Gitane 13 - San Francico to Yokahama record run start
Skipper Lionel Lemonchois and the crew of Gitana 13 reached Yokohama on April 10th after an 11-day crossing of the Pacific, shaving almost 4 days off the San Francisco-Yokohama record set by Geronimo in 2006. Gitana's record run took them through a storm with 60-knot (69mph) winds and 10m (32') high waves as they approached Japan.
SDIM2571.jpg - Gitane 13 tacks towards the Golden Gate Bridge to begin her record run to Yokohama, Japan.