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Round the world solo: François Gabart smashes the single-handed round the world record
Sunday 17 December 2017 –
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During the round the world, François Gabart left a lasting impression on everyone by beating the reference times one by one on his way. The most significant ones were the distance sailed single-handed in 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records (851 miles between 13 and 14 November, against 784 miles, which was his own personal best), but also with crew and single-handed combined, on the Ouessant-Cape of Good Hope section (12 days, 20 hours and 10 minutes, the Pacific Ocean crossing (Tasmania to Cape Horn in 7 days, 15 hours and 15 minutes) and Cape Horn-equator (6 days, 22 hours and 15 minutes).
Questioned on Friday, François Gabart told us, when talking about the record Record #sailingrecord he was about beat, “I never dreamed of a time like this. On paper, with the weather and with what I am capable of doing with this boat, it was possible to beat the record Record #sailingrecord , but in the best scenarios only by one or two days. It’s quite extraordinary.”
The new holder of the round the world record is expected this morning in Brest Brest #brest . The MACIF trimaran will be moored at the Malbert quay.
(* subject to confirmation by the WSSRC)
>> The key news of the round the world record
- Date of departure: Saturday 4 November, at 10:05 (French time, UTC+1)
- Ouessant-Equator passage time: 05 d 20 h 45 min
- Ouessant-Good Hope passage time: 11 d 20 h 10 min (new reference time outright) Ouessant-Cape Agulhas passage time: 11 d 22 h 20 min (new reference time outright) Ouessant-Cape Leeuwin passage time: 19 d 14 h 10 min (new reference time outright)
- Ouessant-Cape Horn passage time: 29 d 03 h 15 min (new reference time outright) Ouessant-Equator return: 36 d 01 h and 30 min (new reference time outright)
- Equator-Equator passage time: 30 d 04 h and 45 min (new single-handed record) Cape Horn-Equator passage time: 06 d 22 h and 15 min (new reference time outright)
- 24-hour distance record: 851 miles (14/11/2017)
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