Current Record
Since the launch of the class it has proven itself to be the fastest monohull sailboat class ever built. Today all major monohull records are established by VO70's. For example: In October 2008 the yacht Ericsson 4 officially travelled 596.6 nautical miles in 24 hours, establishing a 24 hour monohull record.
Skipper Torben Grael and his crew made the record on the first leg of the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. They sailed Ericsson 4 hard as a strong cold front hit the fleet, bringing winds approaching 40 knots, and propelling the yacht at an average speed of 24.8 knots.
In 2010 the VO70 Delta Lloyd (former ABN AMRO 1) established a new English Channel record with skipper Bouwe Bekking. In 2010 the VO70 groupama 70 (former Ericsson 4) broke the record for the round Britain and Ireland Race. In July 2011 the VO70 Puma Mar Mostro won the TR 2011 on handicap, finishing second only to Rambler 100. At the Fastnet 2011 the three first monohulls were all VO70's and they all broke the existing monohull record. The record now stands at 1d 18hrs and 39 min.
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