Fastest time to sail across the Irish Sea in a two-person catamaran
- Who
- John Gimson, Anna Burnet
- What
- 1:30:41 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (Bangor)
- When
- 26 September 2023
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over.
The fastest time to sail across the Irish Sea in a two-person catamaran is 1 hr 30 min 41 sec, achieved by Anna Burnet and John Gimson (both UK), in Bangor, UK, on 26 September 2023.
The pair decided to attempt this record to try and raise awareness for the use of zero emissions technology for the marine industry. The Irish channel was chosen as this is a common ferry route that could hopefully make use of zero emissions foiling technology in the future. A Nacra 17 foiling catamaran was used for the crossing.
John and Anna are Olympic silver medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.