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Comanche, Jim Clark’s 100ft super maxi, smashes the transatlantic record
- Toby Hodges
- July 28, 2016
Comanche, the 100ft maxi racing yacht built to break records for Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark, has set an astonishingly fast new transatlantic record
In making the crossing in just 5 days, 14 hours, and 21 minutes Comanche has knocked over 24 hours off the prized record held by Mari-Cha IV for the last 13 years (subject to ratification). She sailed the 2,880 nautical miles at an AVERAGE speed of 21.44 knots!
Comanche, sailing without her regular skipper Ken Read due to America’s Cup World Series commentating commitments, was on standby for the record attempt since the end of June. She departed on the evening of the 22 July from New York – and crossed the Lizard finish line at 1145 today, 28 July.
Comanche was built precisely for this purpose: to break records. She set a blistering new 24-hour distance record for a monohull during the Transatlantic Race last year – 618 miles, at an average speed of 25.75 knots. But this Transat record is arguably the big one.
Comanche’s owner Jim Clark said: “The guys have once again powered our fantastic fat-bottomed girl to another title. I am so proud of the entire team and everyone involved in the entire program from top to bottom, the best in world, getting the best out of Comanche. Perfect harmony, and Kristy and I are over the moon.”
Speaking ahead of the departure, Comanche owner Jim Clark stated “Comanche has already proven her potential in major events all around the world and this looks to be a great opportunity to continue her legacy…The crew is made of some of the best sailors in the world who all have great pedigree. I have a good feeling about this attempt.”
Clark, the Silicon Valley magnate and founder of Netscape, has owned a number of high profile yachts that includes the groundbreaking 90m schooner Athena, and the J-Class Hanuman.
North Sails President Ken Read, the former Puma Volvo 70 skipper, has been helmsman on Hanuman and collaborator on Clark’s recent projects. “This latest record is testament to Jim and Kristy’s vision,” he said. “This is the culmination of six years of hard work and a huge team of experts offshore and onshore all working as one.”
For this crossing, Comanche’s rockstar crew, some of who sailed with Read on the Volvo Ocean Race, was led by Casey Smith, and included regulars Tony Mutter, Richard Clarke and navigator Stan Honey.
Honey picked the ideal weather window, ahead of a front, with flat seas and steady winds from a favourable angle. Following Comanche’s progress on the Yellowbrick tracker it was amazing to see how consistently she remained in the mid 20-knot bracket.
Stan Honey pours over his routeing at Commanche’s navstation
Crewmember and photographer Yann Riou described it as a weather pattern that only happens a couple of times a year. “In front of a low pressure system, moving at the same speed as we do… south-westerly wind, flat sea, all the way through – on the paper, this could not be any better.” In reality there was more thunderstorm activity than the crew had anticipated which enforced a couple of slower gybes.
In comparison to Mari-Cha’s historic ghost trail however (in white above), Comanche was able to sail a much more direct route. (It makes the 2003 record all the more impressive – see more details on MCIV below). The last 50 miles to the Lizard involved a comparatively slow hitch south of the Scilly Islands.
Comanche sailed with ‘only’ 17 crewmembers who used manual powered winches and hydraulics for this record attempt.
Antiguan Shannon Falcone, an America’s Cup winner with Team Oracle, prepares freeze-dried food during Comanche’s record crossing
Named after a native American tribe, Comanche is so beamy she was dubbed ‘the aircraft carrier’ – see our full tour of the yacht here
Designed by VPLP and Guillame Verdier, Comanche involved 15,000 hours design time plus 150,000 build-hours at Hodgdon Yachts in Maine – in less than a year.
In comparison to Mari Cha IV, Comanche is 38ft shorter, but with only 5ft 5in less beam. Her 31 tonnes displacement is 25 tonnes lighter, yet the two yachts have similar keel draught. This all equates to Comanche boasting significant extra stability and righting moment – and consequently the ability to set vast sail area to help produce the extra power and speed she consistently shows. See what she’s like to sail onboard with our video here
It’s a long way down from the leeward rail – the formidable beam of Comanche
Stan Honey: “There are only about two weather windows a year where a monohull can make it all the way across the Atlantic in one system, and we found one of them. Beating this record by more than a day is above my expectations and I am delighted.”
Mari Cha IV
Mari Cha IV – by Thierry Martinez
Mari-Cha IV, the 42.32m ketch designed by Philippe Briand, was built by JMV Industries in 2003 with an aim to be the fastest monohull for offshore courses. She certainly achieved that when she set the Transatlantic Record on the year of her launch, making the crossing in 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes, at an average speed above 19 knots. Her best 24 hour run was 525 miles. She has since been completely and stunningly refitted by Royal Huisman and relaunched this year as Samurai.
