April 22, 2016 – Orion, the MOD70 based in the San Francisco Bay area broke the fastest elapsed time record in the Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race. Orion crossed the finish line with an incredible time of 5 hours 17 minutes 26 seconds. This demolishes the old record of 6 hours 46 minutes 40 seconds, set by the late Steve Fossett on the yacht Stars and Stripes in 1998, by more than 1 hour and 29 minutes.
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