Sam Goodchild, who won the IMOCA Globe Series title 'in 2025', has quickly shifted to the intensity? of a fully crewed race, breaking the RORC Transatlantic Race Record aboard Argo, a?MOD70?? trimaran owned Jason Carroll.

Argo finished the 3,000 nautical mile crossing from Lanzarote, to Antigua, on Friday, in four days and 23 hours and 51 minutes, 15 seconds. This was a record time and Argo won Multihull Line Honours.

Goodchild, 36 years old, won the IMOCA Globe Series in the last season, and the overall title was secured in November. He joined a crewed campaign offshore under Chad Corning.

Pete Cumming was also part of the six-man crew, along with Charles Ogletree and Alister Richardson.

Why am I on Argo? Goodchild smiled upon arrival in Antigua. It's a lot of fun. It's an excellent boat. The MOD70s?are awesome boats.

"I raced with Argo in the RORC Caribbean 600 two year ago. I sailed a little bit for them a few years back. Chad Corning asked me to come down and I was excited about the opportunity.

"And... it's pretty quick for us," added he.

Goodchild said that Argo's agility is what makes it more appealing than the Ultim multihulls, which are larger and faster. He has also sailed them.

He said, "You can throw the 70ft 'Argo around." Six people can accomplish anything, at any time. Manoeuvres take only 20 seconds. It can take up to several minutes on an Ultim, so this is smaller and easier.

SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY TO EXCELLENCE

Goodchild stated that the simplicity of the boat was crucial to its performance.

"On Argo, we're doing between 35 and 40 knots. It feels easy. It's fun to drive the boat fast. It's an entirely different game.

"But it's about having people on board that you can trust, so you can sleep well and they can trust you to sleep when they are ready to do so." Multihulls are all a bit dangerous, but part of the fun comes from finding that balance between risk and reward.

The Volvo 70 Green Dragon, which completed the crossing in more than nine days, had set the previous benchmark for the Antigua race.

The RORC Transatlantic race, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with partners such as the International Maxi Association and Yacht Club de France has quickly become one of the most respected ocean races in offshore sailing since its launch in 2014.

Recent editions of the race have taken place in January and started from the Canary Islands, at Marina Lanzarote, before finishing in the Caribbean.

The race, which spans approximately 3,000 nautical mile, attracts a wide and competitive fleet. From cutting-edge monohulls, to grand-prix multihulls, and powerful IRC racers, and Corinthian Crews.

The event brings together Olympic medalists, America's Cup sailors and round-the world sailors, along with ambitious amateurs. They are all tested in sustained trade-wind racing where preparation, weather strategies and endurance are as important as raw speed. (Reporting by Ossian Shayne; Editingby Ken Ferris).

(source: Reuters)