Team Ericsson 4 broke the 24 speed record last night by clocking 590,5nm in 24hrs (thats an average of 24,60!)

"Ericsson 4 has broken the 24-hour speed record set by ABN-AMRO 2 in the last Volvo Ocean Race,
three times in the past twelve hours. At 0355GMT Ericsson 4 reached 565 nautical miles in the previous 24 hour period,
breaking the existing record by two miles, but that figure increased at 0755 GMT to 589nm and by 1145h GMT this had
further increased to 590.5nm. At the point of writing, no other boat in the fleet had broken this record,
which is still awaiting ratification from the World Speed Racing Council."

Looking at this picture from the ****, armchair sailing isnt so bad
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2008/ericsson%20record%20onboard.jpg