Record-breaking performances in 62nd Annual Wirth M. Munroe Race
by Sailfish Club of Florida 11 Dec 2018 12:23 PST
Argo - 62nd Annual Wirth M. Munroe Race © Gus Carlson
Elapsed time records fell today in the Sailfish Club of Florida's 62nd annual Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race to Palm Beach, as a competitive fleet raced in near-perfect conditions on a new two-course format with starts in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
ARGO, Jason Carroll's MOD 70 trimaran from the Larchmont (N.Y.) Yacht Club, took line honors, finishing the 60-mile course from Miami to Palm Beach in just over 3 hours, averaging nearly 20 knots and smashing the overall elapsed time record set last year by Austin and Gwen Fragomen's Interlodge Volvo 70.
Bella Mente, the new Botin Maxi 72 owned by Hap Fauth, the syndicate co-head of the New York Yacht Club's American Magic America's Cup challenge, broke the monohull record set by Interloge, finishing the Miami course in less than four-and-a-half hours.
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