Comanche: on the dock and on board
30 July 2016
Congratulations Comanche!
Trans-Atlantic monohull record: 5D 14H 21M 25S
Prior record: 6D 17H 52M 39S (Mari Cha 2003)
1D 3H 31M 14S faster over 2880nm
Averaging 21.44 knots
The last time I was waiting for Comanche to arrive after achieving a goal that they had set out to achieve was a very different scene to the empty dock at Williams Shipping in Southampton last night, with four shore crew…