Lloyd Thornburg and his crew break Transpacific record aboard Phaedo^3
by Rachel Fallon-Langdon on 17 May 2017
Lloyd Thornburg & Phaedo^3 break the Transpacific World Speed Sailing Record Rachel Fallon-Langdon / Team Phaedo
In the darkest hour of Tuesday morning, Lloyd Thornburg and his crew aboard Phaedo^3 swopped past Diamond Head Lighthouse buoy at 4:32:18am local time. Looking like they shaved just on hour off the previous record. The total elapsed time was three days 16 hours 52 minutes and 03 seconds (all times still to be ratified by the WSSRC).
As Lloyd stepped onto the dock he said…. “An unbelievable trip! Can't believe we actually broke the record! This was the most difficult sail of my life. Everything went our way and the team put out a super human effort in order to keep the boat moving at nearly 30 knots through the entire trip. We are all excited for a well deserved rest and some sight seeing in Hawaii…'
Crew on board for the race were: Lloyd Thornburg, Brian Thompson, Fletcher Kennedy, Justin Slattery, Pete Cumming, Henry Bomby and David Swete.
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