Record-breaking voyage in the 13th RORC Caribbean 600: Revenge successful: MOD 70 "Argo" wins trimaran triathlon

You could call this a successful revenge: Jason Carroll's MOD 70 "Argo" took the "Line Honours" in the 13th RORC Caribbean 600 in a new record time. The team completed the "Race of 11 Islands" in just 29 hours, 38 minutes and 44 seconds. In doing so, the team under the US flag successfully gained revenge for the narrow defeat in the RORC Transat Race, in which "Argo" was so narrowly beaten by Giovanni Soldini's last-minute winners on "Maserati" just a few weeks ago.

The final was also spectacularly exciting in the Caribbean. In the end, Jason Carroll's team won with a lead of 2 minutes and 13 seconds. Peter Cunningham's "PowerPlay" was the third trimaran to cross the finish line, just under two and a half hours after "Maserati". The decision in the top duel was only made shortly before the finish line after 600 nautical miles. The victorious "Argo" crew consisted of owner Jason Carroll, Brian Thompson, Richard Bardwell, Chad Corning, Pete Cumming, Thierry Fouchier, Charlie Ogletree and Alister Richardson.

"This race is always an emotional rollercoaster," said Jason Carroll. "I think we had about five or six lead changes. The last one was about 20 minutes before the finish line with 'Maserati'. It was a bow-to-bow duel. I feel so sorry for 'Maserati' because they had a really good race. Before this incredible final, we had the closest duel downwind of Nevis and St Kitts. There we were taking turns at the helm with two headsails and a mainsail while we were travelling at 32 knots! At that speed, everything happens so quickly. You have to plan everything ahead, but it's still very exciting for sure." As they approached Rodonda, "Maserati" was still leading by three nautical miles, but was unable to defend the lead to the finish.

After two second places in previous editions, this record victory was particularly good for the "Argonauts". Jason Carroll felt the same way: "This win was one of the sweetest. Simply because of the way it came about and how hard it was fought. It was so exciting for the whole crew to be able to have such a great two-boat battle. It was not only an opportunity to sail really fast, but also to show off our sailing skills. This is our favourite regatta every year. It's well organised and we love coming here." Click here for live tracking (please click!).

In the meantime, the monohull line honours were also awarded on Wednesday morning, which the team on the ClubSwan 125 "Skorpios" with helmsman Fernando Echavarri was able to secure after 1 day, 16 hours, 39 minutes and 51 seconds. We will report on this in a separate report once the other yachts have arrived.