
2d 16h 46m 32s |
Apr 06
|
"B&Q" |
|
Ellen MacArthur GBR |
|
|
2d 15h 40m 42s |
Dec 06
|
"Johan II" |
|
Philippe Grelon FRA |
|
|
24h 45m 59s |
May 8
|
"Gitana 13 |
|
Lionel Lemonchois FRA |
|
|
Monohull
|
2d 15h 40m 42s |
Dec 06
|
"Johan II" |
|
Philippe Grelon FRA |
|
|
Mediterranean
Marseilles to Carthage
455 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
14h 20m 34s |
2010-05
|
Banque Populaire V |
125 ft Tri |
Pascal Bidgorry (FRA) Crew |
|
|
17h 8m 23s |
2009-05
|
"Groupama 3" |
Maxi Tri |
Franck Cammas (FRA) Crew |
|
|
17h 56m 33s |
2004-09
|
Orange II |
Maxi Cat |
Bruno Peyron (FRA) Crew |
|
|
18h 46m 48s |
2002-05
|
PlayStation |
124 ft Cat |
Steve Fossett (USA) Crew |
|
|
Singlehanded
|
18h 58m 13s |
2013-10
|
"Banque Populaire 7" |
103 ft Tri |
Armel Le Cleac'h (FRA) |
|
|
1d 1h 38m 36s |
2012-09
|
"Sodebo" |
|
Thomas Coville (FRA) |
|
|
1d 21h 20m 29s |
2009-06
|
"Group Bel" |
IMOCA 60 |
Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
|
|
Monohull
|
1d 02h 43m 30s |
2013-06
|
"Groupe Bel" |
IMOCA 60 |
Kito de Pavant (FRA) + Crew |
|
|
1d 05h 02m 06s |
1998-09
|
"Stealth" |
Maxi Mono |
Giovanni Angeli (ITA) + Crew |
|
|
Singlehanded 60 ft
|
1d 02h 43m 30s |
2013-06
|
"Groupe Bel" |
IMOCA 60 |
Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
|
|
1d 21h 20m 29s |
2009-06
|
"Groupe Bel" |
IMOCA 60 |
Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
|
|
Up to 40 ft
|
1d 11h 35m 23s |
2010-06
|
"ZED 4" |
|
Gerald Bibot (BEL) |
|
|
1d 21h 24m |
2008-03
|
"Roaring Forty" |
|
Michel Kleinjans (BEL) |
|
|
20 ft Performance
|
1d 18h 56m 14s |
2018-07
|
|
Catamaran |
Yvan Bourgnon (FRA) Mathis Bourgnon (FRA) |
|
|
1d 18h 58m 19s |
2016-08
|
"Feel Good" |
|
Vittorio Mailingri (ITA) Nico Mailingri (ITA) |
|
|
Trieste to Malta
740 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
2d 20h 42m 24s |
Oct 12
|
"Esmit Europa 2" |
|
Jochen Schumann GER |
Benchmark Time
|
|
Monaco to Porto Cervo
195 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
7h 53m 31s |
Nov 16
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 |
Brian Thompson (GBR) |
|
|
Oceanian
Round Australia
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Non-stop Crewed
|
17d 12h 57m 5s |
July 2005
|
Geronimo |
T 90 |
Olivier de Kersauson FRA
|
Non-stop Solo
|
38d 21h 41m 42s |
Aug -11
|
Big Wave Rider |
C (1) 46 |
Bruce Arms AUS |
|
|
Non-stop Monohull
|
37d 1h 23m 57s |
Jul-03
|
52 |
David PescudAUS |
|
|
Sydney to Hobart
630 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
1d 5h 52m 23s |
Feb 13
|
"Team Australia" |
|
Sean Langman AUS |
|
|
1d 18h 27m 10s |
Dec 99
|
"MariCha III" |
|
Robert Miller GBR |
|
|
Sydney to Lord Howe Island
408 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
1d 03h 45m 46s |
Jul 04
|
"Raw Nerve" |
|
Martyn Riley AUS |
|
|
Sydney to Auckland
1265 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
2d 19h 2m 45s |
Oct 13
|
Team Australia |
|
Sean Langman (AUS) |
|
|
40 ft Singlehanded
|
12d 14h 41m 15s |
Feb 20
|
"Joey" |
|
James Prascevic (AUS) |
Initial Benchmark
|
|
Pacific Records
Transpacific, Los Angeles to Honolulu
2215 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
5d 9h 18m 26s |
Jul 97
|
"Explorer" |
|
Bruno Peyron FRA |
|
|
4d 19h 31m 37s |
Nov 05
|
"Geronimo" |
|
Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
|
|
3d 18h 9s |
Jul 15
|
"Lending Club 2" |
|
Laplanche/Breymaier USA |
|
|
3d 16h 52m 3s |
May 17
|
Phaedo 3 |
MOD 70 |
Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) |
|
|
Honolulu to Yokohama
3750 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
13d 20h 9m 22s |
Jul 95
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
Rule 21c – Powered Sailing Systems
|
15d 3h 36m 18s |
Jul 06
|
"BeeCom" |
|
Yoshiki Kamai JPN |
|
|
Yokohama to San Francisco
4482 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
16d 17h 21m |
Aug 95
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
14d 17h 22m 50s |
Aug 98
|
"Explorer" |
|
Bruno Peyron FRA |
|
|
13d 22h 38m 28s |
Jun 06
|
"Geronimo" |
|
Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
|
|
Singlehanded
|
20d 9h 52m 59s |
Aug 96
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
20 ft Sport
|
62d 17h 51m 55s |
Aug 06
|
"One World" |
|
A Di Benedetto ITA |
|
|
San Francisco to Yokohama
4482 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
19d 15h 18m 9s |
Apr 96
|
"Lacota" |
|
Steve Fossett (USA) |
|
|
14d 22h 40m 41s |
Apr 06
|
"Geronimo" |
|
Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
|
|
11d 12m 54s |
Apr 08
|
"Gitana 13" |
|
Lionel Lemonchois FRA |
|
|
Hong Kong to New York
13707 nm
Time |
Date
|
Boat |
Boat Type |
Crew |
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Outright
|
72d 21h 11m 37s |
May 3
|
"Great American II" |
|
Rich Wilson USA |
|
|
See also
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