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
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 41d 21h 26m 34s Sep 08 "Gitana 13" 36d 2h 37m 12s Feb 18"Maserati" 31d 23h 36m 46s Feb 20"IDEC Sport"
Transatlantic See Transatlantic sailing record
Northern European Round Britain and Ireland
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 3d 03h 32m 36s 2014-08-14 Oman Sail-Musandam 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 Skipper - Crew - Crew - Crew - Crew - Crew - Set during the RORC RBI Race 3d 03h 49m 14s 2011-07-07 Banque Populaire V Maxi Tri + Crew 4d 15h 09m 27s 2010-08-19 Oman Air Majan 100 ft Tri No Crew! 4d 16h 09m 36s 2002 Oct PlayStation 2 125 ft Cat Skipper / Watch Captain Navigator Watch Captain Watch Captain Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Onshore Meteorologist 4d 17h 04m 23s 2002 Aug Maiden 2 110 ft Cat Skipper - Navigator - Sue CraferCrew 3 - Crew 4 - Fraser BrownCrew 5 - Crew 6 - Crew 7 - Crew 8 - Crew 9 - Crew 10 - Crew 11 - Crew 12 - Crew 13 - Crew 14 - Onshore Router Adrien Cahlan 5d 21h 5m 27s Oct 94 Lakota ,Helena Darvelid,+Others Established ratified record Non-stop Monohull 4d 13h 10m 28s 2014 Aug Azzam-Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Volvo Ocean 65 +Crew 5d 21h 26m 55s 2010 Aug Groupama Volvo Ocean 70 +Crew 10d 18h 27m 23s 2000 Aug Sail That Dream IMOCA 50 +Crew Non-stop Solo 4d 15h 09m 27s 2010 Aug Oman Air Majan 100 ft Tri 6d 06h 40m 31s 2006-08-14 Sodebo ORMA 60 Trimaran 7d 08h 47m 2005 May Adrien 85 ft Monohull 11d 12h 26m 48s 2004 June Roaring Forty Open 40 Monohull 18d 13h 59m 59s 2000 Aug Zeal 38 Non-stop Crewed Female 4d 21h 39m 2014 Aug SCA Volvo Ocean 65 +Crew 6d 10h 32m 27s 2010 Artemis Ocean Racing II IMOCA 60 Jonny Malbon, skipperGraham TourellMike FergusonGareth RowleySimon Hiscocks 6d 11h 30m 53s 2009 Aviva IMOCA 60 11d 6h 58m 17s 2000 Aug Team Pindar IMOCA 50
Round Ireland
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 1d 12h 52m 04s 2016-08-05 Phaedo 3 MOD 70 Tri - Skipper, - Co-Skipper,Miles Seddon - Navigator, - Bow,Paul Allen - Trim, - Trim, - Grinder,Fletcher Kennedy - Grinder 1d 16h 51m 57s 2015-05 MOD 70 - Musandam-Oman Sail MOD 70 Tri Set during the Round Island Race 1d 20h 42m 20s 1993-09 Lakota 60 ft Tri +Others Established ratified record Solo 4d 01h 53m 29s 2005-10 Roaring Forty Open 40 5d 12h 53m 46s 2005-09 afaom.com 7d 10h 24m 27s 2001-10 Zeal 38 Monohull Non-stop Monohull 2d 09h 41m 06s 2005-05 CityJet Solune 60 ft Monohull ,Matthieu VINCENT (FRA)Chris TIBBS (GBR)Patrick TABARLY (FRA). 3d 03h 27m 33s 2002-12 Irish Independent S78 Female 3d 19h 41m 39s 2020-10-17 R L Sailing Beneteau Figaro 3 Benchmark Doublehanded 3d 19h 41m 39s 2020-10-17 R L Sailing Beneteau Figaro 3 Benchmark Outright 40 ft and under 3d 19h 41m 39s 2020-10-17 R L Sailing Beneteau Figaro 3 Benchmark
Around the Isle of Wight 50 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 3h 35m 38s 1994 Sep "Lacota" + Others 3h 10m 11s 2001 June Dexia Eure et Loir 60 ft trimaran , + three crew set during a scheduled RTI Race 2h 33m 55s 2001 Nov "PlayStation" + Others 2h 21m 25s 2012-08-16 "Foncia" MOD 70 ,,+Others set during a scheduled Cowes Week Race 2h 04m 14s 2016 Aug Phaedo 3 MOD 70 ,,,,,,Fletcher Kennedy,, 2h 02m 31s 2016 Sep Phaedo 3 MOD 70 +CrewFemale 5h 36m 13s Anon Benchmark Time Kitesurfer Outright 2h 32m 25s July 16 "Kitesurf" Kitesurf Women 3h 3m 24s July 16 "Kitesurf" Monohull 3h 13m 11s 2017-08 "MAPFRE" Volvo Ocean 65 Monohull — WSSR Rule 21c 3h 20m 09s 2006-08 "ICAP Maximus" 98 ft Super Maxi Bill Buckley, Charles, St Clair Brown, Harold Cudmore 40 ft Singlehanded 5h 05m 04s 2019-12 "Oceans Lab" Class40 6h 29m 32s 2017-01 "Pixel Flyer" No.112 - Class40
