27/06/04 - DAY6: MEDIA UPDATE: 1400 HRS CORRECTED ELAPSED TIME
 
      Elapsed time: 5d 15h 50m, Ahead/behind record: -56 miles, 3hr 15min behind, Existing record: 7d 2h 34m 42s, Distance covered: 2115, Distance covered in last 24 hrs: 438 nm, Distance to finish: 640, Position: 48 21 52N; 21 21 24W, Average boat speed (VMG) towards finish so far: 16.29, Average boat speed (VMG) now required to beat record: 18.29, Current boat speed: 16.6 knots
 
<> WILL HAVE TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE BY 00:44:42 GMT ON TUESDAY 29th JUNE 2004 TO ET A NEW RECORD FOR THE FASTEST SOLO SAILOR TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC

PERFORMANCE PARTNER OF THE DAY: B&G autopilots and data systems form the core of the electronics package onboard the trimaran.

NOTES ON THE RECORD
Solo west-east Transatlantic existing records:
Laurent Bourgnon: Primagaz (60ft trimaran)
June 1994; 7d 2h 34m 42s, 2925 miles, at an average speed 17.15 knots
Florence Arthaud (fastest female): Pierre 1er (60ft trimaran)
1990; 9d 22h 5m, 2925 miles, average speed 12.25 knots
MacArthur currently holds three previous solo sailing race records set on board her 60-foot monohull Kingfisher:
Plymouth (UK) to Newport (US) east-west transatlantic 14 days, 23 hours, 11 minutes (fastest female and winner of Class 1).
Fastest female to race solo around the world in the 2000/2001 Vendée Globe in 94 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes, 40 seconds and finishing 2nd overall.
Route du Rhum race (St Malo, France to Guadeloupe) new course record 13 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes, 47 seconds

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