Sailors set benchmark time for Land’s End to John O’Groats route
Jersey based British yachtsman Phil Sharp, right, and adventurer Sean Conway completed the first Length of Britain sailing challenge, setting a benchmark time for sailing from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Along with around-the-world yachtsman Alex Alley, the trio left Land’s End on a Class 40 racing yacht at 8:55 am on Friday morning. Sharp is one of only two British skippers to have won a solo Transatlantic race while Conway had already completed the Land’s End to John O’Groats journey three times – running, cycling and swimming.