# Passage sailing record

Passage records have been sanctioned, since 1972, by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC).

## Global
### Around the world sailing record

See Around the world sailing record

### Hong Kong to London

12948 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 41d 21h 26m 34s | Sep 08 | "Gitana 13" | Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) |
| 36d 2h 37m 12s | Feb 18 | "Maserati" | Giovanni Soldini (ITA) |
| 31d 23h 36m 46s | Feb 20 | "IDEC Sport" | Francis Joyon (FRA) |

## Transatlantic

See Transatlantic sailing record

## Northern European
### Round Britain and Ireland

| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes |
| Outright |||||||
| 3d 03h 32m 36s | 2014-08-14 | Oman Sail-Musandam | 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 | Skipper - Sidney Gavignet (FRA) Crew - Damian Foxall (IRL) Crew - Fahad Al Hasni (OMA) Crew - Sami Al Shukaili (OMA) Crew - Yassir Al Rahbi (OMA) Crew - Jan Dekker (FRA) (RSA) | Set during the RORC RBI Race |
| 3d 03h 49m 14s | 2011-07-07 | Banque Populaire V | Maxi Tri | Loick Peyron (FRA) + Crew | |
| 4d 15h 09m 27s | 2010-08-19 | Oman Air Majan | 100 ft Tri | Sidney Gavignet (FRA) No Crew! | |
| 4d 16h 09m 36s | 2002 Oct | PlayStation 2 | 125 ft Cat | Steve Fossett (USA) Skipper / Watch Captain Chris Tibbs (GBR) Navigator David Scully (USA) Watch Captain Gino Morrelli (USA) Watch Captain Quentin Dimmer (GBR) Crew Mitch Booth (AUS) Crew Mikaela Von Koskull (FIN) Howie Hamlin (USA) Crew Simon Cotter (IRL) Crew Mark Featherstone (GBR) Crew Richard James (AUS) Crew Nick Leggatt (RSA) Crew David Thomson (GBR) Crew Fraser Brown (NZL) Crew Luc Trullemans (BEL) Onshore Meteorologist | |
| 4d 17h 04m 23s | 2002 Aug | Maiden 2 | 110 ft Cat | Skipper - Brian Thompson (GBR) Navigator - Sue Crafer Crew 3 - Paul Larsen (AUS) Crew 4 - Fraser Brown Crew 5 - Sharon Ferris (NZL) Crew 6 - Crew 7 - Crew 8 - Crew 9 - Crew 10 - Crew 11 - Crew 12 - Crew 13 - Crew 14 - Onshore Router Adrien Cahlan | |
| 5d 21h 5m 27s | Oct 94 | Lakota | | Steve Fossett (USA), Helena Darvelid, Brian Thompson (GBR)+Others | Established ratified record |
| Non-stop Monohull |||||||
| 4d 13h 10m 28s | 2014 Aug | Azzam-Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing | Volvo Ocean 65 | Ian Walker (GBR) +Crew | |
| 5d 21h 26m 55s | 2010 Aug | Groupama | Volvo Ocean 70 | Frank Cammas (FRA) +Crew | |
| 10d 18h 27m 23s | 2000 Aug | Sail That Dream | IMOCA 50 | Alex Thompson (GBR) +Crew | |
| Non-stop Solo |||||||
| 4d 15h 09m 27s | 2010 Aug | Oman Air Majan | 100 ft Tri | Sidney Gavignet (FRA) | |
| 6d 06h 40m 31s | 2006-08-14 | Sodebo | ORMA 60 Trimaran | Thomas Coville (FRA) | |
| 7d 08h 47m | 2005 May | Adrien | 85 ft Monohull | Jean Luc Van den Heede (NED) | |
| 11d 12h 26m 48s | 2004 June | Roaring Forty | Open 40 Monohull | Michel Kleinjans (BEL) | |
| 18d 13h 59m 59s | 2000 Aug | Zeal | 38 | Peter Keig (GBR) | |
| Non-stop Crewed Female |||||||
| 4d 21h 39m | 2014 Aug | SCA | Volvo Ocean 65 | Sam Davies (GBR) +Crew | |
| 6d 10h 32m 27s | 2010 | Artemis Ocean Racing II | IMOCA 60 | Jonny Malbon, skipper Graham Tourell Mike Ferguson Gareth Rowley Simon Hiscocks | |
| 6d 11h 30m 53s | 2009 | Aviva | IMOCA 60 | Dee Caffari (GBR) Sam Davies (GBR) Miranda Merron (GBR) Alex Sizer (GBR) | |
| 11d 6h 58m 17s | 2000 Aug | Team Pindar | IMOCA 50 | Miranda Merron (GBR) Emma Richards (GBR) | |

