World Record Nautical Mile

Yacht: Hydroptère

Sailed by: Alain Thebault FRA and a crew of 6.

Dates: 4th April 2007

Elapsed Time: 86.7 seconds over 1853.93 metres.

Average speed corrected for current: 41.69 kts

Venue: Quiberon Bay, France.

Previous record: Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Windsurfer. 41.14 kts, Walvis Bay October 2006


  Record certified by World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSR)