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Fastest transatlantic sailing - singlehanded

Fastest transatlantic sailing - singlehanded
Who
Francis Joyon
What
5/2/56/10 day(s):hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
Where
United Kingdom (,The Lizard,)
When
16 June 2013
Francis Joyon (France) sailed singlehandedly from New York, USA, to The Lizard at the southern tip of Cornwall, UK, in the 36-m-long (118-ft) IDEC in a time of 5 days 2 hours 56 minutes and 10 seconds. He sailed a total of 2,880 nautical miles (3,314 miles; 5,333 km), arriving on 16 June 2013. Joyon set off on 11 June 2013 and achieved an average speed of 23.41 knots (43.36 km/h; 26.94 mph). This record was previously held by Thomas Coville (France), who set a time of 5 days 19 hours 30 minutes 40 seconds in 2008.