Brad van Liew sailing Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America came within a mile of breaking the 24-hour distance record for Class 2 in the Around Alone race yesterday.

During the afternoon, shortly after picking up a strong tail wind, Brad called in to Race HQ to report that he was going for the 24-hour record. He had been sustaining speeds of around 20 knots. When the wind started to abate, the Argos tracking system took his latest position, and the starting point and ending point were fed into the computer. Brad came up a mile short of the 333.0 miles 24 hour record.

Coordinates

2300 Lat 42 39.66N, Long 51 02.3W

2300 Lat 45 34.56, Long 43.44W

Great Circle distance, 332.3

Rhumb Line, 332.4