Set by Ellen MacArthur aboard her trimaran, "Castorama," the world record for sailing between Taipei and Hong Kong was bested near the close of December 2006 by a crew of 8 people, with the leadership of Philippe Grelon, Boris Bourdin and Eric Frotier. Aboard a Sun Odyssey 47, under rough conditions, the crew sailed hard for 2 days and 15 hours at sea to best the previous record by...
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Set by Ellen MacArthur aboard her trimaran, "Castorama," the world record for sailing between Taipei and Hong Kong was bested near the close of December 2006 by a crew of 8 people, with the leadership of Philippe Grelon, Boris Bourdin and Eric Frotier. Aboard a Sun Odyssey 47, under rough conditions, the crew sailed hard for 2 days and 15 hours at sea to best the previous record by one hour and 20 minutes!
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