Phaedo3 records the fastest elapsed time (unofficial) in the 2015 Transatlantic Race In spite of being becalmed for nearly two days early in the race, the MOD 70 trimaran Phaedo3 owned by owner/driver Lloyd Thornburg has crossed the finish line off the southwest coast of England to record the fastest elapsed time (unofficial) in …
Today (July 13, 2015) at 13:00 EDT, Matt Brook’s 52-foot yawl Dorade finished the 2015 Transatlantic Race, beating Rod and Olin’s 1931 record by more than a day, despite having gone almost 200 miles further due to this year’s exclusion zone. The team’s preliminary standings (pending the rest of the finishes) are second place in …
Day 15 Race Report: The Fast and the Furious Reach The Lizard (Monday, July 13, 2015) – A giant runway of strong southwesterly wind spanning the breadth of the North Atlantic for the last few days has allowed the grand prix boats competing in the Transatlantic Race 2015 to cover staggering mileage. While Jim Clark …
Race Update: July 12, 2015 Terry Halpin – Good evening sports fans – I’m normally a pretty quiet and reserved guy, but the boys have asked me to contribute to the Dorade blog, so I’m going to give it a shot. I’ll start with the facts: We are approximately 180 nautical miles from the finish …
Mike Giles, July 11, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EST – The last of these weather systems are over us now and have been for the past eight hours or so. The guys have all put in a huge effort to try and push Dorade as hard as possible, with the hopes of minimizing the mileage loss …