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    Thomas Coville breaks the solo round the world record on Sodebo Ultim

    Coville sets incredible new 49-day solo round the world record – with a blistering average speed of 23 knots

    • December 25, 2016

    Solo sailor Thomas Coville has pulverised one of the hardest records in sport: the single-handed round the world record. He took his 105ft trimaran Sodebo Ultim over the finish line…

    How Comanche took more than a day off the transatlantic record

    • November 15, 2016

    No sailing record has a more storied history, or is harder to beat, than the transatlantic record. At a time when sailing records are being divided into smaller currencies and…

    François Gabart's 100ft trimaran MACIF

    New solo 24hr record of 771 miles set by François Gabart in trimaran MACIF

    • July 3, 2016

    French solo sailor François Gabart has set a new record for the outright 24hr speed record in his 100ft trimaran MACIF. His shore team announced today that, subject to official…

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