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Catch Up Columbus: World Speed Record a Holiday in the Sun for Grant ‘Pure Speed’ Dalton

Catch Up Columbus: World Speed Record a Holiday in the Sun for Grant ‘Pure Speed’ Dalton

Dalton, captaining the maxi-catamaran Club Med has smashed the trans-atlantic 24-hour sailing record. Retracing Columbus’s historic East-West Atlantic Crossing, they broke the elusive 600 mile barrier for the first time, travelling at an incredible average speed of 26 knots.The crew were euphoric: Dalton: “It was magnificent – pure speed!

Tags: Christopher Columbus  Club Med  East-West Atlantic Crossing  Grant Dalton  New York Times (The)  trans-atlantic 24-hour sailing record  yacht racing  

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