North Atlantic Records - West to East (Ambrose Lite to Lizard)

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Progression of the west to east Transatlantic Sailing Speed Record Yacht Name Year Skipper Type Length Days Hours Minutes Seconds Avg. Speed Atlantic 1905 Charlie Barr Mono   12 4 1 19 10.02 Paul Ricard 1980 Eric Tabarly Foiler 16.45 M 10 5 14 20 11.94 Elf Aquitaine I 1981 Marc Pajot Cat 19.2 M 9 10 6 34 12.94 Jet Services II 1984 P.Morvan Cat 18 M 8 16 36   14 Royale II 1986 L. Caradec Cat 25 M 7 21 5 42 15.39 Fleury Michon VIII 1987 P. Poupon Tri 22 M 7 12 49 34 16.16 Jet Services V 1988 S. Madec Cat 22 M 7 6 30   16.71 Jet Services V 1990 S. Madec Cat 22 M 6 13 3 32 18.63 Playstation 2001 S.Fossett Cat 38 4 17 28   25.78   Story on New Record From the above display of information it is clear that the record set by Playstation is the biggest gain ever.