World Sailing Speed Record Council Archives

New leadership for Speed Record Council

March 3rd, 2023

The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) announced the retirement of John Reed as the Secretary of the Council. The

February 15th, 2023

The World Sailing Speed Record Council confirmed a new Women’s Windsurfer World Record set by Heidi Ulrich (SUI) on November

October 20th, 2022

Captain Donald Lawson, who acquired an ORMA trimaran in April 2022, is preparing for sailing solo and nonstop around the

May 25th, 2022

Albany, Australia (May 25, 2022) – Australian solo sailor Lisa Blair arrived this morning after three months at sea with

May 13th, 2022

Since Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck weighed in on what’s really important when it comes to setting and breaking records for

May 2nd, 2022

Australian Lisa Blair is the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica with one-stop, but her aim was a non-stop

April 20th, 2022

The World Sailing Speed Record council ratified a new world record from Antigua to Newport, RI. Jason Carroll (USA) and

April 18th, 2022

Ryan Finn, 43, who has been attempting a solo journey from New York to San Francisco, around Cape Horn, on

April 14th, 2022

The final design of a boat designed to break the World Sailing Speed Record has been revealed, with the spaceship-like

January 31st, 2022

Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard, and their team have ended their standby period for a fourth attempt at the Jules Verne