Lloyd Thornburg the owner of MOD 70 Phaedo³ and his crew have been breaking records ever since the multihull exploded in the Caribbean racing scene back in early 2015. Starting with the Caribbean 600, their very first regatta, Thornburg and co have smashed into the record books with 10 World Record and pushing new speed boundaries.
Just this week the team have earnt line honours and won the Perpetual Multihull Trophy for the RORC Transatlantic Race 2016 from Lanzarote to Grenada.
“This is the scariest thing I’ve done,” says Thornburg. “I fly, skydive and drive fast cars, but all those other things are scary for a minute or a few minutes at a time. This boat shows you what you’re capable of after being miserable, and tired, and soaked in fear for 30 hours”, Lloyd Thornburg.
Here is a list of all World Records set by Phaedo³ to date;
2015
Antigua to Newport. RI.
Time: 3 days 5 hours 54 minutes and 49 seconds – Average speed: 20. 00 kts
Fastnet – Original Course. Outright record.
Time: 27 hours 42 minutes and 26 seconds – Average speed: 21.48 kts
Plymouth to La Rochelle. Outright record.
Time: 14 hours 05 minutes and 20 seconds – Average speed: 23.36 kts
Cowes to Dinard. Outright record.
Time: 4 hours 48 minutes and 57 seconds – Average speed: 28.66 kts
2016
Bermuda to Plymouth. Outright record.
Time: 5 days 11 hours 57 minutes and 17 seconds – Average speed: 21.75 kts
Around Ireland. Outright record.
Time: 36 hours 52 minutes and 4 seconds – Average speed: 18.93 kts
Around Isle of Wight. Outright record.
Time: 2 hours 4 minutes and 14 seconds – Average speed: 24.15 kts
Around Isle of Wight. Outright record.
Time: 2 hours 2 minutes and 31 seconds – beating their previous time by 93 seconds over the 60 mile course.
Average speed: 24.49 kts
