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    Fastnet course record tumbles

    May 13, 2021 3 minutes

    One of the most exacting of sailing records, the Fastnet record, was pared back to just over a day on 6 April when the MOD70 trimaran PowerPlay set a new record of 25h 4m. Owner Peter Cunningham and seven crew stormed from Cowes to the lighthouse and back to Plymouth at an average speed of 23.7 knots.

    They broke the previous record for the 595-mile course by well over three hours..

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