Velux 5 Oceans skipper CSM sets 24 hour speed record in final sprint

2:29 PM Thu 19 May 2011 GMT

'CSM&rsquo;s Spartan leads Derek Hatfield&rsquo;s Active House - Velux 5 Oceans' Richard Walch/ Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans British solo sailor Chris Stanmore-Major (CSM) has set the 24-hour speed record for the current edition of the solo round the world yacht race onboard his Eco 60 yacht Spartan. The Velux 5 Oceans race committee has ratified that CSM's passage of 385.8 nautical miles in the 24 hours leading up to the 1800 UTC position report on May 16 is a record for the current edition of the 30,000-mile race. During that period CSM averaged a massive 16.1 knots and at points was travelling at speeds of more than 30 knots. The previous record was set ...

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