Comanche (yacht)

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Comanche
Comanche in the Rolex Transatlantic Race 2015 leaving Newport RI for Plymouth England--C.jpg
'Comanche at the start of the 2015 transatlantic race
Class100 Supermaxi
Designer(s)VPLP and Guillaume Verdier
BuilderHodgdon Yachts
Specifications
TypeMonohull
Displacement31,000 kg [1]
Length33 m (108.27 ft)
Beam7.85 m (25.75 ft)
Draft6.81 m (22.34 ft)
Mast height46.0 m (150.92 ft)

Comanche is a 100-ft (33 m) 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.

Comanche held the 24-hour sailing record for monohulls [2] until May 2023, [3] covering 618 nmi, for an average of 25.75 knots or 47.69 kmh/h. The boat won line honours in the 2015 Fastnet race and the 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, under the leadership of skipper Ken Read. [4] In 2017, Comanche set a new Transpac record, covering 484.1 nmi in 24 hours, for an average speed of 20.2 knots (37.4 km/h). [5] In 2019, under navigator Stan Honey, the yacht won the 2225-mile 50th Transpacific Yacht Race, with a time of 5 days 11 hours 14 minutes 05 seconds. [6] Comanche won the 2017 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, with a time of 1 day 9 hours 15 minutes 24 seconds, a record that still stands today.

At 5 days 14 hours 21 minutes 25 seconds, Comanche holds the Monohull Transatlantic sailing record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, which they achieved on July 28, 2016. [7]

In December 2017, Comanche was sold to Australian Jim Cooney, [8] and was renamed to LDV Comanche, as part of a one-time sponsorship from SAIC Maxus Automotive Co's LDV brand. The yacht later returned to its original, unsponsored title of Comanche. Under this name it won the Sydney-Hobart race again in 2019 in 1 day 18 hours and 30 minutes.

Soon after the completion of the 2019 Sydney-Hobart race, Comanche was reportedly sold to a Russian interest group. [9] In 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the operators made a statement denying Russian ownership. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Comanche, a yacht so beamy she's called the aircraft carrier". Yachting World. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "WSSR Newsletter No 253. "Comanche". Monohull 24 Hour Record. 20/07/15". www.sailspeedrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  3. ↑ "Team Holcim-PRB blows past distance records". The Ocean Race. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  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. ↑ Murray, Jo. "TRANSPAC 2019: Barn Door Winner". Gazettes. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ↑ "Comanche Crushes Transatlantic Record". 2016-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Comanche finds new owner Down Under". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2017-12-14.
  9. ↑ "Comanche sold after Sydney Hobart win". 2020-09-04.
  10. ↑ "Statement from Comanche Racing". Live Sail Die. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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