World Records

World Records

Leopard currently holds 5 World Speed Sailing records and 6 course records. All records have been ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. (WSSRC)

The World Sailing Speed Record Council was established in 1972. The object being to provide impartial results for increasing numbers of claims to high speed sailing craft.

Race / Route Distance (nm) Date LOA/ft LOA/m Elapsed Time Average Speed (kn)
24 Hour Record 495.1nm Jun 10 98 30 24 Hours 20.6
Transatlantic W to E, Abrose Light-Lizard Point 2925nm Jun 08 98 30 7d 19h 20m 49s 15.6
Around the Isle of Wight Race 50nm Jun 08 98 30 3h 56m 03s 13.75
Around Ireland Race 708nm Jun 08 98 30 2d 17h 48m 47s 10.77
24 Hour Record 466.4nm May 08 98 30 24 hours 19.4
Course Records

Heineken cape to bahia race – 20 january 2009: 10 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes and 35 seconds

Cowes – dinard – st malo race – 11 july 2008: 14 hours, 7 minutes and 42 seconds

JP Morgan round the island race record – 28 june 2008: 3 hours, 56 minutes and 3 seconds

BMW round Ireland record – 25 june 2008: 65 hours, 48 minutes and 47 seconds

Transatlantic speed sailing record – 03 june 2008: 7 days, 19 hours and 21 minutes

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