Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Raider Smashes Chessie Racing's Bermuda Ocean Race Record

Article was posted on line in Floatline at http://www.floatline.com/floatline/2008/06/raider-smashes.html

"Raider has set a new Bermuda Ocean Race record:
3 days, 13 hours,18 minutes, 58 seconds (85:18:58)

Raider, a custom S & S 48 skippered by David Ross of Annapolis, set a new record time for the BOR, smashing the record set by Chessie Racing in 2006 by 45 minutes. Raider’s navigator isTarry Lomax, of Annapolis. In order to establish a new record time for the race, Raider, a custom S&S 48 would have had to average more than 8 knots of speed since the race began last Friday at 2:05 PM."

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