Sports Briefing - Yacht Racing - Ericsson 4 Breaks Speed Record - NYTimes.com

Sports Briefing - Yacht Racing - Ericsson 4 Breaks Speed Record - NYTimes.com: "Ericsson 4 shattered the 24-hour distance record for a monohull sailing boat on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, beating the mark set by ABN AMRO 2 in the last race. The skipper Torben Grael and his crew covered 590 nautical miles as a cold front hit the fleet Tuesday, bringing gale-force winds and accelerating the high-tech boats toward Cape Town. The record is subject to ratification, but topped ABN AMRO 2’s mark of 562.96 miles in the 2006-7 race."