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--- Trans-Atlantic Record broken ---

Falmouth 24.10.98
Robert Miller's 145ft Briand designed superyacht Mari Cha III came surfing in from the Atlantic at Noon today to slash 2 days 13 hours off the Trans-Atlantic monohull record held by Ludde Ingvall's Maxi One Design Nicorette.

Pushed by a 50 knot gale and driving rain, the 22 strong crew pressed the New Zealand built yacht hard over the final miles to complete the 2,950 miles from New York to the Lizard in 8 days 23 hours 59 minutes.

Bob Miller said afterwards: "We have had a few problems but the boat has behaved magnificently. She is a great ship. We have averaged 14.5 knots and during one surf reached 30.8 knots, which is a record for the boat. "We have had a problem with the booms and 1,000 miles out, the pounding damaged the bow thruster which dropped down. We were not able to fix it, and have completed the rest of the voyage with it stuck down which has slowed us.

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	Pic Ref: mari1 The record breaking yacht Mari Cha III skippered by Frenchman Lionel Pean and owned by Robert (Bob) Miller crosses the line at Lizard Point in 8 days 23 hrs and 59 mins. Photo Credit: Nigel Bennetts/PPL
	Pic Ref: mari2 The record breaking yacht Mari Cha III skippered by Frenchman Lionel Pean and owned by Robert (Bob) Miller crosses the line at Lizard Point in 8 days 23 hrs and 59 mins. Photo Credit: Nigel Bennetts/PPL
	Pic Ref: mari3 The record breaking yacht Mari Cha III skippered by Frenchman Lionel Pean and owned by Robert (Bob) Miller crosses the line at Lizard Point in 8 days 23 hrs and 59 mins. Photo Credit: Nigel Bennetts/PPL
	Pic Ref: mari5 The record breaking yacht Mari Cha III skippered by Frenchman Lionel Pean and owned by Robert (Bob) Miller crosses the line at Lizard Point in 8 days 23 hrs and 59 mins. Photo Credit: Nigel Bennetts/PPL