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MacArthur closes Jules Verne gap
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British skipper Ellen MacArthur has closed the gap in her race to be the fastest boat around the world in the Jules Verne Trophy. Sailing a "blindingly fast" day on Monday, MacArthur and her crew were just 1.5 hours behind the record set by Bruno Peyron in Orange in 2000. The record stands at 64 days, 8 hours, 37 minutes and 24 seconds. Kingfisher2 started 20 days ago from Lorient, France. Kingfisher2 had been over 12 hours behind the record last week, but made up the time after sailing into strong winds. "Kingfisher2 sailed a blindingly fast day yesterday -- the boats fifth 500-plus mile 24-hour run in a row," the team's official Web site said on Tuesday. While Kingfisher2 was seven hours behind Orange's record to the Cape of Good Hope, the catamaran was 100 miles further south, giving it a more direct route around the world. Kingfisher2's rival Geronimo was 38 days into its record attempt. It had averaged 23 miles in the 24-hour period to Tuesday morning, covering 552 miles. It was 1,299 miles from Cape Horn, about 840 miles ahead of Peyron's record.
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