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This is possibly one of the most talked about entries for this 70th Anniversary Race. This new 100-foot supermaxi is designed by Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp to push the boundaries of technology with the ultimate goal of taking line honours this year. The boat is the culmination of a two-year project. Built at Hodgdon Yachts in Maine, Comanche was sailed for the first time on October 13 and will be spiced with Australian flavour partly because her co-owner is Kristy Hinze-Clark, a former supermodel from Australia married to Jim Clark. Her mainsail also reflects Comanche’s Australian connection, as does Aussie crew; boat captain Casey Smith, Ryan Godrey in the pit and Chris Maxted “floating”.
Other big names are Stan Honey (navigator) and New Zealand’s Kevin Halrap on tactics. Comanche is skippered by renowned US sailor Ken Read with 21 international crew. Jim Clark, an American entrepreneur and computer scientist, founded several prominent Silicon Valley technology companies, such as Silicon Graphics Inc. and Netscape Communications Corporation.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Comanche |
| Sail Number | 12358 |
| Owner | Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze Clark |
| Skipper | Ken Read |
| Sailing Master | Casey Smith (10) |
| Navigator | Stan Honey (2) |
| Crew | K Harrap, W Fluery, T Mutter, M Trubovich, S Clarkson, R Godfrey (10), J Fanell, J Von Schwarz, K Keeley (1), L Sinclair, C Maxted (1), D Rolfe (1), R Clarke, K Worthington, G Gendell, A Taylor, E Caccia, J Spithill, J Cressant, J Clough |
| State | USA |
| Club | NAYC |
| Type | 100 Supermaxi |
| Designer | Verdier Yacht Design & VPLP, France |
| Builder | Hodgdon Yachts USA |
| Construction | Carbon fibre |
| LOA | 30.48 |
| Beam | 6.8 |
| Draft | 6.8 |
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Comanche sold after Sydney Hobart win
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Since race record holder Comanche beat her four super maxi rivals to take line honours in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, it has been reported that Jim Cooney and his wife Samantha Grant have sold their 100 footer to Russian interests.
This was the third elapsed time win for Comanche in the 628-nautical-mile blue water classic, first taking line honors in 2015 before going on to set the current record in 2017 of 1 day 9 hrs 15 mins 24 secs.
Comanche, the innovative record-breaking maxi yacht designed by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and launched in 2014 for Jim and Kristy Clark, was sold to Australian Cooney prior to the 2017 race.
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Background : The 2019 fleet will be chasing line honours and the overall Tattersall Cup win in the 628nm Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts December 26, 2019. From Sydney Harbour, the fleet sails out into the Tasman Sea, down the south-east coast of mainland Australia, across Bass Strait (which divides the mainland from the island State of Tasmania), then down the east coast of Tasmania. At Tasman Island the fleet turns right into Storm Bay for the final sail up the Derwent River to the historic port city of Hobart.
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Andoo Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2022 line honours after tussle with LawConnect
Topic: Sport
Andoo Comanche has triumphed in a two-boat chase up the River Derwent to take out its fourth line honours in a late-night finish to the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Key points:
- Andoo Comanche's finish was less than three hours off the race record set in 2017
- LawConnect crossed the finish line in second place, with both boats barrelling up the River Derwent at the same time
- The overall winner is yet to be declared, with times adjusted for boat size and other factors
The 24-strong crew on the John Winning Jr-skippered supermaxi crossed the finish line at 12:57am AEDT on Wednesday with a time of 1 day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds.
Favourable weather led to a speedy race this year but it was still not enough to pip Comanche's 2017 line honours win with skipper Jim Cooney, which set the race record of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds.
This year's tussle for line honours and the JH Illingworth trophy became a clash between supermaxis Andoo Comanche and LawConnect on the River Derwent.
LawConnect finished a little over 20 minutes after Comanche, with a time of 1 day, 12 hours, 23 minutes and 19 seconds.
Black Jack followed closely behind the pair and all three chased each other down the east coast of Tasmania, hooked a sharp right turn around Tasman Island and closed in on Hobart in quick succession.
Andoo Comanche finished more than 20 minutes ahead of the next competitor. ( ABC News: Maren Preuss )
A crowd greeted Andoo Comanche's crew in Hobart. ( ABC News: Maren Preuss )
Comanche skipper John Winning Jr said the line honours win felt "pretty unbelievable at the moment" and was "still sinking in".
"I was on [line honours winner] Perpetual Loyal as one of the skippers in 2016 so I sort of know what to expect in terms of all of this," he said.
"But to do it in a campaign that I was part of putting together is really quite exceptional."
Skipper John Winning Jr tastes victory has he hoists the JH Illingworth trophy. ( ABC News: Maren Preuss )
He said this year he had "lost a dear friend", Andoo Team X founder Matthew Munting, and would dedicate the win to him.
He also thanked the "incredible legends" on his crew as well as his parents, who he said had put a love of the water into him at a young age.
