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New record set for speedboating around LI
Stuart Hayim, of Sands Point, and his racing partner, John Tomlinson, set the world speedboat record for fastest time around Long Island and raised money for a worthy cause in the process. Videojournalist: Brittany Wait (Aug. 8, 2012) (August 8, 2012 2:57 PM)
Stuart Hayim waved a black and white checkered flag in victory as his 48-foot catamaran “Recovery” docked in Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington and set a new record for racing around Long Island.
In fact, Hayim and his partner John Tomlinson smashed the year-old record by 64 minutes, speeding the 271 miles around the Island in 2 hours and 11 minutes.
Hayim had set a record...
