Tycoon sets sail for the record books

A 70-YEAR-OLD British billionaire set sail from New York yesterday in a bid to break the world speed record for crossing the Atlantic by sea.

Retail and investments tycoon Robert Miller left from New York harbour, with his crew of 23, aboard the 140ft-vessel, the Mari Cha IV.

They will attempt to make the 2,925-mile journey to Lizard Point, off Cornwall, England, in the single hull yacht in less than eight days.