### Round Ireland

| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes |
| Outright |||||||
| 1d 12h 52m 04s | 2016-08-05 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 Tri | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) - Skipper, Brian Thompson (GBR) - Co-Skipper, Miles Seddon - Navigator, Damian Foxall (IRL) - Bow, Paul Allen - Trim, Sam Goodchild (GBR) - Trim, Henry Bomby (GBR) - Grinder, Fletcher Kennedy - Grinder | |
| 1d 16h 51m 57s | 2015-05 | MOD 70 - Musandam-Oman Sail | MOD 70 Tri | Sidney Gavignet (FRA) Fahad Al Hasni (OMA) Yasser Al Rahbi (OMA) Sami Al Shukaili (OMA) Alex Pella (ESP) Jean Baptiste Levailland (FRA) | Set during the Round Island Race |
| 1d 20h 42m 20s | 1993-09 | Lakota | 60 ft Tri | Steve Fossett (USA) Cathy McAleavey (IRL) Con Murphy (IRL) +Others | Established ratified record |
| Solo |||||||
| 4d 01h 53m 29s | 2005-10 | Roaring Forty | Open 40 | Michel Kleinjans (BEL) | |
| 5d 12h 53m 46s | 2005-09 | afaom.com | | Mick Liddy (IRL) |
| 7d 10h 24m 27s | 2001-10 | Zeal | 38 Monohull | Peter Keig (GBR) | |
| Non-stop Monohull |||||||
| 2d 09h 41m 06s | 2005-05 | CityJet Solune | 60 ft Monohull | Jean-Philippe Chomette (FRA) Cesar Dohy (FRA), Matthieu VINCENT (FRA) Chris TIBBS (GBR) Patrick TABARLY (FRA). | |
| 3d 03h 27m 33s | 2002-12 | Irish Independent | S78 | Gary Keegan (IRL) | |
| Female |||||||
| 3d 19h 41m 39s | 2020-10-17 | R L Sailing | Beneteau Figaro 3 | Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) | Benchmark |
| Doublehanded |||||||
| 3d 19h 41m 39s | 2020-10-17 | R L Sailing | Beneteau Figaro 3 | Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) | Benchmark |
| Outright 40 ft and under |||||||
| 3d 19h 41m 39s | 2020-10-17 | R L Sailing | Beneteau Figaro 3 | Pamela Lee (IRL) Catherine Hunt (IRL) | Benchmark |

### Around the Isle of Wight

50 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes |
| Outright |||||||
| 3h 35m 38s | 1994 Sep | "Lacota" | | Steve Fossett (USA) + Others | |
| 3h 10m 11s | 2001 June | Dexia Eure et Loir | 60 ft trimaran | Francis Joyon (FRA), Rodney Pattisson (GBR) + three crew | set during a scheduled RTI Race |
| 2h 33m 55s | 2001 Nov | "PlayStation" | | Steve Fossett (USA) + Others | |
| 2h 21m 25s | 2012-08-16 | "Foncia" | MOD 70 | Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR), Ian Walker (GBR),+Others | set during a scheduled Cowes Week Race |
| 2h 04m 14s | 2016 Aug | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Brian Thompson (GBR), Miles Seddon (GBR), Robert Greenhalgh (GBR), Peter Greenhalgh (GBR), Pete Cumming (GBR), Sam Goodchild (GBR), Fletcher Kennedy, Justin Slattery (GBR), Rachel Fallon-Langdon (IRL) | |
| 2h 02m 31s | 2016 Sep | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Brian Thompson (GBR) +Crew | |
| Female |||||||
| 5h 36m 13s | | | | Anon | Benchmark Time |
| Kitesurfer Outright |||||||
| 2h 32m 25s | July 16 | | "Kitesurf" | Guy Bridge (GBR) | |
| Kitesurf Women |||||||
| 3h 3m 24s | July 16 | "Kitesurf" | | Steph Bridge (GBR) | |
| Monohull |||||||
| 3h 13m 11s | 2017-08 | "MAPFRE" | Volvo Ocean 65 | Xabi Fernandez (ESP) | |
| Monohull — WSSR Rule 21c |||||||
| 3h 20m 09s | 2006-08 | "ICAP Maximus" | 98 ft Super Maxi | Bill Buckley, Charles, St Clair Brown, Harold Cudmore | |
| 40 ft Singlehanded |||||||
| 5h 05m 04s | 2019-12 | "Oceans Lab" | Class40 | Phil Sharp (GBR) | |
| 6h 29m 32s | 2017-01 | "Pixel Flyer" | No.112 - Class40 | Alex Alley (GBR) | |

