Sad day for the sailing world.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/27/fossett/He never stopped pushing the boundaries.
http://www.stevefossett.com/html/main_pages/records.htmlSAILING
21 Outright World Records
Round The World *
Broke previous record by 6 days 58 days 9 hours 32 minutes 45 seconds
15. 52 knots
7 February to 5 April 2004
TransAtlantic *
New York to England 4 days 17 hours 28 minutes 6 seconds
25.78 knots (47.75 km/h)
5 to 10 October 2001
Indian Ocean *
Cape of Good Hope to Tasmania 9 days 20 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds
25 February to 6 March 2004
Cadiz to San Salvador
Transatlantic - Columbus Route
East to West TransAt 9 days 13 hours 31 mins 18 secs
16.92 knot
15 to 24 February 2003
Round Britain & Ireland 4 days, 16 hours, 9 mins, 36 secs
15.93 knots
20 to 25 October 2002
TransMediterranean *
(Marseille-Carthage)
24.38 knots 18 hours 46 minutes 48 seconds
May 23-24, 2002
Plymouth to LaRochelle 16 hours 41 minutes 40 seconds
21.28 knots
9 April 2002
Round Isle of Wight 2 hours 33 minutes 55 seconds
19.53 knots
9 November 2001
Miami to New York 53 hours 54 minutes 42 seconds
17.57 knots
20 to 22 May 2001
Fastnet Course 35 hours 17 minutes 14 seconds
17.14 knots
15 to 17 March 2002
Newport to Bermuda 38 hours 35 minutes 53 seconds
16.45 knots
12 to 14 January 2000
Round Ireland 44 hours 42 minutes
15.84 knots
8 to 9 September 1993
Hawaii to Japan 13 days 20 hours 9 minutes 22 seconds
11.29 knots
22 July to 4 August 1995
Pacific Ocean East to West
San Francisco to Yokohama 19 days 15 hours 18 minutes 9 seconds
9.51 knots
3 to 23 May 1996
Plus 7 Superceded Records
3 Singlehanded Records
Pacific Ocean
Yokohama to San Francisco 20 days 9 hours 52 minutes
5 to 24 August 1996
Newport to Bermuda 40 hours 51 minutes 54 seconds
June 1999
Transpac
San Francisco to Hawaii 7 days 22 hours 38 minutes
27 June to 5 July 1998
9 Race Records
Newport to Ensenada *
World's Fastest Yacht Race Record 6 hours 46 minutes 40 seconds
18.45 knots(34.17 km/h)
24 April 1998
Chicago to Mackinac 18 hours 50 minutes 32 seconds
15.55 knots
18 to 19 July 1998
Transpac * 6 days 16 hours 7 minutes
July 4-11,1995
Single-handed Transpac 7 days 22 hours 38 minutes
27 June to 5 July 1998
Miami to Montego Bay * 2 days 20 hours 8 minutes 5 seconds
4 to 7 February 1999
Swiftsure 14 hours 35 minutes 29 seconds
24 to 25 May 1997
San Diego to Puerto Vallarta 62 hours 20 minutes 11 seconds
15.9 knots
8 to 10 February 1998
Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas 3 days 2 hours 59 minutes
4 to 7 November 1995
Windjammers 4 hours 41 minutes 2 seconds
29 August 1997
Solo TransAtlantic Race
Route de Rhum 5th Place Overall
6 to 10 November 1994