Cowes to Dinard 138 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 4h 30m 48s 2021-04-22 "Maserati" Tri 70 Ambrogio Beccaria,Vittorio Bissaro,Guido Broggi,François Robert,Carlos Hernandez RobaynaMatteo Soldini. 4h 48m 57s 2015-09 Phaedo 3 MOD 70 Trimaran 5h 14m 47s 2015-04 "Lending Club" Laplanche/Breymaier USA 5h 23m 38s 2002-09 "Maiden II" Maxi Cat 6h 21m 54s 2001-12 "PlayStation" Maxi Cat 6h 49m 19s 1997-10 "Royal Sun Alliance" Maxi Cat 7h 34m 54s 1997-07 "Primagaz" ORMA 60 Tri 60 ft and under 7h 34m 54s 1997-07 "Primagaz" ORMA 60 Tri Singlehanded Outright 7h 55m 47s 2006-07 "Sodebo" Maxi Tri Singlehanded Under 60 ft 9h 03m 06s 2016-11 "Imerys" Class40 Monohull 9h 03m 06s 2016-11 "Imerys" Class40 12h 01m 31s 2004-11 "Adrien" 20 ft Performance 19h 42m 02s 2018-08 Catamaran 31h 38m 40s 2006-07 "Aster Wind"
Plymouth to La Rochelle 355 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 37h 33m 23s May 1 "Netergy.com" Pete Berry GBR 16h 42m 40s Apr 02 "PlayStation" 14h 05m 20s Sep 15 Phaedo 3 MOD 70
(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 - ,Guido Broggi,Carlos Hernandez Robayna,Oliver Herrera Perez,Gerardo SicilianoMatteo Soldini 1d 01h 04m 18s 2021-04-07 Powerplay 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 Skipper - Nav - Helm - Tom Dawson John Hamilton Jack Trigger Miles Seddon Martin Watts 1d 03h 42m 26s 2015-09 Phaedo 3 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 +Crew 1d 08h 48m 46s 2011-08 "Banque Populaire V" 125 ft Tri +Crew 1d 11h 17m 14s 2002-03 "PlayStation" 124 ft Cat +Crew Monohull 1d 20h 18m 53s 2007-08 "Leopard" Farr 100 Maxi +Crew 1d 18h 38m 2011-08 "Abu Dhabi" Volvo Ocean 70 +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 Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 1d 11h 5m 20s 2007 Jun "Groupama 3" 2d 5h 54m 42s 2001 May "PlayStation" 2d 22h 50m 16s 1999 May "Explorer" Singlehanded 3d 5h 0m 12s 2005 Jul "Sodebo"
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
Chicago to Mackinac 289 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 17h 59m 49s Oct 17Il Mostro Volvo Ocean 70 Peter Thornton USA
Newport to Bermuda 635 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright0d 23h 09m 52s 2015-04-20"Lending Club" 105 ft Tri Co-skippers Co-skippers ,Navigator ,,,,, 1d 14h 35m 53s Jan 00 "PlayStation" 1d 16h 52m 24s Jun 99 "Lacota" Singlehanded 1d 16h 52m 24s Jun 99"Lacota" Monohull2d 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.Outright2d 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 Crew 17h 8m 23s 2009-05 "Groupama 3" Maxi Tri Crew 17h 56m 33s 2004-09 Orange II Maxi Cat Crew 18h 46m 48s 2002-05 PlayStation 124 ft Cat Crew Singlehanded 18h 58m 13s 2013-10 "Banque Populaire 7" 103 ft Tri 1d 1h 38m 36s 2012-09 "Sodebo" 1d 21h 20m 29s 2009-06 "Group Bel" IMOCA 60 Monohull 1d 02h 43m 30s 2013-06 "Groupe Bel" IMOCA 60 + Crew 1d 05h 02m 06s 1998-09 "Stealth" Maxi Mono + Crew Singlehanded 60 ft 1d 02h 43m 30s 2013-06 "Groupe Bel" IMOCA 60 1d 21h 20m 29s 2009-06 "Groupe Bel" IMOCA 60 Up to 40 ft 1d 11h 35m 23s 2010-06 "ZED 4" 1d 21h 24m 2008-03 "Roaring Forty" 20 ft Performance 1d 18h 56m 14s 2018-07 Catamaran 1d 18h 58m 19s 2016-08 "Feel Good"
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
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-0352 David PescudAUS
Sydney to Hobart 630 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright1d 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 13Team Australia 40 ft Singlehanded 12d 14h 41m 15s Feb 20 "Joey" Initial Benchmark
Pacific Records Transpacific, Los Angeles to Honolulu 2215 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright5d 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
Honolulu to Yokohama 3750 nm
Time Date Boat Boat Type Crew Notes Ref.Outright 13d 20h 9m 22s Jul 95 "Lacota" 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.Outright16d 17h 21m Aug 95 "Lacota" 14d 17h 22m 50s Aug 98 "Explorer" Bruno Peyron FRA 13d 22h 38m 28s Jun 06"Geronimo" Olivier de Kersauson FRA Singlehanded20d 9h 52m 59s Aug 96 "Lacota" 20 ft Sport62d 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" 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 World Sailing Speed Record Council Speed sailing Speed sailing record Transatlantic sailing record
External links and references WSSRC
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