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by mlhpdx·9mo ago·view on hn ↗
That’s correct, but look up the Gitana 17.

> The Gitana 17 is a 100ft trimaran designed to foil offshore at sustained speeds of 45 knots or more.

Also, 1964, the all-nuclear Task Force One, including the USS Enterprise, completed a high-speed circumnavigation in 65 days.

The winner of the Vende Globe did it in 64. And that was solo (one person on board).

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The Vende Globe is ~44k km (Mm?) and Operation Sea Orbit was ~49k km.

But the Vende Globe is restricted to monohulls (i.e. no hydrofoil trimarans) and as you wrote, is more about individual skills.