On 24 November 2012 Paul Larson, sailing the Vestas Sailrocket 2, clocked in at 65.45 knots (75.32 mph) over a 500 meter stretch in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The week before he set the Nautical Mile record at 55.32 knots (63.66 mph) in the same location.
The Trans Atlantic, West-to-East, Crewed. sailing record was set on Sunday 2 August 2009, by the Banque Populaire V. She established the new record of 3 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes and 48 seconds with an average speed of 32.94 knots (37.91 mph).
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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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