The 60-foot trimaran Areté owned by Rick Warner succeeded in their record-breaking attempt for the Chicago-Mackinac course, completing the 289 nautical-mile distance in 12:30:07. This improves the previous outright time of 17:59:49 set in 2017 by Il Mostro, a Volvo 70 monohull. Areté’s accomplishment will now be ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. – Full report
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