Frenchman Thomas Coville has made sailing history after securing the world record for a single-handed non-stop sailing of the globe.
Frenchman Thomas Coville has made sailing history after securing the world record for a single-handed non-stop sailing of the globe.
The 48-year-old crossed the finish line off the coast of Brittany on Sunday following a voyage of 49 days three hours seven minutes and 38 seconds. He initially set sail from Brest in France on November 6th.
#Record #TDMSodebo
49 jours 3 heures 7 minutes 38 secondes #ABrestPourThomas pour fêter ca pic.twitter.com/mnfrtu6zxX— Sodebo Voile (@Sodebo_Voile) 26 décembre 2016
He slashed more than eight days off the previous record according to his sponsor Sodebo.
Coville often slept as little as 3 hours a night; his yacht achieved an average speed of 24.1 knots.
The grueling achievement was Coville’s fifth attempt to beat the previous record of 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds set in 2008 by another Frenchman Francis Joyon.
Le parcours de #ThomasCoville sur #SodeboUltim (28 400nm) en un #GIF #TDMSodebo pic.twitter.com/gCzeJk9pn1
— Philippe LACOUR (@__phiphou__) 25 décembre 2016