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Friday, 12 January 2007
Set by Ellen MacArthur aboard her trimaran, "Castorama," the world record for sailing between Taipei and Hong Kong was bested near the close of December 2006 by a crew of 8 people, with the leadership of Philippe Grelon, Boris Bourdin and Eric Frotier. A Sun Odyssey 47 like this one Aboard a Sun Odyssey 47, under rough conditions, the crew sailed hard for 2 days and 15 hours at sea to best the previous record by one hour and 20 minutes! For a monohulled boat, let alone a non racing one, to be able to beat a multi-hulled time, it must not of been the fastest going, but it must of been a great passage. Add this page to your favorite Social Networking websites
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