Still Waters Posted December 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2017 A French sailor has smashed the record for travelling around the world single-handed, completing the journey in just 42 days and 16 hours. Francois Gabart managed to beat the previous record - set by fellow Frenchman Thomas Coville last Christmas - by six days and 10 hours. Many pundits felt such an achievement was unthinkable. The 34-year-old made the record-breaking journey in a 98ft (30m) trimaran - a sailing yacht with a main hull with two smaller floats attached - called Macif. https://news.sky.com/story/around-the-world-in-42-days-french-sailor-smashes-solo-record-11174794 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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