On July 7, 2009, "Alfa Romeo II" beat the "Morning Glory" record for best day's run set in the 2005 race, by sailing in 24 hours. The next two days she broke her own best-day record by sailing and . First to finish the 2009 Transpac, "Alfa Romeo II" set a Transpac race elapsed-time record of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, 20 seconds. This represents a new race record for monohulls; the multihull record of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, set by Bruno Peyron in the 1997 race, remains. However, because she must use "stored power" (a diesel engine) to move, "Alfa Romeo II," sailing in the "unlimited" class, was not eligible for the traditional "Barn Door" trophy, but instead was the inaugural winner of a new trophy dedicated by Trisha Steele, called the ""Merlin" Trophy".