A 22m doc on <i>Comanche</i> and being on board during their record-setting run:<p>> <i>Even the most daunting world records are meant to be broken… eventually. For elite navigator Stan Honey and a crew of sailing all-stars, beating the prestigious monohull transatlantic sailing record was the ultimate accomplishment. And it was no easy feat. On July 22, 2016, the Comanche—a custom-built, 100-foot racing yacht—set sail from New York to the southern tip of England. Precisely five days, 14 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds later, the Comanche’s crew shattered the world record … by more than a day. Brave the high seas as we set sail on one of the most amazing and inspiring journeys ever to take place on film.</i><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmz9iqyeSU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmz9iqyeSU</a><p>A few years ago <i>Scorpios</i> was built to be even faster than <i>Comanche</i>:<p>* <a href="https://www.yachtingworld.com/supersail/fastest-yacht-the-giant-record-breakers-134826" rel="nofollow">https://www.yachtingworld.com/supersail/fastest-yacht-the-gi...</a><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3tpu7tgVqc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3tpu7tgVqc</a><p>Note: the above are non-foiling designs. If you go with foils then you can go much faster:<p>* <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_hydrofoil" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_hydrofoil</a>
I am fascinated by off-shore sailing, competitive and otherwise.<p>How racers manage to do the vendee globe (solo, from france around-the-world back to france) in just 80 days with just sails and ropes as engines is beyond me.<p>FYI the fastest solo sail around the world was set in 2017 at 40 days in a Trimaran
The 24h monohull world distance record was broken in the north Atlantic last year, Boris Herrmann and crew managed a 50km/h (26.71 knots) average.<p>Mindblowing:<p><a href="https://www.imoca.org/en/news/news/team-malizia-s-boris-herrmann-we-pushed-the-limit-and-managed-to-take-the-world-record-" rel="nofollow">https://www.imoca.org/en/news/news/team-malizia-s-boris-herr...</a>
Modern sailing is an incredible departure from the traditional. The technology has come so far that when I watch an Americas Cup trifoil float above the waves (on two legs), turn on a dime and race away at 90km/h I can’t help but think back to classic science fiction. It’s become real and is beautiful.
This short documentary covers Comanche's transatlantic record run: <a href="https://youtu.be/DDmz9iqyeSU" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/DDmz9iqyeSU</a>