The sailing record between New York and Miami was first ratified by the WSSRC in 1999 and has changed hands only twice since. The current holder — Groupama 3, a 103-foot foiling trimaran — averaged 27 knots for 35 hours straight in June 2007. Nobody has formally challenged it.
But the record doesn't have to be about who's fastest. CG tracks four distinct vessel classes on this route — from purpose-built ocean racers to America's Cup-era monohulls to a single-handed 11-foot foiling dinghy that probably shouldn't be in the open ocean at all. Each class tells a different story about what sailing can be. Select a class above.