Northumberland's Ross Hobson has postponed his Round Ireland speed sailing record attempt until later in the year.
"The weather has just not ‘played’ ball for us, and we plan to bring Pegasus back to HYS next weekend to work up for the Fastnet race", Hobson told Afloat.
On March 12, the attempt on the doublehanded record was described as 'imminent' as UK sailors Hobson and Adrian Banks were put on standby.
The time to beat is three days, 19 hours, 41 minutes and 39 seconds, established by the foiling Figaro 3 Magenta Project - double-handed by Greystone's Pamela Lee and Cat Hunt - in October 2020.
Hobson and Banks of the Royal Ocean Racing Club were making the bid in the Open 50 monohull, Pegasus, a boat Hobson has previously steered in the Round Ireland Yacht Race.
"Many thanks to everyone for supporting us, and ‘we will be back’, Hobson said.
Solo record bid
Meanwhile, solo sailor Tom Dolan hopes to set a separate solo Round Ireland speed sailing record this month or next. He has positioned his Figaro 3 in Dun Laoghaire, awaiting a weather window.
As Aflaot reported previously, the record bid will see Dolan sail from Kish to Kish in either direction around Ireland, a distance of some 700 miles.
The record bid will be officiated by the newly appointed World Speed Sailing Commissioner for Ireland, Paddy Boyd.
