Peter Aschenbrenner's American 63ft trimaran, Paradox from California completed the RORC Caribbean 600 in Antigua on 20 Feb 03:22:52, in an elapsed time of 40:22:52, just missing out on the Multihull Course Record of 40:11:05 set by ORMA 60, Region Guadeloupe in the 2009 race.
Le trimaran americain PARADOX de Californie de 63 pieds dont le propriétaire est Peter Aschenbrenner, a terminé la course RORC Caraibe 600 Paradox was just 11 minutes and 47 seconds outside the course record, which has stood since the very first edition of the race. However, Peter Aschenbrenner was still up-beat dockside: "Fantastic conditions, really amenable to Paradox, that was a dream ride," smiled Peter. "We're really surprised that we were so close to the record. That time was set by a race boat and we are just a cruising trimaran with three year old sails. So to get that close was really astonishing and testament to what a great boat Paradox is." PARADOX avait seulement 11 minutes 47 secondes en dehors du record tenu depuis le debut de la premiere course Peter Aschenbrenner reste cependant optimiste Les conditions méterologiques étaient fantastiques, très favorable au PARADOX, un parcours de rêve, dit Peter en souriant. "Nous avons été surprise d'être si prês du record. Ce temps était déterminé par un voilier de course, et nous navigions sur un trimaran ayant des voiles de plus de 3 ans. Arriver si près du record est étonnant et prouve combien le PARADOX est un trimaran extraordinaire." Le capitaine francais Olivier Vigoureux et Cam Lewis étaient également a bord. In the Multihull Class, Lloyd Thornburg's Gunboat 66, Phaedo needs to finish by 12:52:30 to beat Paradox. At 05:35 Phaedo was 81.2 miles from the finish.
