World Sailing Speed Record Council Archives

Making progress toward record speed

March 13th, 2025

With a new top speed of 51.3 knots, the SP80 boat surpassed the mythical 50-knot barrier as it aims to

February 22nd, 2025

The World Sailing Speed Record Council has confirmed new windsurfing world records. Antoine Albeau (FRA) set a new speed of

February 13th, 2025

The World Sailing Speed Record Council confirmed the establishment of a new Singlehanded 60-foot and Singlehanded Monohull 24 hour records.

February 13th, 2025

The World Sailing Speed Record Council is managing a new category for wingfoils, posting national records along with the outright

November 20th, 2024

One week on exactly since Nico Lunven (IMOCA Holcim-PRB) set a new solo 24-hours monohull distance record on the second

November 13th, 2024

Nicolas Lunven, the skipper of the IMOCA Holcim-PRB, broke the outright solo monohull 24-hour record on the second day of

April 5th, 2024

Aina Bauzà (ESP) established a new transatlantic solo sailing reference time by completing the distance on the 21-foot Mini Class

December 4th, 2023

Records are made to be broken, which is what Thomas Ruyant (FRA) did when he set a new solo 24

October 1st, 2023

Australian world record solo sailor Lisa Blair has revealed the shocking extent of microplastic pollution in the Southern Ocean in

August 6th, 2023

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (August 6, 2023) – Austrian Norbert Sedlacek Koch, founder of Innovation Yachts, today set out to