October 4, 2024
Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire in the Rolex Fastnet ( Photo by Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi )
Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire in the Rolex Fastnet ( Photo by Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi )

 

Maxi Banque Populaire, the French 140 foot trimaran skippered by Loick Peyron, set a new outright multihull race record for the Rolex Fastnet Race when she reached Plymouth this evening at 19:48:46, for an elapsed time of 1 day, 8 hours, 48 minutes (32 hrs, 48 mins), and an average speed around the course of 18.5 knots.

In the process, skipper Loick Peyron broke the race record of 1 day, 16 hours, 27 minutes he previously set in 1999 aboard his 60 foot trimaran Fujcolor in 1999.

Banque Populaire holds the world record for the most number of miles covered by a sailing boat in one day – 908.2 miles, roughly one and a half times the length of the Rolex Fastnet Race.

 

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