Sailing Photo of the Week - Gitana 13

Yvan Zedda has taken some incredible photos of the huge catamaran Gitana 13, but this is the YachtPals favorite.   No wonder the world class crew of this amazing sailboat has smashed every record they have set their sights on in the last several months - just watch that yacht fly!

Sailing Records for Gitana 13

• Route de l’Or (New York – San Francisco, via Cape Horn): in 43 days 3 minutes 18 seconds (February 2008)
• North Pacific Crossing (San Francisco – Yokohama): in 11 days 12 minutes 55 seconds (April 2008)
• Tea Route (Hong Kong – London): 41 days 21 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds (September 2008) - Unofficial Record
• Yokohama – Dalian: 3 days 20 hours 19 minutes and 11 seconds
• Dalian – Qingdao: 23 hours 50 minutes and 20 seconds
• Qingdao – Taiwan: 3 days 52 minutes and 15 seconds
• Taipei – Hong-Kong: 1 day 58 minutes 27 seconds

Read more about the catamaran Gitana 13:

• Gitana 13 Home Page (News, Crew Blogs, Photos, and Sailing Videos)
  
• Gitana 13 Scrapbook
• New Sailing Record - New York to San Francisco - Gitana 13
• YachtPal on Gitana 13 - San Francisco Bay
• Life Aboard Gitana 13 - YachtPals Below Decks on the Maxi-Catamaran
• Gitana 13 Smashes San Francisco to Yokohama Record!
• Gitana 13 Yokohama Japan to Dalian - Crew Blog
• Gitana 13 Tackles the Tea Route