PlanetSail: Smashing it during The Ocean Race Leg 5
by PlanetSail 1 Jun 2023 06:31 BST
PlanetSail: Smashing it during The Ocean Race Leg 5 © PlanetSail
Just when we thought we had seen the IMOCAs at full noise in the Southern Ocean, their blast across the North Atlantic from Newport USA to Aarhus, Denmark set a completely new benchmark.
When it comes to clocking up the most miles in 24 hours, three of The Ocean Race teams are now the fastest offshore monohulls in the world, smashing the previous record of a 100ft supermaxi on steroids. Matthew Sheahan heads to the finish in Aarhus to find out how the record was demolished and how a new team has taken the lead.
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