Wow, that's fast!

Phaedo 3 moored at Waikiki Yacht Club

In case anyone was wondering, the sailing speed record from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI was just set on May 16th by the MOD70 trimaran Phaedo 3. It took only 3 days, 16 hours and 52 minutes for Lloyd Thornburg and 6 crew to sail the 2,225 nautical miles across the Pacific. When they passed Diamond Head buoy at 4:32 am local time in Hawaii, they beat the previous record of 3 days, 18 hours set by the 105 ft Maxi trimaran Lending Club 2 during the 2015 TransPac race. 

As Lloyd stepped onto the dock he said… “ An unbelievable trip! Can't believe we actually broke the record! This was the most difficult sail of my life. Everything went our way and the team put out a super human effort in order to keep the boat moving at nearly 30 knots through the entire trip. We are all excited for a well deserved rest and some sight seeing in Hawaii…" Quote from: 2017TransPacYC.com/news

Photo from Sailing Anarchy- thanks to Lolo SeaBiscuit