The 11th Hour Racing Team made a blistering start to leg 3 of The Ocean Race, registering 544.63 nautical miles in a period ending just past midnight.
That impressive feat means the team is now fighting it out for second place alongside Biotherm, behind leaders Team Holcim-PRB.
Ad The time of 544.63 surpasses the official IMOCA record of 539.71 nautical miles, which was set by Hugo Boss. The Ocean Race‘I am very disappointed’ – Stanjek on GUYOT Team Europe’s return to Cape Town03/03/2023 AT 06:48 There is still element of confusion concerning these record distances, with the IMOCA website listing the crew of the Charal registering 558 nautical miles in a 24-hour period.
However, this has yet to be ratified by the World Speed Sailing Record Council. 11th Hour Racing Team also made a speedy 542.68 nautical mile run on leg 2 of the race, but this was also unratified.