Course Records

RORC Caribbean 600 - 25 February 2009

ICAP Leopard crossed the finish line to set the monohull elapsed time for future yachts
to beat.

At 07:25 local time today, off the coast of Antigua, ICAP Leopard, the 100ft British super maxi took line honours in the inaugural RORC Caribbean 600. Completing the course in 44 hours, 5 minutes and 14 seconds ICAP Leopard set an awesome pace for competitors to beat in future editions of the race. Having also recently set a new course record for the Heineken Cape to Bahia Race, the RORC Caribbean 600 represents ICAP Leopard’s 12th record since her launch in June 2007.

http://www.caribbean600.rorc.org

Heineken Cape to Bahia Race - 20 January 2009

ICAP Leopard Takes Line Honours in Heineken Cape To Bahia Race.

Today, 100ft British supermaxi yacht ICAP Leopard, owned by Mike Slade, took line honours in the Heineken Cape to Bahia Race, setting a new course record. Having left Cape Town on 10th January, she crossed the finish line off the coast of Salavador de Bahia, Brazil, at 17:46:35 (UTC), completing the 3,330 nautical mile course in just 10 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes and 35 seconds. ICAP Leopard’s closest rival Rambler was approximately 230 nautical miles behind when she crossed the finish line in light and tricky conditions.

http://www.southatlanticrace.co.za

Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race - 11 July 2008

Another one on the mantlepiece for ICAP Leopard in the
RORC's Cowes-Dinard-St Malo race.

Mike Slade and his crew were the first to finish the race in the early hours of Saturday morning (12th July), breaking the race record with an elapsed time of 14 hours, 7 minutes and 42 seconds.  The previous speed record was set in 2000 by Leopard's predecessor, Leopard of London.

http://www.rorc.org/content/view/358/1/

JP Morgan Round the Island Race Record  - 28 June 2008

In her usual style, ICAP Leopard was skippered by owner Mike Slade, with an impressive professional line-up of America’s Cup and round the world sailors onboard for the JP Morgan Round the Island Race. The Ocean Marine racing team have now broken the monohull record on four occasions, firstly in 1991 racing Ocean Leopard, aboard Hoya Longobarda in 1996 and then in 2001 aboard Leopard of London circumnavigating the island in four hours, five minutes and 40 seconds.

www.roundtheisland.org.uk

BMW Round Ireland Record - 25 June 2008

Crossing the finish line off Wicklow at 05:48:47 on Wednesday 25 June, ICAP Leopard knocked 10 hours, 35 minutes and 10 seconds off the previous BMW Round Ireland Race record previously set by Colm Barrington in 1998.  ICAP Leopard has set a new milestone for the 704 mile course of 65 hours 48 minutes 47 seconds completing a hat trick of recent records that includes the Fastnet Race and the Transatlantic Speed Record.

http://www.roundirelandyachtrace.ie/icaprecord.html

Transatlantic Speed Sailing Record - 03 June 2008

On Tuesday 03 June, ICAP Leopard smashed the Transatlantic Speed Sailing record finishing the 2,925 nautical mile crossing from New York to the Lizard in 7 days, 19 hours and 21 minutes shaving 8 hours off the existing record, to claim her second world record in two years.

ICAP Leopard sailed at an average speed of 15.5 knots, and a top speed of 37.4 knots, to complete the Atlantic crossing. She crossed the finish line at the Lizard at 19:22:05 GMT (20:22:05 local BST), having started the record attempt off Ambrose Light, New York, at 00:01 GMT on Tuesday 27th May. The record she has broken, for a monohull yacht with power-assisted winches, was previously held by 246 foot yacht Phocea who sailed the course in eight days, three hours and 29 minutes.

www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/22/24/

Round Antigua Record - April 2008

www.sailingweek.com

Rolex Fastnet Race - 14 August 2007

At 08h 58m 53sec on Tuesday 14 August 2007, Mike Slade's new 100-foot super maxi crossed the finish line off the Plymouth breakwater under spinnaker, breaking the Rolex Fastnet Race monohull race record that has stood since 1999.  With an elapsed time of 1 day, 20 hours, 18 minutes, the Bruce Farr-designed ICAP Leopard (GBR) chopped just under 9 hours off the record set by Ross Field on the 80-foot RF Yachting.

http://fastnet.rorc.org