Banque Populaire & Groupama 3 Smashes the Trans Atlantic Record

The infamous trimaran Banque Populaire & Groupama 3 just finished a crossing of the Atlantic in under 4 days. Banque Populaire finished with a total time of 3 days 15 hours 25 minutes and 30 seconds! This is an incredible achievement and has certainly generated some fast 24 hour runs over an approximately 3,000 mile sail. Timed runs across the Atlantic date back to the 1960's with faster corssing times of about 30 days at sea. An example of how sailing has changed over the last 40 years.

Pictures can be found on the BYM news site.