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) |
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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 |
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