### Cowes to Dinard

138 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 4h 30m 48s | 2021-04-22 | "Maserati" | Tri 70 | Giovanni Soldini (ITA) Ambrogio Beccaria, Vittorio Bissaro, Guido Broggi, François Robert, Carlos Hernandez Robayna Matteo Soldini. |
| 4h 48m 57s | 2015-09 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 Trimaran | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) |
| 5h 14m 47s | 2015-04 | "Lending Club" | | Laplanche/Breymaier USA |
| 5h 23m 38s | 2002-09 | "Maiden II" | Maxi Cat | Brian Thompson (GBR) Helena Darvalid (NOR) Adrienne Cahalan (AUS) |
| 6h 21m 54s | 2001-12 | "PlayStation" | Maxi Cat | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 6h 49m 19s | 1997-10 | "Royal Sun Alliance" | Maxi Cat | Tracy Edwards (GBR) |
| 7h 34m 54s | 1997-07 | "Primagaz" | ORMA 60 Tri | Laurent Bourgnon (FRA) |
| 60 ft and under |||||||
| 7h 34m 54s | 1997-07 | "Primagaz" | ORMA 60 Tri | Laurent Bourgnon (FRA) |
| Singlehanded Outright |||||||
| 7h 55m 47s | 2006-07 | "Sodebo" | Maxi Tri | Thomas Coville (FRA) |
| Singlehanded Under 60 ft |||||||
| 9h 03m 06s | 2016-11 | "Imerys" | Class40 | Phil Sharp (GBR) |
| Monohull |||||||
| 9h 03m 06s | 2016-11 | "Imerys" | Class40 | Phil Sharp (GBR) |
| 12h 01m 31s | 2004-11 | "Adrien" | | Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) |
| 20 ft Performance |||||||
| 19h 42m 02s | 2018-08 | | Catamaran | Yvan Bourgnon (FRA) Mathis Bourgnon (FRA) |
| 31h 38m 40s | 2006-07 | "Aster Wind" | | David Leon (FRA) |

### Plymouth to La Rochelle

355 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 37h 33m 23s | May 1 | "Netergy.com" | | Pete Berry GBR |
| 16h 42m 40s | Apr 02 | "PlayStation" | | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 14h 05m 20s | Sep 15 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) |

### (Original) Fastnet Course

Cowes, Fastnet Rock, Scilly Isles, Plymouth totaling a rhum line distance of 595 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Non-stop Crewed |||||||
| 0d 23h 51m 16s | 2021-05-07 | Maseriti | 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 | Skipper - Giovanni Soldini (ITA), Guido Broggi, Carlos Hernandez Robayna, Oliver Herrera Perez, Gerardo Siciliano Matteo Soldini |
| 1d 01h 04m 18s | 2021-04-07 | Powerplay | 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 | Skipper - Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) Peter Cunningham (GBR) Nav - Miles Seddon (GBR) Helm - Paul Larsen (AUS) Tom Dawson John Hamilton Jack Trigger Miles Seddon Martin Watts |
| 1d 03h 42m 26s | 2015-09 | Phaedo 3 | 70 ft Tri - MOD 70 | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) +Crew |
| 1d 08h 48m 46s | 2011-08 | "Banque Populaire V" | 125 ft Tri | Loick Peyron (FRA) +Crew |
| 1d 11h 17m 14s | 2002-03 | "PlayStation" | 124 ft Cat | Steve Fossett (USA) +Crew |
| Monohull |||||||
| 1d 20h 18m 53s | 2007-08 | "Leopard" | Farr 100 Maxi | Mike Slade (GBR) +Crew |
| 1d 18h 38m | 2011-08 | "Abu Dhabi" | Volvo Ocean 70 | Ian Walker (GBR) +Crew |

