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Deacon Duo Reclaim Round Britain Record

On 11th-12th August 2005, Mike & Dave Deacon set a new time for the under 30' Round Britain Record of 31 hours 22 minutes 46 seconds (subject to official confirmation) in Hot Lemon V, a 10m Scorpion Sports Cruiser with twin standard spec Yanmar 320hp diesel engines. Hot Lemon V has a twin-stepped hull, a deflector instead of a windscreen and an aerofoil section support for the radar, nav lights, twin vhf aerials and radar reflector enhancer. At 3900 RPM the Yanmar engines each used 60 LPH (54kts) but only 45LPH at 3500RPM (48kts); to carry the extra fuel weight, we used 5 blade 28'' pitch props. Our usual 30'' 5 blade props (pitched down to 29'') give 60 kts light. There are twin 100 gall underdeck tanks plus a 190 gallon deck tank. More info Click on the PDF View Full PDF

London to Monte Carlo

In September 2005, I was enjoying a celebratory drink with friend Mike Deacon after the team and I had set the record earlier that year for fastest time Round the British Isles in 72 hours and 27 minutes in Seahound V, a Scorpion 10 metre cabin RIB fitted with 2 x 315hp Yanmar Diesels, 36 hours faster than the previous record. I suggested looking at the RYA homologated book to see what other records could be challenged, as Mike also has a taste for breaking records himself. I was part of his team when we set the Round Britain records in August 2001 for under 30 ft and 2002 for 30–50ft in Hot Lemon III and Hot Lemon IV. I was intrigued to see that the London to Monte Carlo record had no records set to date in the under 30ft or 30-50ft classes. Realising that this challenge was only 400miles more than the Round the British Isles, I decided to give it my best attempt. View Full PDF