Comanche (yacht)

Comanche at the start of the 2015 transatlantic race

Comanche is a 100 ft maxi yacht. She was designed in France by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and built in the United States by Hodgdon Yachts for Dr. James H. Clark and christened as Comanche.

Comanche holds the 24-hour sailing record for monohulls[1] covering an extraordinary 618 nm in the 24 hours (averaging 25.75 knots) and the transatlantic record of 5 days, 14 hours, 21 minutes 25 seconds.[2][3] Comanche won line honours in the 2015 Fastnet race and the 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Comanche's skipper was Ken Read.[4] In 2017, Comanche set a 24-hour run of 484.1 nm, a new Transpac record, a 20.2 knot average speed. [5]

In December 2017, Comanche was sold to Australian Jim Cooney. [6]Comanche holds the fastest time for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after winning the Sydney to Hobart 2017 in 1 day 9 hours 15 minutes 24 seconds.

Comanche was renamed to LDV Comanche when Jim Cooney purchased the yacht, due to a one-time sponsorship with LDV. The yacht has now returned to its original, unsponsored title of Comanche.

References

  1. ↑ WSSR 253
  2. ↑ WSSR 270
  3. ↑ Toby Hodges (2016-09-26). "Comanche smashes the transatlantic record". Yachting World.
  4. ↑ Crosbie Lorimer (2016-12-26). "tour of supermaxi Comanche". Yachting World.
  5. ↑ John Rousmaniere; Talbot Wilson (2016-06-19). "Comanche set Bermuda Race Record". Scuttlebutt Sailing News.
  6. ↑ "Comanche finds new owner Down Under". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2017-12-14.
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