MOD70 Argo claims line honours with new Atlantic record

SailGP might be grabbing headlines this week, but out on the open Atlantic, offshore racing has just delivered something equally spectacular.

Jason Carroll's MOD70 trimaran Argo has stormed across the finish line in Antigua to claim Multihull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, smashing the race record in the process with a time of 4 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes and 15 seconds.

The American-flagged tri crossed the line outside English Harbour at 12:31 UTC on Friday, capping a barnstorming charge across 3,000 nautical miles of Atlantic Ocean that saw the crew routinely hitting speeds north of 30 knots in building trade winds.

Skipper Chad Corning led a crew including Sam Goodchild, Brian Thompson and Pete Cumming through conditions that ranged from technical to ferocious. On board, helms were rotated every 45 minutes throughout the passage, each stint leaving drivers squinting through swollen eyes and salt-caked faces from the relentless salt wash.

Argo held a 50-mile advantage over Erik Maris' MOD70 Zoulou on Day 4, and the American tri never relinquished control despite a developing weather system threatening to disrupt the trade winds in the final approach. Zoulou is expected to finish shortly behind.

More from Antigua as the results come in.