That is a different kind of sailing than most of us enjoy. The AVERAGE speed on that leg is about as fast as I have ever gone in a sailboat. When I was a kid I remember reading about Crossbow setting speed sailing records. In 1972 the record was 26 knots. Now there is a pack of boats sailing around the world that can exceed that speed in the open ocean. The Dongfeng team averaged 22.5 knots over a 24 hour period. A lot has happened in the last 40 years.