## America's
### New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn

13225 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes |
| Outright |||||||
| 89d 21h | 1851 | "Flying Cloud" | | Capt Josiah Perkins Creesy USA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 89d 8h | 1854 | "Flying Cloud" | | Capt Josiah Perkins Creesy USA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 80d 20h | 1989 | "Thursday's Child" | | Warren Luhrs USA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 76d 23h | 1989 | "Great American" | | Georgs Kolesnikova USA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 62d 5h 55m | 1994 | "Ecureuil Poitou | | Isabelle Autissier FRA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 57d 3h 2m | 1998 | Aquitaine Innovations | | Yves Parlier FRA | Pre-WSSR rules |
| 43d 3m 18s | 2008 Feb | Gitana 13 | | Lionel Lemonchois FRA | |
| Monohull |||||||
| 47d 42m 29s | Feb 13 | Maserati | Volvo Ocean 70 | Giovanni Soldini ITA | |

### Miami to New York

947nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 1d 11h 5m 20s | 2007 Jun | "Groupama 3" | Franck Cammas (FRA) |
| 2d 5h 54m 42s | 2001 May | "PlayStation" | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 2d 22h 50m 16s | 1999 May | "Explorer" | Cam Lewis (USA) Loic Peyron (FRA) |
| Singlehanded |||||||
| 3d 5h 0m 12s | 2005 Jul | "Sodebo" | Thomas Coville (FRA) |

### Antigua to Newport. R I

1560 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 3d 22h 31m 58s | May 2 | "Maiden II" Initial time | | Adrienne Cahalan Helena Darvelid, |
| 3d 05h 54m 49s | May 15 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) |

### Chicago to Mackinac

289 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 17h 59m 49s | Oct 17 | Il Mostro | Volvo Ocean 70 | Peter Thornton USA | | |

### Newport to Bermuda

635 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 0d 23h 09m 52s | 2015-04-20 | "Lending Club" | 105 ft Tri | Co-skippers Renaud Laplanche (FRA) (USA) Co-skippers Ryan Breymaier (USA), Navigator Boris Herrmann (GER), Captain Jan Majer (USA), Roland Jourdain (FRA), Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant (FRA), Stanislas Delbarre (FRA), Quin Bisset (NZL) |
| 1d 14h 35m 53s | Jan 00 | "PlayStation" | | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 1d 16h 52m 24s | Jun 99 | "Lacota" | | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| Singlehanded |||||||
| 1d 16h 52m 24s | Jun 99 | "Lacota" | | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| Monohull |||||||
| 2d 28m 31s | Jun 04 | "Morning Glory" | | Hasso Platner GER |

## Asia
### Yokohama to Hong Kong

1545 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 4d 17h 47m 23s | May 6 | "Geronimo" | | Olivier de Kersauson FRA | | |

### Taipei to Hong Kong

465 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 2d 16h 46m 32s | Apr 06 | "B&Q" | Ellen MacArthur GBR |
| 2d 15h 40m 42s | Dec 06 | "Johan II" | Philippe Grelon FRA |
| 24h 45m 59s | May 8 | "Gitana 13 | Lionel Lemonchois FRA |
| Monohull |||||||
| 2d 15h 40m 42s | Dec 06 | "Johan II" | Philippe Grelon FRA |

## Mediterranean
### Marseilles to Carthage

455 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 14h 20m 34s | 2010-05 | Banque Populaire V | 125 ft Tri | Pascal Bidgorry (FRA) Crew |
| 17h 8m 23s | 2009-05 | "Groupama 3" | Maxi Tri | Franck Cammas (FRA) Crew |
| 17h 56m 33s | 2004-09 | Orange II | Maxi Cat | Bruno Peyron (FRA) Crew |
| 18h 46m 48s | 2002-05 | PlayStation | 124 ft Cat | Steve Fossett (USA) Crew |
| Singlehanded |||||||
| 18h 58m 13s | 2013-10 | "Banque Populaire 7" | 103 ft Tri | Armel Le Cleac'h (FRA) |
| 1d 1h 38m 36s | 2012-09 | "Sodebo" | | Thomas Coville (FRA) |
| 1d 21h 20m 29s | 2009-06 | "Group Bel" | IMOCA 60 | Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
| Monohull |||||||
| 1d 02h 43m 30s | 2013-06 | "Groupe Bel" | IMOCA 60 | Kito de Pavant (FRA) + Crew |
| 1d 05h 02m 06s | 1998-09 | "Stealth" | Maxi Mono | Giovanni Angeli (ITA) + Crew |
| Singlehanded 60 ft |||||||
| 1d 02h 43m 30s | 2013-06 | "Groupe Bel" | IMOCA 60 | Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
| 1d 21h 20m 29s | 2009-06 | "Groupe Bel" | IMOCA 60 | Kito de Pavant (FRA) |
| Up to 40 ft |||||||
| 1d 11h 35m 23s | 2010-06 | "ZED 4" | | Gerald Bibot (BEL) |
| 1d 21h 24m | 2008-03 | "Roaring Forty" | | Michel Kleinjans (BEL) |
| 20 ft Performance |||||||
| 1d 18h 56m 14s | 2018-07 | | Catamaran | Yvan Bourgnon (FRA) Mathis Bourgnon (FRA) |
| 1d 18h 58m 19s | 2016-08 | "Feel Good" | | Vittorio Mailingri (ITA) Nico Mailingri (ITA) |

