Tokyo 2020 silver medallists John Gimson and Anna Burnet sailed from Belfast to Portpatrick in Scotland and back.
They said it took 90 minutes, taking 11 minutes off the previous record.
The pair said they had chosen to sail the ferry route to highlight the importance of the marine industry switching to greener, more sustainable power.
"We spend a lot of time in ports in our sport, and when there's a lot of ferries about, the diesel fumes are awful," Gimson, from Congleton, said.
The Nacra 17 boat the pair sailed at the Tokyo Olympics rises above the water on a hydrofoil.
Speaking after their crossing, beating the arrival of Storm Agnes, Burnet, from Hammersmith, said: "The waves were really big... it was pretty full on - we were happy to get back to dry land safely."
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