
Rowing team completes journey from San Francisco to Honolulu in reported record time
CNN
A California rowing team is celebrating after it claims its journey from San Francisco to Honolulu set a new record for the fastest Mid-Pacific crossing.
Lat 35 Racing says it took the four-man team 30 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes to complete the journey. The team's feat tops the previous Guinness World Record by almost nine days, according to the Great Pacific Race. The 2,400-nautical mile race is one of the toughest on earth, according to the race's website. Teams of two or four compete in identical, self-supported boats.
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