The 24-member crew of Andoo Comanche celebrate their line honours win in Hobart. ( ABC News: Maren Preuss )
LawConnect crew member Gavin Smith said on Wednesday morning the team was exhausted but happy with the result.
"We were always hoping we would be able to catch them in the end, it was just a case that we didn't get there this year, but hopefully next year."
Black Jack crossed the finish in third with a time of 1 day, 12 hours, 40 minutes and 34 seconds.
Hamilton Island Wild Oats lost ground earlier in the race to become a distant fourth.
Wild Oats got into drama on the first night, with a seam splitting across one of its downwind sails.
The crew were forced to pull down the sail to repair it, which took them an hour and a half.
Monday saw a chaotic start to the 77th edition of the bluewater classic, with near-misses, protests and penalties for the big four.
Despite its eventual win, Comanche had a poor start when it did not get enough clear wind to move ahead of its rivals and became jammed by other craft.
It then misjudged a turn and hit the mark, losing even more ground. Shortly afterwards, the crew raised a protest flag.
Comanche romped home with another line honours win but wasn't able to beat the record it set in 2017. ( Supplied: Rolex/Andrea Francolini )
Wild Oats skipper Mark Richards let loose a number of audible obscenities on the TV coverage as he and his crew tried to navigate their way to the Sydney Heads and out into the ocean for the trip south.
At one point, Black Jack cut back across two of its rivals, running a fine line between LawConnect and Wild Oats.
On Wednesday morning, Comanche's protest flag was noticeably absent as it came up the River Derwent to the finish line.
Skipper John Winning Jr was asked why the team removed it.
"Would you worry about it if you came first?" he asked.
Yachtie injured, more boats retire as wind lashes Tasmania
Moneypenny crew member David Blanchfield received cuts to his leg when he was washed from the bow to the mast.
Stefan Racing suffered a torn mainsail as it raced Willow up the River Derwent. ( Supplied: Leash Harvey )
He was met by an ambulance after the yacht crossed the line in ninth place.
Stefan Racing skipper Grant Wharington said conditions were "heinous" off Tasman Island on Tuesday night, with winds of up to 45 knots from the north.
The sixth-placed yacht was racing Willow and Alive up the Derwent on Wednesday morning when it suffered mainsail damage.
"We got stuck with a jib that was too big," he said.
"It's maximum 18, 20-knot sail and we got like 30, 33 knots or something and it's just broke in half.
"It was quite an old sail. Anyway, you get that."
Although a number of other yachts have retired from the race, including White Noise, Mondo, Navy One, Sail Exchange and Huntress, it is a stark contrast to last year, when almost a quarter of entries dropped out before finishing.
Earlier in the race, Avalanche and Yeah Baby both retired with rudder damage while Koa suffered a damaged bowsprit.
It will be rough sailing for those still in the race, with the east of Tasmania now subject to gale and strong wind warnings.
'Polar opposite' weather conditions compared to 2021
LawConnect was the second yacht to reach the River Derwent. ( Supplied: Rolex/Andrea Francolini )
While Wednesday brought tough conditions for sailors, LawConnect crew member Tony Mutter said for his yacht, the contrast in weather between this year and last year's event had been startling.
Mutter told the ABC conditions were "pretty nice" for the crew and the "polar opposite" to last year.
"I was wearing thermals [last year]; we were in thunder and lightning," he said earlier.
"Now, I am in a T-shirt, shorts and life jacket."
LawConnect docked in Hobart after a "pretty nice" ride. ( ABC News: Liz Gwynn )
While line honours go to the first yacht to cross the finish line, the overall race winner is yet to be declared.
The major prize for sailors is the Tattersalls Cup — which goes to the overall winner on handicap after times are adjusted for boat size and other factors.
Last year, line honours went to Black Jack, but the overall winner — Ichi Ban — was not crowned until two days later.
As many in the fleet made their way down Tasmania's east coast, much of the state was under a severe weather warning for damaging winds. ( ABC News: Alexandra Humphries )
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Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark onboard Comanche. When Clark decided on a supermaxi sailing yacht, his plan was to go for line honours rather than wins on corrected time, and speed/distance records that could be set for yachts with human powered winches. "I don't want any of that record stuff with an asterisk that says push-button winches ...
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John 'Herman' Winning Jr has chartered the Sydney Hobart record holder, Comanche. In their first hit out, Winning took Line Honours from Black Jack in the fluky 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. She took Line Honours in just under 20 hours and won the inaugural 260nm Tollgate Islands Race. Herman has prefixed the boat's name with ...
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Comanche, the 100ft maxi racing yacht built to break records for Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark, has set an astonishingly fast new transatlantic record. In making the crossing in just 5 days, 14 ...
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Comanche, the innovative record-breaking maxi yacht designed by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and launched in 2014 for Jim and Kristy Clark, was sold to Australian Cooney prior to the 2017 race.
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