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  • http://newsen.vittoriomalingri.com
  • Who keeps track of the record?
  • Before anyone thinks of trying this again they should read the account of 2 Hobie 18 sailers that survived the crossing!
    http://users.tpg.com.au/kkmiller/hobie/across_atlantic.html
  • How much risk and pain are you willing to take? Takes a "special" type to do these kind of trips.

    Crossing Oceans is still in s special category because of the lack of hope for help.

    Good luck to Vittorio and Nico!

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    Damon Linkous
    1992 Hobie 18
    Memphis, TN

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  • They are posting some cool videos on their YouTube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/u…/VittorioMalingri/videos

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    1992 Hobie 18
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  • QuoteBefore anyone thinks of trying this again they should read the account of 2 Hobie 18 sailers that survived the crossing!

    That aint nothin!

    These guys were real asskickers
    http://www.helmdesign.com/decklvl.gif

    http://www.helmdesign.com/polar-01.html
  • After 10 days the guys are about 140 miles from Guadeloupe

    Here's the course.

    https://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=127459&g2_serialNumber=3

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    Damon Linkous
    1992 Hobie 18
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  • They are only miles from the finish now, but losing rapidly on the track-record.

    Here's a interesting link to all attempts, the first crossing was made on a H18
    Magnum, in 1986.

    http://www.sail.ie/misc/cats_atlantic.htm

    Grtz, André



    Edited by catmodding on Apr 20, 2017 - 03:40 PM.

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    Tornado (80's Reg White)
    Prindle 18-2 (sold)
    Dart 16 (hired and hooked)
    13 mtr steel cutter (sold)
    Etap 22, unsinkable sailing pocket cruiser.

    Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Its a record !!

    http://www.vittoriomalingri.com/EN/index.html

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    Tornado (80's Reg White)
    Prindle 18-2 (sold)
    Dart 16 (hired and hooked)
    13 mtr steel cutter (sold)
    Etap 22, unsinkable sailing pocket cruiser.

    Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Still has to be verified but they posted on Facebook

    "We have crossed the finish line at point-à-Pitre at 12:19:47 UTC (Italian time 14:19:47). The new record is 11 days 1 HOUR AND 9 minutes. And it's ours!"

    Old record set by Benot Lequin & Pierre-Yves Moreau in 2007 was 11d 11h 25m

    I didn't realize that Vittorio Malingri, Nico Malingri, had done this before in 2008 in a time of 13d 17h 48m missing the record.

    Congratulations!

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    1992 Hobie 18
    Memphis, TN

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