Irish Crew on Tschüss 2 Take Baltic Sea Race Line Honours Win And Set New Race Record

29th July 2024

Tschüss 2 (USA) - Line Honours in the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race for Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA) Credit: Pepe Korteniemi

Three of Ireland's top offshore sailors were onboard Tschüss 2 (USA) when it took monohull Line Honours in Helsinki and set a new provisional race record.

Dubliner's Johnny Mordaunt and Cian Guilfoyle and Wicklow's Simon Johnson were on board for the two-day campaign.

It brings to two this month the number of records broken as Tschüss 2 did the same on the Gotland Rund.

Finishing in Helsinki on Monday, 29 July at 17:36:41 UTC, Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA) has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race in an elapsed time of 2 Days 5 Hrs 6 Mins and 41 Secs, setting a new monohull race record (Provisional).

Tschüss 2 Crew: Christian Zugel, Al Fraser, Alex Higby, Campbell Field, Christopher Welch, Cian Guilfoyle, Edward Myers, Fredric Shanks, Johnny Mordaunt, Neal McDonald, Pete Cumming, Simon Johnson, Stu Bannatyne, Toby Griffen, Trystan Seal.

The Baltic Sea Race Line Honours Winners Tschüss 2 crew pictured before the start of the race were Christian Zugel, Al Fraser, Alex Higby, Campbell Field, Christopher Welch, Cian Guilfoyle, Edward Myers, Fredric Shanks, Johnny Mordaunt, Neal McDonald, Pete Cumming, Simon Johnson, Stu Bannatyne, Toby Griffen, Trystan Seal. Photo: Christian Zugel

The previous Monohull Race Record: Volvo 70 I Love Poland, skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski - 3 Days 00 Hrs 27 Mins 37 Secs set in 2022 Roschier Baltic Sea Race.

Earlier, this month, Johnson and Guilfoyle were second at the TP 52 Worlds in Newport on Sled, the first owner-driver boat.

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