SODEBO
Sodeb’O/DPPI
Sodebo and
Thomas Coville
– a valiant attempt but no record breaker
homas Coville crossed the finish line on his solo
T
round the world record attempt off the Petit
Minou light in Brest on Saturday 17 January at
10:41:57 seconds UTC, missing the world record
by just over two days.
It was a brave, courageous and nail biting
Thomas and Sodeb’O completed their circumnavigation in 59
days, 20 hours, 47 minutes and 43 seconds, just over 50 hours
attempt by Thomas Coville to beat Francis
slower than the world record of 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes
Joyon’s solo round the world record. In the
and 6 seconds held by Francis Joyon. Thomas is the third sailor
after Francis Joyon and Ellen Macarthur to have successfully
end he did not succeed but he deserves
sailed a multihull around the world singlehanded without
stopovers. Each of them, as well as Olivier de Kersauson paid
huge respect for what he achieved.
tribute to the skipper of Sodeb’O and his performance.
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