NEW world records were set during an eventful day at Cowes Week yesterday (Wednesday).

The Spanish Volvo Ocean 65, Mapfre, smashed two world records in the around the Island race.

Part of the Sevenstar Triple Crown series, Mapfre completed the 50 mile course in 3 hours 13 minutes and 11 seconds, setting a new outright world record for a monohull yacht.
Her time was 6 minutes 58 seconds ahead of that set by Mike Slades' 100ft ICAP Leopard in 2013.
Unlike Mapfre, ICAP Leopard has powered winches, meaning Mapfre therefore also beat the previous world record for a monohull without power assistance by an impressive margin of more than 36 minutes.
"We did a very good start and the manoeuvres were all very good - it's one of our strongest points we have as a crew," said skipper Xabi Fernandez.
"A lot of us have sailed together already and the new people are all good, very switched on, and things are coming together nicely.
"We had a good start, were able to control the fleet a bit, and then we were always in the lead.
"It was a very close race with the other boats, there were some very fast moments, and it was great fun."
Yesterday was also youth day at Cowes Week, aiming to highlight the many young sailors at the event.
This year there are 29 teams in which the entire crew is under 25.
In the rankings for the Under 25 trophy Freddie Peters' RS Elite Riff Raff tops the leaderboard, ahead of Hugo Mills' Mermaid Sheen. Ollie Smyth's Sonata Joey is third, just ahead of last year's winner, Jack Davies' J/70 Yeti.