Final Results -Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta. Rán Leopard claims line honours and overall victory in addition to smashing the course record. Sojana second, Med Spirit third.

Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, 10th December 2012.  The Farr 100 Rán Leopard, helmed by Niklas Zennström and with Adrian Stead on tactics, completed the Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta in 7 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes and 12 seconds to claim line honours and overall victory in addition to smashing the course record. Zennström and his 18-strong crew crossed the finish line off Virgin Gorda shortly after 10 p.m. UTC on December 3 after covering 3,300 miles at an average speed of 18.6 knots. The new course record beats the previous one set by Hetairos in 2011 by 25 hours, 59 minutes and 18 seconds.

The race is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in collaboration with the International Maxi Association (IMA) and saw six maxi yachts and superyachts leave Tenerife on 26th November bound for the YCCS Clubhouse and Marina in Virgin Gorda’s North Sound.

Peter Harrison’s Farr 115 Sojana, a veteran competitor in all five editions of the Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta, took second place in corrected time, while Oscar Konyukhov’s Med Spirit, the 27.7-metre sloop representing the Russian Yachting Federation, claimed third place.

Trophies were awarded at the prize giving ceremony that took place Sunday 9th December at the YCCS Virgin Gorda Clubhouse.