At 03:18:52 EEST this morning, Erik Maris’s MOD 70 trimaran ZOULOU (FRA) crossed the finish line at Cape Sounio to set a new Multihull Elapsed Time Record of 1D 13H 18M 52S. Over the 605 mile course this represents an average speed of 16.2 knots.

Only 1M 21S astern of ZOULOU was their MOD 70 rival throughout the race, Jason Carroll’s ARGO (US). These two traded the lead several times and both fought hard to achieve this remarkable result.