Mike Slade’s 100ft Maxi, ICAP Leopard crossed the finish line under Shirley Heights, Antigua at 07:25:14 Local time (GMT-4) to set the monohull elapsed time for future yachts to beat.
ICAP Leopard/Mike Slade
Elapsed time: 44 Hours 5 minutes 14 seconds
Mike Spoke of his win “We have set a time for this fantastic race, so come and join us next year to try and beat it.” said a chirpy but tired Mike Slade as ICAP Leopard moored up at the Antigua Yacht Club. “Make no mistake; this is a tough race, especially for the smaller boats still out there. It has taken us nearly two days and that is just about enough, hats off to the smaller boats who may not be in for some time, I am sure the crews will all be very tired but will be looking forward to a warm Antiguan welcome.”
Physically exhausted, wringing wet and full of pride, John Burnie’s 60ft ORMA Trimaran, Region Guadeloupe crossed the finish line under Shirley Heights, Antigua at 03:51:05 Local time (GMT-4) to set the multi-hull elapsed time for future multihulls to beat.
Result 2009 RORC Caribbean 600 Multihull Class
Region Guadeloupe/John Burnie
Elapsed time: 40 Hours 11 minutes 5 seconds
Dockside at the Antigua Yacht Club, John Burnie said: “That was an incredible ride, all credit to the crew but hats off to the yacht owner Claude Thelier who has completed an Atlantic crossing in this boat, in nine days on his own. We wanted to set a standard for others to beat, we pushed the boat really hard and we never backed off.”
Besides John there were eight other crew; Claude Thelier, Iain Bradshaw, Mark Stevens, Ben Craig-Cameron, Ben Wood, Ed Danby, Stephane Squarcioni and Steve Branagh.