Annals Of Achievement–Transatlantic Beach Cat Record: Right now Italian sailors Andrea Gancia and Matteo Miceli are no doubt nursing the Mother Of All Hangovers in Guadalupe. Why? Well, wouldn’t you celebrate if you had just sailed across the Atlantic from Senegal in a 20-foot beach cat, beating the old record by about a day and a half, and setting a new world record of 13 days, 13 hours and 58 minutes? Moreover, numerous rum drinks are a very good remedy for the massive salt water sores they are likely nursing. Apparently, they are still too rough to update their website, but check back. They have promised a full report. This is an impressive record. Their average for the 2700 mile exposure-fest was 8.24 knots (though in reality they sailed more miles at a higher average speed), and they improved the old record of 15 days, 2 hours and 26 minutes by almost 10 percent. That’s a massive jump, so they should be enjoying themselves. At least until the next pair of beach cat crazies takes a crack at their new mark. These guys seem to be next on deck, though they seem to keep pushing back their attempt and may not go until next year. Stay tuned…



“Andrea, you bastard! You never told me we’d have to sail the damn boat back to Africa…”