495.1 Miles in 24 hours

It's official - Mike Slade's ICAP Leopard is the fastest monohull on the planet. The WSSR Council ratified Leopard's new World Record on Tuesday.

The new record was set in the 24 hours from 31 May to 1 June this year. ICAP Leopard covered 495.1 nautical miles during that time at an average speed of 20.6 knots.

The previous record 24 hour run was 466.4 nautical miles in May 2008, also by Leopard.