### Trieste to Malta

740 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 2d 20h 42m 24s | Oct 12 | "Esmit Europa 2" | | Jochen Schumann GER | Benchmark Time | |

### Monaco to Porto Cervo

195 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 7h 53m 31s | Nov 16 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Brian Thompson (GBR) | | |

## Oceanian
### Round Australia

| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Non-stop Crewed |||||||
| 17d 12h 57m 5s | July 2005 | Geronimo | T 90 | Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
| Non-stop Solo |||||||
| 38d 21h 41m 42s | Aug -11 | Big Wave Rider | C (1) 46 | Bruce Arms AUS |
| Non-stop Monohull |||||||
| 37d 1h 23m 57s | Jul-03 | 52 | David PescudAUS | |

### Sydney to Hobart

630 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 1d 5h 52m 23s | Feb 13 | "Team Australia" | Sean Langman AUS |
| 1d 18h 27m 10s | Dec 99 | "MariCha III" | Robert Miller GBR |

### Sydney to Lord Howe Island

408 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 1d 03h 45m 46s | Jul 04 | "Raw Nerve" | | Martyn Riley AUS | | |

### Sydney to Auckland

1265 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew | Notes |
| Outright |||||||
| 2d 19h 2m 45s | Oct 13 | Team Australia | Sean Langman (AUS) | |
| 40 ft Singlehanded |||||||
| 12d 14h 41m 15s | Feb 20 | "Joey" | James Prascevic (AUS) | Initial Benchmark |

## Pacific Records
### Transpacific, Los Angeles to Honolulu

2215 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 5d 9h 18m 26s | Jul 97 | "Explorer" | | Bruno Peyron FRA |
| 4d 19h 31m 37s | Nov 05 | "Geronimo" | | Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
| 3d 18h 9s | Jul 15 | "Lending Club 2" | | Laplanche/Breymaier USA |
| 3d 16h 52m 3s | May 17 | Phaedo 3 | MOD 70 | Lloyd Thornburg (USA) Brian Thompson (GBR) |

### Honolulu to Yokohama

3750 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 13d 20h 9m 22s | Jul 95 | "Lacota" | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| Rule 21c – Powered Sailing Systems |||||||
| 15d 3h 36m 18s | Jul 06 | "BeeCom" | Yoshiki Kamai JPN |

### Yokohama to San Francisco

4482 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 16d 17h 21m | Aug 95 | "Lacota" | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 14d 17h 22m 50s | Aug 98 | "Explorer" | Bruno Peyron FRA |
| 13d 22h 38m 28s | Jun 06 | "Geronimo" | Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
| Singlehanded |||||||
| 20d 9h 52m 59s | Aug 96 | "Lacota" | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 20 ft Sport |||||||
| 62d 17h 51m 55s | Aug 06 | "One World" | A Di Benedetto ITA |

### San Francisco to Yokohama

4482 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Crew |
| Outright |||||||
| 19d 15h 18m 9s | Apr 96 | "Lacota" | Steve Fossett (USA) |
| 14d 22h 40m 41s | Apr 06 | "Geronimo" | Olivier de Kersauson FRA |
| 11d 12m 54s | Apr 08 | "Gitana 13" | Lionel Lemonchois FRA |

### Hong Kong to New York

13707 nm
| Time | Date | Boat | Boat Type | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
| Outright |||||||
| 72d 21h 11m 37s | May 3 | "Great American II" | | Rich Wilson USA | | |