Length of Britain Challenge

Taking on the inaugural Length of Britain Challenge set by Sail Scotland, Phil Sharp and his crew of two, Sean Conway and Alex Alley, brought their Class 40 yacht Bruichladdich across the finish line off John O’Groats at 2047.15 on Monday 14 December 2015 to set the first ever sailing speed record on the iconic 620nm British course from the south of England to the most northerly point of mainland Scotland. The record attempt began at 0855 on Friday 11 December off Land’s End, defining the first reference time at 3d 11h 52m 15s, an average speed of 7.39kn. Read more at: http://www.sailscotland.co.uk/news/posts/2015/it%E2%80%99s-a-record/